Current Issues

2023-2024

NY Business Community Letter to Legislature Budget Requests

CRC Letter to SenEnCon re EPR Bill S4246B A5322B 02.21.2024

Memo to NYS Legislature re Pay Frequency Penalty Reform

Letter re Tax Relief of American Families & Workers Act 01.19.2024

Coalition Letter Artificial Intelligence States 11.29.23

End of Session Wrap Up 2023

Memo in Opposition S3100 A1278 Non Compete

Memo in Opposition S1736C A3780C EV Charging Station Mandate

NY S 4246-A A 5322-A EPR Oppose Group Letter. June 5 2023

Employee Lien Joint Opposition Letter S1977 A46 5.3.23

Coalition Memo in Opposition Re Data Privacy Bill S365 A7423

Business Coalition Ltr RE S6636 Wrongful Death 05152023

Business Group Opposition Letter Re S4246 EPR Bill

Letter to Congress Re Immigration Reform

The Good Bad and Ugly Budget 2023-2024

Memo in Support S2473 A4189 non-CPA Ownership Bill

Chambers of Commerce Good Cause Eviction Letter

NYSDOT SignOn Budget Letter 032223

Memo in Opposition S5102 A3040 Scheduling Bill

Memo in Support S4301 A3695 Small Biz Tax Credit

Memo in Support S4003 A3003 NG911 Budget Bill

Memo in Support S1687 A1621A MWBE Bill

Memo in Support S2473 non-CPA Ownership Bill

Memo in Support S2001 A1700Canal Corp Bill

Memo in Support S428 UI Experience Rating PFL Bill

Memo in Support S412 Telemarketing Bill

Memo in Support A514 Educational Equity Bill

Memo in Opposition S2582 Net Neutrality Bill

Memo in Opposition S1736 A3780A EV Charging Station Mandate

Memo in Opposition S1731 A779 Credit History Bill

Memo in Opposition S305 A4454 Good Cause Eviction Bill

Wrongful Death Business – Healthcare Letter 1-24-23

2021-2022

Coalition Letter to Governor Re Unemployment Insurance 12.1.22

Comments re Independent Contractor Classification

Capital Region Chamber Ltr to DEC NYSERDA re Draft Scoping Plan 12072022

NY Stakeholder Opposition to Omnibus Low-NOx Rulemaking for Trucks

Capital Region Chamber Ltr to Governor re Energy Policy

Workers Comp Bills Joint Opposition Letter 9.1.22

Letter to Governor Re Farm Laborer OT Thresholds

Contractor Subcontractor Registration Sign On

End of Session 2022 Wrap Up

Wrongful Death Business Letter 6-27-2022

Letter to US Senate RE American Innovation and Choice Online Act 6.22

Letter to Governor re S9467 A10507 Semiconductor Legislation

Employee Lien Joint Opposition Letter 5/23/22

Memo in Opposition Wrongful Death Bill S74 A6770

Memo in Support S8473 A9894 DOT Survey Broadband

CHIPS ACT Coalition Letter to Congress 05/11/2022

Letter to Governor re UAlbany 05/06/2022

Memo in Opposition S7406 A3179 EV Charging Station Mandate

CRC Comments on CAC Draft Scoping Plan 2022

CRC Letter RE Automatic Enrollment K-12

Memo in Support s8844 A10109

Support Letter for Semiconductor National Science & Technology Center

NYS Approved Budget for SFY 2023

Manufacturers Tax Parity Support MEMO Business Organizations 22

Unemployment Insurance Letter NYS Senate and Assembly 

Memo in Support S.4107 A.9194 Digital Gaming Production Credit Bill

Memo in Support S.7656 A.8662 Telemarketing Bill

Capital Region Chamber Ltr to Delegation RE UAlbany 2022

Memo in Opposition S933 A1812 Antitrust Bill

Support for Champlain Hudson Power Express & Clean Path NY Projects

Employer Mid Year Formulary Memo

Deceptive Acts Letter

EmployeeLien_JointOppositionLetter5.20.21

NY S 4630A A5418 FR Ban Coalition Oppose.May06

Memo in Opposition S6275A Unpaid Arrears

Business Groups Letter on Judgment interest Legislation 2021

Memo in Support A6055 S4365 Veterans alternative tax exemption bill

Memo in Support S5958 Canal Corp Bill

Tax Sign On Letter

S1034 occupational exposure bill Sign on Letter in Opposition

Memo in Opposition S3082 A5573 Eviction Bill

Cannibis and Scaffold Law

Wadsworth sign-on letter final

Memo in Opposition S5474 A6058 Single Payer Memo in Support A3116 Sale and delivery of alcohol

