‘Worse Than I’ve Ever Seen’: New York Among Slowest States to Pay…

‘Worse Than I’ve Ever Seen’: New York Among Slowest States to Pay…

New York has become one of the slowest states in the country to pay unemployment benefits. Only six states have been slower to start sending unemployment checks this year, according to federal Labor Department data. The agency considers a payment timely if someone receives it within 21 days of filing a claim. New York paid 64 percent of eligible people within that time frame in the first half of this year — far below the 87 percent benchmark tha…