2026 Joint Legislative Budget Hearing - Labor/ Workforce Development
February 25, 2026
9:30AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany

Transcript Pending
Testimony
Roberta Reardon
Commissioner
New York Department of Labor Roberta

Hugh Baran
Board Member & Co-Chair, Legislative Committee
National Employment Lawyers Association/ NY

Timothy Hogues
Commissioner
New York State Department of Civil Service

Michael N. Volforte
Director
New York State Governor’s Office of Employee Relation

RoAnn Destito
President
Retired Public Employees Association (RPEA)

Heath Morris
Executive Director
Organization of NYS Management (OMCE) Confidential Employees Association

Joshua H. Terry
Director, Legislative & Political Action
Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA)

Randi DiAntonio
Vice President
NYS Public Employees Federation (PEF)

Andrew Little
President
UAW Local 4100

Lara Kyriakou
Senior Director of Policy
All Our Kin

Colleen McDonald
Director
NYS Educator Workforce Development HUB

Theodore Moore
Executive Director
ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York

Written Testimony
Bring Up Minimum Pay (BUMP)

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