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NY A05838
Bill
Status
Introduced
3/23/2023
Primary Sponsor
Jonathan Jacobson
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AI Summary
- Allows representative fees for unemployment compensation cases to become a lien on benefits, with amounts determined by the appeal board
- Sets representative fees at 15 percent of benefits awarded on a contingency basis, prohibiting charges for out-of-pocket expenses including telephone, postage, office expenses, and travel
- Requires representatives and claimants to execute a written retainer agreement in simple language, with a sample form produced by the Department of Labor
- Makes it a misdemeanor for any person or firm to exact fees outside the appeal board's determination or to solicit business for unemployment compensation representation
- Requires fee applications to be made orally at the final hearing, with optional written documentation if requested by the administrative judge, and mandates translated forms in frequently used non-English languages
Legislative Description
Allows approved claims of representatives for services rendered to a claimant in connection with an unemployment insurance claim to become a lien upon the benefit allowed; criminalizes certain violations relating to other forms of compensation in connection with an unemployment insurance claim; provides that a fee allowed shall be on a contingency basis and be equal to fifteen percent of the amount of the benefits to be paid to the claimant at the conclusion of services rendered.
Last Action
referred to labor
1/3/2024
Committee Referrals
Labor3/23/2023
Full Bill Text
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