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Jan 12, 2016 |
print number 1117a |
Jan 12, 2016 |
amend and recommit to labor |
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referred to labor |
Jan 08, 2015 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S1117A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S1117 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9231
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§518 & 590, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2245
2011-2012: S673
2013-2014: S36
2017-2018: S431, A1100
2019-2020: A2158
2021-2022: A7150
2023-2024: A7911
2015-S1117 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1117 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the unemployment insurance law, increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance PURPOSE: The bill intends to increase the maximum weekly unemployment benefit rate and restore fiscal health to the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one of the bill amends section 518 of the labor law to gradually increase the taxable wage base for employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust fund until 2014, after which the Department of Labor would calculate the wage base needed to fund annual increases for the maximum weekly benefit. Section two of the bill amends section 590 of the Labor Law to increase in the maximum weekly unemployment benefit rate to $475 as of July 2013, to $525 as of July 2014, to $600 as of July 2015, to $650 as of July 2016, after which the maximum weekly benefit would equal
2015-S1117 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1117 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the unemployment insurance law, increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 518 of the labor law, as amended by section 1 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (a) "Wages" means all remuneration paid, except that such term does not include remuneration paid to an employee by an employer after eight thousand five hundred dollars have been paid to such employee by such employer with respect to employment during any calendar year, except that such term does not include remuneration paid to an employee by an employer with respect to employment during any calendar year beginning with the first day of that exceeds January 2014 $10,300 January 2015 $10,500 January 2016 [$10,700] $12,500 January 2017 [$10,900 January 2018 $11,100 January 2019 $11,400 January 2020 $11,600 January 2021 $11,800 January 2022 $12,000 January 2023 $12,300 January 2024 $12,500 January 2025 $12,800 January 2026 $13,000 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00158-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2015-S1117A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9231
- Current Committee:
- Senate Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§518 & 590, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
-
2009-2010:
S2245
2011-2012: S673
2013-2014: S36
2017-2018: S431, A1100
2019-2020: A2158
2021-2022: A7150
2023-2024: A7911
2015-S1117A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1117A TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the labor law, in relation to the unemployment insurance law, increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance PURPOSE : The bill intends to increase the maximum weekly unemployment benefit rate and restore fiscal health to the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of the bill amends section 518 of the Labor Law to gradually increase the taxable wage base for employer contributions to the Unemployment Insurance Trust fund until 2017, after which the Department of Labor would calculate the wage base needed to fund annual increases for the maximum weekly benefit. Section two of the bill amends section 590 of the Labor Law to increase in the maximum weekly unemployment benefit rate to $475 as of July 2016, to $525 as of July 2014, to $600 as of July 2017, to $650 as of July 2018, after which the maximum weekly benefit would equal one-half of the state average weekly wage as annually calculated by the State Department of Labor.
2015-S1117A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1117--A 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERALTA, AVELLA, SQUADRON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- recommitted to the Committee on Labor in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the unemployment insurance law, increasing the maximum benefit rate for unemployment insurance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 518 of the labor law, as amended by section 1 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows: (a) "Wages" means all remuneration paid, except that such term does not include remuneration paid to an employee by an employer after eight thousand five hundred dollars have been paid to such employee by such employer with respect to employment during any calendar year, except that such term does not include remuneration paid to an employee by an employer with respect to employment during any calendar year beginning with the first day of that exceeds January 2014 $10,300 January 2015 $10,500 January 2016 $10,700 January 2017 [$10,900] $12,500 January 2018 [11,100 January 2019 $11,400 January 2020 $11,600 January 2021 $11,800 January 2022 $12,000 January 2023 $12,300 January 2024 $12,500 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00158-02-6
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