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NY A09238
Bill
Status
2/9/2022
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Burdick
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AI Summary
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Requires employers to provide written notice of potential unemployment benefits eligibility to any employee whose employment is terminated or whose scheduled working hours are reduced.
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Notice must include information about applying for unemployment benefits under Article 18 of the Labor Law and be given within five working days of termination or reduction.
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Exempts employees who are eligible for or have requested leave (vacation, bereavement, parental, personal, or other paid/unpaid leave established by employer).
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Modifies Labor Law Section 195 to expand the existing termination notice requirement beyond just employment termination to include reductions in scheduled working hours.
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Relates to notice of eligibility for unemployment benefits; requires an employer to provide a written notice of the right to file for unemployment benefits to any employee whose employment has been terminated or whose scheduled working hours have been reduced.
Last Action
referred to labor
2/9/2022