Your contribution is calculated at the rate of one half of one percent of your wages, but no more than 60 cents a week (WCL §209). Disability Benefits: An employee's contribution is computed at the rate of one-half of one percent of their wages, but no more than sixty cents a week.Employers may withhold up to 60 cents per week from your pay to cover the cost of benefits. Your W-2 is a record of your earnings and tax withheld for the year. You use information found on your W-2 to file your federal, state, and local tax returns. New York State Disability Claim. Your New York State Disability Benefit Claim. This packet contains the forms that will help us to process your claim for New York State Disability Benefits. Your W-2 Wage and Tax Statement itemizes your total annual wages and the amount of taxes withheld from your paycheck. To figure out how much tax to withhold, employees on the payroll who work in the state, but live elsewhere, complete Form IT2104.