NY State Senate Bill S18A

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Jan 19, 2021	referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.59 reported and committed to rules
Jan 12, 2021	print number 18a
Jan 12, 2021	amend and recommit to labor
Jan 06, 2021	referred to labor

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Jan 19, 2021 - floor Vote

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Jan 19, 2021 - Labor committee Vote

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Jan 19, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

S18A

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S18 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §602-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S9056

S18 - Summary

Creates a requirement for the department of labor to annually provide information to employers about shared work program eligibility with such information to be made available on the department's website and to conduct outreach to employers to provide information about benefits of shared work programs.

S18 - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S18

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the department
of labor to provide information to employers about shared work program
eligibility and benefits

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To require the department of labor to (1) make informational materials
regarding the shared work program available on its website, (2) provide
such materials annually to all employers in the state, (3) conduct
outreach to employers throughout the state regarding shared work
programs, and (4) report annually to the legislature on such efforts.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 requires that the department of labor provide information on
its website regarding eligibility for the shared work program, annually

disseminate such information to all employers in the state, and conduct
continual outreach to employers through information sessions, corre-
spondence, and other means regarding the benefits of shared work. This
section also requires that the department of labor provide annual
updates to the governor and the legislature on such outreach efforts.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

When faced with financial troubles, businesses must make difficult deci-
sions about how to remain afloat, and often struggle with whether to lay
off workers. However, New York State's shared work unemployment assist-
ance provides a way to mitigate the myriad difficulties of layoffs for
both businesses and their workers. If, instead of laying off workers, a
business chooses to make a broad hour reduction among a number of work-
ers, New York State provides partial unemployment insurance assistance
for those workers.This option allows employers who are facing difficult
circumstances to avoid layoffs and maintain their human capital while
still reducing expenses and, through state assistance, reducing the
financial impact on workers' reduced hours.

Shared work programs are especially valuable during significant economic
downturns, such as the crisis caused by the COVID-l9 pandemic, because
they provide a defense against large-scale layoffs that further exacer-
bate financial difficulties. However, shared work has seen relatively
little uptake despite historic layoffs in the wake of COVID-19, due in
part to lack of awareness that the option exists. This bill will help
ensure broader knowledge of the program, especially during the COVID-19
pandemic.

While the Department of Labor already publicly provides some information
regarding shared work, this bill will ensure the Department institution-
alizes concrete, affirmative steps to advertise the availability of
shared work programs, resulting in fewer layoffs and greater continuity
of human capital for businesses throughout, and after, periods of fiscal
instability.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S18 - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    18
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- 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 requiring  the  department
   of labor to provide information to employers about shared work program
   eligibility and benefits

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section  602-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  602-A.  OUTREACH. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE OBLIGATION AND
 DUTY OF PROVIDING INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING SHARED WORK  PROGRAM
 ELIGIBILITY.  SUCH MATERIALS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE  AND PROVIDED TO EACH EMPLOYER WITHIN THE STATE ANNUALLY THROUGH
 SUCH MEANS AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH TO EMPLOYERS WITHIN THE STATE
 FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING THE BENEFITS  OF  SHARED
 WORK  PROGRAMS,  INCLUDING BY REMOTE AND IN-PERSON INFORMATION SESSIONS,
 CORRESPONDENCE, ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL  OF
 A SHARED WORK PROGRAM, AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM
 APPROPRIATE.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
 DENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  ON  ANY  AND  ALL
 OUTREACH EFFORTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BEGIN-
 NING ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02689-01-1

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S18A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Labor
Law Section:: Labor Law
Laws Affected:: Add §602-a, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:: S9056

S18A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S18A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

 
BILL NUMBER: S18A

SPONSOR: MAYER
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the department
of labor to provide information to employers about shared work program
eligibility and benefits

 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

To require the department of labor to (1) make informational materials
regarding the shared work program available on its website, (2) provide
such materials annually to all employers in the state, (3) conduct
outreach to employers throughout the state regarding shared work
programs, and (4) report annually to the legislature on such efforts.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1 requires that the Department of Labor provide information on
its website regarding eligibility for the shared work program, annually

disseminate such information to all employers in the state, and conduct
continual outreach to employers through information sessions, corre-
spondence, and other means regarding the benefits of shared work. This
section also requires that the Department of Labor consult and coordi-
nate with the Department of Economic Development, Small Business Devel-
opment Centers, and other relevant government bodies in such efforts.
The Department of Labor is further required to provide annual updates to
the governor and the legislature on such outreach efforts.

