ALBANY (April 10, 2017) – All of the following may be attributed to Mike Durant, State Director of NFIB in response the final passage of the State Budget.
“Implementing meaningful reform to New York’s costly Workers’ Compensation program is a top priority for NFIB/NY this legislative session. We applaud the effort by members within the Senate Republican Conference for advancing necessary reforms and their commitment to ensuring these concepts were in a final budget agreement. While the final deal does not incorporate all we hoped to achieve, there was progress made to modernize the workers’ compensation system and provide savings to small business.
We are disappointed that this final agreement excluded serious reforms to provide transparency and clear measures of success with New York’s economic development investments. Additionally, we were hopeful that a final deal would incorporate tax relief specifically for small employers.
”There remain many financial and regulatory barriers that stifle small business creation and growth in New York. It is our hope that our partners in the legislature will continue to work with NFIB/NY to enact further reforms to help bolster small business.”
Mike Durant is available for further comment and can be reached at (518) 434-1262.
