The Push for the Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Other Labor Priorities in the State Budget

New York state lawmakers and labor advocates are hoping to include the work opportunity tax credit in the final state budget. This is a tax credit that would essentially be given to employers if and when they hire people from specific targeted groups – such as veterans, summer youth employees and ex-felons.

To understand the impact and logistics of the work opportunity tax credit, Shantel Destra – of the New York Public News Network – sat down with the Assembly Labor Committee Chair Harry Bronson.

Image: New York state Assemblyman Harry Bronson, a Democrat from Rochester, is the next chair of the Assembly Labor Committee. (Credit: New York State Assembly)