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Senate Bill S6732

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to compelling family reasons and the continuance of unemployment benefits

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2015-S6732 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7004
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง593, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8919
2017-2018: S1410, A6989
2019-2020: S6120, A1072
2021-2022: S2623, A6080

2015-S6732 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the continuance of unemployment benefits for an individual who provides child care where reasonable efforts to secure alternative child care have been made.

2015-S6732 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6732 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6732

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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 compelling family  reasons
  and the continuance of unemployment benefits

  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) THE NEED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE TO THE INDIVID-
UAL'S  CHILD  IF  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO SECURE
ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08187-01-5

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