Memo in Opposition S2508 A3008 Part QQ Broadband

Letter to Congress re Infrastructure Investment 2021

Memo in Opposition S.302 A734

Digital Ad Tax

Memo in Opposition S1168 A108 Healthcare Staffing Bill

Memo in Opposition S1214 A3158 Scheduling Bill

Memo in Opposition S1345 A1514 Arbitration Bill

Memo in Opposition S2631 A1161 Credit History Bill

Memo in Opposition S3082 A5573 Eviction Bill

Memo in Opposition S3477 A3479 Net Neutrality Bill

Memo in Support S 4221 A1938 non-CPA Ownership Bill

Memo in Support S224 SWAP Bill

Memo in Support S1111 A4407 Educational Equity Bill

Memo in Support S1899 Scaffold Law Reform

Memo in Support S2080 A4126 Vet Owned Businesses

Memo in Support S4075 A3195 UI Experience Rating PFL Bill

Coalition_COVIDLiability_Congress

2019 & 2020

Letter in Support of Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2020

Scaffold Law Reform Executive Budget

Memorandum in Opposition S.8166/A.10321

240 Moratorium Letter 5-22-2020

Memo in Opposition Workers Comp COVID-19 Budget Proposal

Coalition Letter – Prevailing Wage Mandates

Governor NYSDOT Capital Funding Support Letter 2020

Memo in Support S7600 A9697

Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Opposition Letter

Small Business Tax Relief NYS FY 2021 Executive Budget Proposal

Memo in Support S3154 Vet Owned Businesses

Memo in Support S 3842 A2919 non-CPA Ownership Bill

Memo in Support S326 A3737 Scaffold Law Reform

Memo in Support S554 A424 SWAP Bill

Memo in Support S1113 A2547 UI Experience Rating PFL Bill

Memo in Support S2017 State Mandate Funding

Memo in Opposition S3754 A5777 Arbitration Bill

Memo in Opposition S719 A2817 IVF Bill

Memo in Opposition S5040 A7046 Upstate Rent Control

Memo in Opposition S1032 A2954 Healthcare Staffing Bill

Memo in Opposition S1132 A2448 Scheduling Bill

Memo in Opposition S1947 A1261 Prevailing Wage Bill

Memo in Opposition S2884 A2611 Credit History Bill

Memo in Opposition S2892 A5030 Eviction Bill

Memo in Opposition S3577 A5248 Single Payer Health care Bill

Memo in Opposition S3663 A2432 Net Neutrality Bill

Employer HCRA Letter

Testimony of T O’Connor re Assembly Hearing on Gig Economy

Testimony of T O’Connor Assembly Task re Learning For Work 11122019

Testimony of T O’Connor Re Water Quality

Testimony of T O’Connor re Senate Hearing on Gig Economy

EmployeeLien_JointOppositionLettertoGovernor FINAL 9419

Employer Mid Year Pharmacy Formulary Letter

SmallBusinessRegReform_JointSupportLettertoGovernor8919 FINAL

CCPA Coalition Opposition Letter 2019

Memo in Opposition S3754 A5777Arbitration Bill

Recreational Marijuana Proposal Letter

665 Organizations Urge Repeal of Health Care Tax on Working Families

Testimony of T O’Connor Re NY Health Act 05282019

Testimony of T O’Connor RE Universal Rent Control – Senate

Letter in Opposition Re Albany County Paid Sick Leave Proposal – 05202019

Memo in Opposition Albany County Paid Sick Leave Proposal -May 10, 2019 Version- FINAL

Testimony of T O’Connor RE Universal Rent Control

Memo in Opposition S2892 A5030 Eviction Bill

Memo in Opposition S4399 A1966 Utility Consumer Advocate Bill

CoalitionMemo.Oppose S.501B A.6296A.ChemReg 2019

Memo in Opposition Upstate Rent Control S5040 A7046

Employer Mandate Assessment Letter

FY2020 Budget -Recreational Marijuana Proposal Ltr

Memo in Support UI Experience Rating PFL Bill

Memo in Support S326 A3737 Scaffold Law Reform

Memo in Support S554 A424 SWAP Bill

Memo in Support S2017 State Mandate Funding

Memo in Support S3154 Vet Owned Businesses

Memo in Opposition S3577 A5248 Single Payer

Memo in Support S1904 Tax Cap Bill

Memo in Support A2919 non-CPA Ownership Bill

Memo in Support A2404 Masters in Ed

Memo in Opposition S3124 Credit Report – Employment Bill

Memo in Opposition S2884 Credit Report – Employment Bill

Memo in Opposition S1947 A1261 Prevailing Wage Bill

Memo in Opposition S1132 A2448 Scheduling Bill

Memo in Opposition S1032 A2954 Healthcare Staffing Bill

Memo in Opposition S501 A6296 Toxic Chemicals Bill

Memo in Opposition A2611 Credit Report – Employment Bill

Memo in Opposition A2432 Net Neutrality Bill

Memo in Opposition S719 A2817 IVF Bill

Memo in Opposition to DOT ROW Fee