Senate Bill S6777

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to certain employers unemployment insurance account contributions

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Date of Action	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 03, 2018	referred to labor returned to senate died in assembly
Jun 21, 2017	referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.2193
Jun 16, 2017	referred to rules

Votes

- Jun 21, 2017 - Floor Vote
  S6777
  
  Aye
  
  62
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Absent
  
  1
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Floor Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (62)
      
      Addabbo Jr.
      
      Akshar
      
      Alcantara
      
      Amedore
      
      Avella
      
      Bailey
      
      Benjamin
      
      Bonacic
      
      Boyle
      
      Breslin
      
      Brooks
      
      Carlucci
      
      Comrie
      
      Croci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Diaz
      
      Dilan
      
      Felder
      
      Flanagan
      
      Funke
      
      Gallivan
      
      Gianaris
      
      Golden
      
      Griffo
      
      Hamilton
      
      Hannon
      
      Helming
      
      Hoylman-Sigal
      
      Jacobs
      
      Kaminsky
      
      Kennedy
      
      Klein
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Latimer
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Marchione
      
      Montgomery
      
      Murphy
      
      O'Mara
      
      Ortt
      
      Parker
      
      Peralta
      
      Persaud
      
      Phillips
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Ritchie
      
      Rivera
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Serino
      
      Serrano
      
      Seward
      
      Squadron
      
      Stavisky
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Tedisco
      
      Valesky
      
      Young
      
      absent (1)
      
      Sanders Jr.
  Jun 21, 2017 - Rules Committee Vote
  S6777
  
  Aye
  
  23
  
  Nay
  
  0
  
  Aye with Reservations
  
  2
  
  Absent
  
  0
  
  Excused
  
  0
  
  Abstained
  
  0
  - - Rules Committee Vote: Jun 21, 2017
      
      aye (23)
      
      Bonacic
      
      Breslin
      
      Carlucci
      
      DeFrancisco
      
      Dilan
      
      Flanagan
      
      Griffo
      
      Hannon
      
      Kennedy
      
      Krueger
      
      LaValle
      
      Lanza
      
      Larkin
      
      Little
      
      Marcellino
      
      Montgomery
      
      Parker
      
      Ranzenhofer
      
      Robach
      
      Savino
      
      Seward
      
      Stewart-Cousins
      
      Valesky
      
      aye wr (2)
      
      Gianaris
      
      Squadron

2017-S6777 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §581, Lab L

2017-S6777 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain employers unemployment insurance account contributions.

2017-S6777 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                 BILL NUMBER:  S6777

 TITLE OF BILL :  An act to amend the labor law, in relation to
certain employers unemployment insurance account contributions

 PURPOSE :

This bill reduces or eliminates the mandatory contributions employers
must make to their UI employer account relative to those employers who
have both the greatest employee retention rates and UI account
surpluses in excess of 10.75%.

 SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :

Section 1 of the bill amends the table in paragraph (a) of subdivision
(2) in Section 581 of the labor law by adding columns to be used to
calculate the contribution required of employers who have the greatest
experience rating (lowest employee turnover).

Section 2 provides this act shall take effect immediately.

 JUSTIFICATION :

Employers maintain UI by making contributions into individual accounts
specific to the employer. The amount of contribution is determined by
using the table found in subdivision (a) in section 581. Rates are

calculated through a product of an employers' "experience", which is
measured by annual employee retention, and the overall size of the UI
fund. Because a , claimants benefit is paid from an employers UI
account, employers who have the highest rate of employee turnover
(seasonal, for example) will have to contribute more to their
particular UI account and thus pay higher rates.

This legislation would serve to reduce or eliminate the rates paid by
employers with the lowest rate of turnover and a UI account balance
surplus in excess of 10.75% above the amount required. Being that such
employers rarely pay UI benefits, there is little sense in requiring
their UI account balances to continue to grow. Further, the addition
of these columns to the table in subdivision (a) will not impact any
other employers UI rates.

 PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY :

New bill.

 FISCAL IMPLICATIONS :

None.

 EFFECTIVE DATE :
Immediately.

2017-S6777 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6777
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to  certain  employers  unem-
   ployment insurance account contributions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 581 of the  labor
 law,  as  amended  by  section  7 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of
 2013, is amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
   (a) Each qualified  employer's  rate  of  contribution  shall  be  the
 percentage  shown  in the column headed by the size of the fund index as
 of the computation date and on the same line with his or her negative or
 positive employer's account percentage, except that if within the  three
 payroll  years  preceding  the  computation  date any part of a negative
 balance has been transferred from any employer's account as a charge  to
 the  general  account  pursuant  to  the  provisions of paragraph (e) of
 subdivision one of this section such  employer's  rate  of  contribution
 shall  be the maximum contribution rate as shown in the column headed by
 the size of fund index;
 
                            Size of Fund Index
 Employer's
 Account
 Percentage  Less  0%  0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0%
             Than but  but  but  but  but  but  but  but  but  but  or
             0%   less less less less less less less less less less more
                  than than than than than than than than than than
                  0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0%
 
