OPINION: Time to fix State Labor Department’s way of dealing with part-time workers
BROOKLYN — How many days a week do most people work? Five.
However, the New York State Department of Labor’s unemployment regulations seems to believe we all work four-day weeks. Don’t believe it? Look at the regulations for what happens when you work part-time while still receiving unemployment:
“Each day or part of a day of work will result in a payment of a partial benefit as follows:
• 1 day of work = 3/4 of your full rate
• 2 days of work = 1/2 of your full rate
• 3 days of work = 1/4 of your full rate
• 4 days of work = No benefits due”