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Pandemic highlights long-time disincentive to work in state’s unemployment law

by Tim Williams

December 30, 2020

Dec. 30, 2020 – COVID-19 has thrown many New Yorkers into a state of financial insecurity with thousands losing their jobs. We talked with Paul Sonn, State Policy Program Director at the National Employment Law Project, about how the Empire State’s unemployment programs work and what changes can be made to improve the system.