 Negative
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11849-02-7

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 21.0%
 or more     8.90 8.70 8.50 8.30 8.10 7.30 6.90 6.50 6.20 6.10 6.00 5.90
 20.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 21.0%  8.80 8.60 8.40 8.20 8.00 7.20 6.80 6.40 6.10 6.00 5.90 5.80
 20.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 20.5%  8.70 8.50 8.30 8.10 7.90 7.10 6.70 6.30 6.00 5.90 5.80 5.70
 19.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 20.0%  8.60 8.40 8.20 8.00 7.80 7.00 6.60 6.20 5.90 5.80 5.70 5.60
 19.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 19.5%  8.50 8.30 8.10 7.90 7.70 6.90 6.50 6.10 5.80 5.70 5.60 5.50
 18.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 19.0%  8.40 8.20 8.00 7.80 7.60 6.80 6.40 6.00 5.70 5.60 5.50 5.40
 18.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 18.5%  8.30 8.10 7.90 7.70 7.50 6.70 6.30 5.90 5.60 5.50 5.40 5.30
 17.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 18.0%  8.20 8.00 7.80 7.60 7.40 6.60 6.20 5.80 5.50 5.40 5.30 5.20
 17.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 17.5%  8.10 7.90 7.70 7.50 7.30 6.50 6.10 5.70 5.40 5.30 5.20 5.10
 16.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 17.0%  8.00 7.80 7.60 7.40 7.20 6.40 6.00 5.60 5.30 5.20 5.10 5.00
 16.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 16.5%  7.90 7.70 7.50 7.30 7.10 6.30 5.90 5.50 5.20 5.10 5.00 4.90
 15.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 16.0%  7.80 7.60 7.40 7.20 7.00 6.20 5.80 5.40 5.10 5.00 4.90 4.80
 15.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 15.5%  7.70 7.50 7.30 7.10 6.90 6.10 5.70 5.30 5.00 4.90 4.80 4.70
 14.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 15.0%  7.60 7.40 7.20 7.00 6.80 6.00 5.60 5.20 4.90 4.80 4.70 4.60
 14.0%
 or more

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 but less
 than 14.5%  7.50 7.30 7.10 6.90 6.70 5.90 5.50 5.10 4.80 4.70 4.60 4.50
 13.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 14.0%  7.40 7.20 7.00 6.80 6.60 5.80 5.40 5.00 4.70 4.60 4.50 4.40
 13.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 13.5%  7.30 7.10 6.90 6.70 6.50 5.70 5.30 4.90 4.60 4.50 4.40 4.30
 12.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 13.0%  7.20 7.00 6.80 6.60 6.40 5.60 5.20 4.80 4.50 4.40 4.30 4.20
 12.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 12.5%  7.10 6.90 6.70 6.50 6.30 5.50 5.10 4.70 4.40 4.30 4.20 4.10
 11.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 12.0%  7.00 6.80 6.60 6.40 6.20 5.40 5.00 4.60 4.30 4.20 4.10 4.00
 11.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 11.5%  6.90 6.70 6.50 6.30 6.10 5.30 4.90 4.50 4.20 4.10 4.00 3.90
 10.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 11.0%  6.80 6.60 6.40 6.20 6.00 5.20 4.80 4.40 4.10 4.00 3.90 3.80
 10.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 10.5%  6.70 6.50 6.30 6.10 5.90 5.10 4.70 4.30 4.00 3.90 3.80 3.70
 9.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 10.0%  6.60 6.40 6.20 6.00 5.80 5.00 4.60 4.20 3.90 3.80 3.70 3.60
 9.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 9.5%   6.50 6.30 6.10 5.90 5.70 4.90 4.50 4.10 3.80 3.70 3.60 3.50
 8.5%
 or more
 but less
 than 9.0%   6.40 6.20 6.00 5.80 5.60 4.80 4.40 4.00 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.40
 8.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 8.5%   6.30 6.10 5.90 5.70 5.50 4.70 4.30 3.90 3.60 3.50 3.40 3.30
 7.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 8.0%   6.20 6.00 5.80 5.60 5.40 4.60 4.20 3.80 3.50 3.40 3.30 3.20
 6.0%
 or more

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 but less
 than 7.0%   6.10 5.90 5.70 5.50 5.30 4.50 4.10 3.70 3.40 3.30 3.20 3.10
 5.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 6.0%   6.00 5.80 5.60 5.40 5.20 4.40 4.00 3.60 3.30 3.20 3.10 3.00
 4.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 5.0%   5.90 5.70 5.50 5.30 5.10 4.30 3.90 3.50 3.20 3.10 3.00 2.90
 3.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 4.0%   5.60 5.40 5.20 5.00 4.80 4.20 3.80 3.40 3.10 3.00 2.90 2.80
 2.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 3.0%   5.50 5.30 5.10 4.90 4.70 4.10 3.70 3.30 3.00 2.90 2.80 2.70
 1.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 2.0%   5.40 5.20 5.00 4.80 4.60 4.00 3.60 3.20 2.90 2.80 2.70 2.60
 Less
 than 1.0%   5.20 5.00 4.80 4.60 4.40 3.80 3.40 3.00 2.70 2.60 2.50 2.40
 
