New York State Minimum Wage is Now $7.25/Hr.

Need skilled labor? Work with Employment Services staff to find the quality workers you need.  Want to set up or expand in New York state?  Review our Labor Market Information or speak with one of our Labor Market Analysts.  The Labor Department offers employers a variety of training grants and tax incentives.

New York State employers who are registered with the Unemployment Insurance Division can now access their Unemployment Insurance Employer Home Page online. Click here to logon to the NYS UI Employer Home Page.You will need the Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) and Employer Registration Number (ER#) assigned to your entity to access this application. If you do not have an Employer Registration Number and would like to register online, click here.

You can now file Form NYS-45, Quarterly Combined Withholding, Wage Reporting, and Unemployment Insurance Return, electronically through the Department of Taxation and Finance's Online Tax Center.

For other employer information, visit the Unemployment Insurance home page.

If you think an employer is committing fraud by misclassifying its workers or is committing violations of New York State laws related to the employment of workers, it is important that you let us know about it. Click here for further information.

I.R.S Changes that may impact your UI account:

Notice to Disregarded Single Member Limited Liability Companies (SMLLC) and Qualified SubChapter Subsidiaries (QSub): Effective

January 1, 2009, the Internal Revenue Service (I.R.S.) has changed federal tax reporting requirements which may also affect your New York State Unemployment Insurance Account.

If, for federal tax purposes, you currently report as a disregarded entity operating an SMLLC or QSub and file your federal unemployment taxes (FUTA) under your personal (individual) Employer Identification Number (EIN), effective January 1, 2009, the IRS will require that you report FUTA using the (EIN) associated to your business, not your personal EIN.

If you are also reporting New York State Unemployment Insurance referencing your personal EIN, you will need to contact us to provide us with the EIN of your business in order to ensure accurate credit for FUTA purposes. If you need to provide us with your business EIN, or you have questions about this instruction, you may call us at (518) 485-6600.

Guidance on this issue is also available on the IRS website at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=188629,00.html.