Jul 3, 2025
NFIB Thanks Congress for Passing Landmark Small Business Tax Relief Bill
NFIB applauds Congress for passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a permanent extension of the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction.
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January 20, 2026
NFIB Reaction to New York State Executive Budget Address
NFIB supports Governor Hochul’s initiatives to cut bureaucratic red tape, reform unnecessary and outdated regulations, and lower auto insurance premiums, while…
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January 19, 2026
Overtime Threshold for Farmers Dropped to 52 hours on January 1st
All farmers are eligible for the Farm Worker Overtime Tax Credit
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January 7, 2026
The Department of Labor Wants Your Opinion!
NYSDOL has released its 2025 Business Workforce Survey.
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December 19, 2025
NFIB Praises Hochul for Vetoing LLC Transparency Act, Saving NY Small Businesses from Punitive New Regulation
“NFIB thanks Governor Kathy Hochul for exercising her veto today to protect tens of thousands of New York small businesses from the litany of heavy-handed repo…
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December 12, 2025
DEC Finalizes New York’s Program for Greenhouse Gas Reporting
Some larger emission sources will require DEC-accredited third-party verification annually.
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December 11, 2025
New York City Remains U.S.’s 2nd Worst “Judicial Hellhole” in Annual Report
“Small business owners are not surprised to again see New York City near the very top of this grim annual list.”
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December 9, 2025
AUDIO: NFIB Discusses the Looming BOI Threat on New York’s Small Businesses
New York lawmakers have doubled down with a state-level requirement to force small businesses to register personally identifiable information with the NY Depar…
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November 14, 2025
2025 New York Elections Recap
Mayoral elections were held in five New York cities
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November 14, 2025
New York Pauses Implementation of the All-Electric Buildings Act
AEBA bans the use of gas-powered stoves, furnaces, propane, and other fossil fuel hookups in most new buildings
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October 29, 2025
Reminder: New York State Mandated Sexual Harassment Prevention Training is Required Every Year!
NY Department of Labor has developed a free model anti-sexual harassment policy and training program.
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October 21, 2025
NFIB Launches Ad Campaign Urging Governor Hochul to Veto a New Invasive Paperwork Nightmare
Small business fights to stop New York State’s “Beneficial Ownership” information reporting rule
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October 16, 2025
NFIB Testifies at New York State Assembly Hearing on the State’s Economic Development Programs
Small businesses do not qualify for nearly all of NY’s economic development tax credits, grants, and incentive programs.
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October 16, 2025
New York State Launches Mandated Retirement Savings Program
New York Secure Choice will notify employers when registration opens.
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October 8, 2025
Main Street Challenges New York’s Duplicative Labor Law in Amicus Brief
NFIB filed an amicus brief in the case National Labor Relations Board v. N.Y. State Public Employment Relations Board, et al.
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September 26, 2025
Rockland County Small Business Hosts Congressman Mike Lawler to Discuss Main Street Issues and Challenges
Rep. Lawler highlighted the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction, recently preserved and made permanent
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September 19, 2025
NFIB NY In The News
State Director Ashley Ranslow on a new report detailing how high taxes and regulations threaten New York’s competitive edge.
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September 18, 2025
NLRB Files Lawsuit Against New York
The federal agency filed against a union labor law NFIB had strongly opposed.
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August 25, 2025
NFIB Releases New Ads Thanking New York Reps. LaLota, Garbarino, Malliotakis, and Lawler for Making the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction Permanent
New Radio and Digital Ads Start This Week in New York Thanking Reps. LaLota, Garbarino, Malliotakis, and Lawler for Stopping Massive Tax Hike on Small Business…
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August 18, 2025
NFIB New York Participates in Governor Hochul’s Event Lauding UI Trust Fund Pandemic Debt Fix
“Thanks to Governor Hochul and the Legislature, small businesses will no longer shoulder this unnecessary financial burden caused by the pandemic.”
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August 15, 2025
Public Service Commision Approves Utility Rate Increases
Rate increases take effect in September for both electricity and natural gas usage.
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August 14, 2025
The Empire State Takes a Step Closer to All-Electric Buildings in 2026
The NY Building Code Council voted to include the All-Electric Buildings Act of 2023 in the New York Building Code.
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August 4, 2025
Beat the Heat: Apply for New York State Extreme Heat Equipment Credit
The credit was created to help small businesses purchase personal protective equipment and supplies.
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July 28, 2025
COVID Sick Leave Sunsets in New York
As of July 31, 2025, New York employers are no longer required to provide separate leave for COVID-19 quarantines and isolations.
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July 24, 2025
New York has (finally!) Paid off its Unemployment Insurance Debt
Employers will begin seeing a reduction in federal and state UI taxes in 2026.
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July 11, 2025
Understanding New York State Credit Card Surcharge Guidelines
Passed last year, the “Credit Card Surcharge Law” limits credit card surcharges to the amount charged to the business by the credit card company, among other c…
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July 10, 2025
New York City Specific Rules for Paid Prenatal Personal Leave Effective July 25th
NYC’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) built upon the state’s guidance and included additional requirements.
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July 3, 2025
NFIB Thanks Congress for Passing Landmark Small Business Tax Relief Bill
NFIB applauds Congress for passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which includes a permanent extension of the 20% Small Business Tax Deduction.
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June 27, 2025
New York Primary Election Recap
Voters across New York cast their ballots on Tuesday, June 24, during the primary for county and city elections.
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June 27, 2025
New York Capitol Update
The Legislature has tentatively discussed returning this fall for a special session to fill any budget holes due to a decrease in funds from the federal govern…
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June 20, 2025
NFIB VP of Fed. Gov. Relations Jeff Brabant Joined “Syracuse’s Morning News with Dave Allen” on WSYR Radio After Successful Member Fly-In to Lobby Congress on the Federal Small Business Deduction
Polling confirms strong public support for the Federal Small Business Deduction.
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