The New York Senate has taken a major step toward increasing the NY Disability Benefits Law — a change that hasn't happened since 1989. If passed, NY DBL benefits would gradually rise over four years, eventually tying to the NY State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)...

The proposed increased statutory Disability benefit that was part of Governor Hochul’s initial budget proposal for 2025, was ultimately ….

NY Governor Hochul released her proposed budget, which includes increasing the benefit for statutory short-term disability under the Disability Benefit Law for the first time since 1989…