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Assembly Bill A4158

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that spouses who voluntarily separate from employment to accompany a spouse who is the subject of a military transfer shall be eligible for unemployment benefits

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2015-A4158 (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A9684 ,
S5354 ,
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง593, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8571
2017-2018: A4326
2019-2020: A3399
2021-2022: A7514

2015-A4158 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that spouses who voluntarily separate from employment to accompany a spouse who is the subject of a military transfer shall be eligible for unemployment benefits.

2015-A4158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4158

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, ABBATE, SKOUFIS, GOTTFRIED, SCHIM-
  MINGER, COLTON, CAHILL, TENNEY, SALADINO -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.
  of  A.  BUCHWALD,  CERETTO,  COOK,  DAVILA, DenDEKKER, GIGLIO, HIKIND,
  MOSLEY, PERRY, RIVERA, ROBINSON, SIMANOWITZ -- read once and  referred
  to the Committee on Labor

AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the eligibility for unem-
  ployment  benefits  for  individuals  who  voluntarily  separate  from
  employment  to  accompany  a  spouse  who is the subject of a military
  transfer

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 593 of the labor
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
  (IV) WHERE THE SPOUSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL IS A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORC-
ES OF THE UNITED STATES, THE NEED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO  ACCOMPANY  SUCH
INDIVIDUAL'S SPOUSE (A) TO A PLACE FROM WHICH IT IS IMPRACTICAL FOR SUCH
INDIVIDUAL TO COMMUTE AND (B) DUE TO A CHANGE IN LOCATION AS A RESULT OF
A MILITARY TRANSFER OF THE SPOUSE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08248-01-5

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