 Positive
 
 Less
 than 1.0%   4.10 3.90 3.70 3.50 3.30 2.90 2.50 2.10 1.90 1.80 1.70 1.60
 1.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 2.0%   4.00 3.80 3.60 3.40 3.20 2.80 2.40 2.00 1.80 1.70 1.60 1.50
 2.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 3.0%   3.90 3.70 3.50 3.30 3.10 2.70 2.30 1.90 1.70 1.60 1.50 1.40
 3.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 4.0%   3.80 3.60 3.40 3.20 3.00 2.60 2.20 1.80 1.60 1.50 1.40 1.30
 4.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 5.0%   3.70 3.50 3.30 3.10 2.90 2.50 2.10 1.70 1.50 1.40 1.30 1.20
 5.0%
 or more
 but less
 than 5.5%   3.60 3.40 3.20 3.00 2.80 2.40 2.00 1.60 1.40 1.30 1.20 1.10
 5.5%
 or more but
 less than
 5.75%       3.50 3.30 3.10 2.90 2.70 2.30 1.90 1.50 1.30 1.20 1.10 1.00
 5.75%
 or more
 but less

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 than 6.0%   3.40 3.20 3.00 2.80 2.60 2.20 1.80 1.40 1.20 1.10 1.00 0.90
 6.0%
 or more but
 less than
 6.25%       3.30 3.10 2.90 2.70 2.50 2.10 1.70 1.30 1.10 1.00 0.90 0.80
 6.25%
 or more
 but less
 than 6.5%   3.20 3.00 2.80 2.60 2.40 2.00 1.60 1.20 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70
 6.5%
 or more but
 less than
 6.75%       3.10 2.90 2.70 2.50 2.30 1.90 1.50 1.10 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.60
 6.75%
 or more
 but less
 than 7.0%   3.00 2.80 2.60 2.40 2.20 1.80 1.40 1.00 0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50
 7.0%
 or more but
 less than
 7.25%       2.90 2.70 2.50 2.30 2.10 1.70 1.30 0.90 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40
 7.25%
 or more
 but less
 than 7.5%   2.80 2.60 2.40 2.20 2.00 1.60 1.20 0.80 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30
 7.5%
 or more but
 less than
 7.75%       2.70 2.50 2.30 2.10 1.90 1.50 1.10 0.70 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20
 7.75%
 or more
 but less
 than 8.0%   2.60 2.40 2.20 2.00 1.80 1.40 1.00 0.60 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10
 8.0%
 or more but
 less than
 8.25%       2.50 2.30 2.10 1.90 1.70 1.30 0.90 0.50 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00
 8.25%
 or more
 but less
 than 8.5%   2.40 2.20 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.20 0.80 0.40 0.20 0.10 0.00 0.00
 8.5%
 or more but
 less than
 8.75%       2.30 2.10 1.90 1.70 1.50 1.10 0.70 0.30 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
 8.75%
 or more
 but less
 than 9.0%   2.20 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.00 0.60 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 9.0%
 or more but
 less than
 9.25%       2.10 1.90 1.70 1.50 1.30 0.90 0.50 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 9.25%
 or more
 but less

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 than 9.5%   2.00 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 0.80 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 9.5%
 or more but
 less than
 9.75%       1.90 1.70 1.50 1.30 1.10 0.70 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 9.75%
 or more but
 less than
 10.0%       1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.60 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 10.0%
 or more but
 less than
 10.25%      1.70 1.50 1.30 1.10 0.90 0.50 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 10.25%
 or more but
 less than
 10.5%       1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 10.5%
 or more BUT
 LESS THAN
 10.75%      1.50 1.30 1.10 0.90 0.70 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 10.75%
 OR MORE BUT
 LESS THAN
 11.0%       1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 11.0%
 OR MORE BUT
 LESS THAN
 11.25%      1.30 1.10 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 11.25%
 OR MORE BUT
 LESS THAN
 11.5%       1.20 1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 11.5%
 OR MORE BUT
 LESS THAN
 11.75%      1.10 0.90 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 11.75%
 OR MORE BUT
 LESS THAN
 12.0%       1.00 0.80 0.60 0.40 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
 12.0% OR
 MORE        0.90 0.70 0.50 0.30 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
   (E)  WHEN  AN  EMPLOYER'S  FUND  INDEX  REMAINS  ABOVE 0.5 PERCENT THE
 PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, AS AMENDED BY THE CHAP-
 TER OF THE LAWS OF 2017 WHICH ADDED THIS PARAGRAPH, SHALL APPLY.    WHEN
 AN EMPLOYER'S FUND INDEX FALLS BELOW 0.5 PERCENT THE PROVISIONS OF PARA-
 GRAPH  (A)  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  AS AMENDED BY SECTION 7 OF PART O OF
 CHAPTER 57 OF THE LAWS OF 2013, SHALL APPLY  FOR  THE  DURATION  OF  THE
 FOLLOWING YEAR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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