Section 2 provides the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

When faced with financial troubles, businesses must make difficult deci-
sions about how to remain afloat, and often struggle with whether to lay
off workers. However, New York State's shared work unemployment assist-
ance provides a way to mitigate the myriad difficulties of layoffs for
both businesses and their workers. If, instead of laying off workers, a
business chooses to make a broad hour reduction among a number of work-
ers, New York State provides partial unemployment insurance assistance
for those workers.This option allows employers who are facing difficult
circumstances to avoid layoffs and maintain their human capital while
still reducing expenses and, through state assistance, reducing the
financial impact on workers' reduced hours.

Shared work programs are especially valuable during significant economic
downturns, such as the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, because
they provide a defense against large-scale layoffs that further exacer-
bate financial difficulties. However, shared work has seen relatively
little uptake despite historic layoffs in the wake of COVID-19, due in
part to lack of awareness that the option exists. This bill will help
ensure broader knowledge of the program, especially during the COVID-19
pandemic.

While the Department of Labor already publicly provides some information
regarding shared work, this bill will ensure the Department institution-
alizes concrete, affirmative steps to advertise the availability of
shared work programs, resulting in fewer layoffs and greater continuity
of human capital for businesses throughout, and after, periods of fiscal
instability.

 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

2020: S9056 - Referred to Rules

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

None.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S18A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   18--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MAYER  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Labor  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee

 AN  ACT  to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the department
   of labor to provide information to employers about shared work program
   eligibility and benefits
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The labor law is amended by adding a new section 602-a to
 read as follows:
   § 602-A. OUTREACH. 1. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL HAVE THE  OBLIGATION  AND
 DUTY  OF PROVIDING INFORMATIONAL MATERIALS REGARDING SHARED WORK PROGRAM
 ELIGIBILITY.  SUCH MATERIALS SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE DEPARTMENT'S
 WEBSITE AND PROVIDED TO EACH EMPLOYER WITHIN THE STATE ANNUALLY  THROUGH
 SUCH MEANS AS THE COMMISSIONER DEEMS APPROPRIATE.
   2. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL CONDUCT OUTREACH TO EMPLOYERS WITHIN THE STATE
 FOR  PURPOSES  OF PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING THE BENEFITS OF SHARED
 WORK PROGRAMS, INCLUDING BY REMOTE AND IN-PERSON  INFORMATION  SESSIONS,
 CORRESPONDENCE,  ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF
 A SHARED WORK PROGRAM, AND SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE COMMISSIONER MAY DEEM
 APPROPRIATE.   THE DEPARTMENT SHALL  CONSULT  AND  COORDINATE  WITH  THE
 DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS
 AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT  AGENCY,  DEPARTMENT,  OFFICE,  DIVISION,  BOARD,
 BUREAU, COMMISSION OR AUTHORITY.
   3.  THE  DEPARTMENT SHALL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, THE TEMPORARY PRESI-
 DENT OF THE SENATE AND THE SPEAKER  OF  THE  ASSEMBLY  ON  ANY  AND  ALL
 OUTREACH EFFORTS MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BEGIN-
 NING ONE YEAR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02689-02-1

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Jan 19, 2021 - floor Vote

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Jan 19, 2021 - Labor committee Vote

Labor Committee Vote: Jan 19, 2021

Jan 19, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jan 19, 2021

Bill Amendments

S18 - Details

S18 - Summary

S18 - Sponsor Memo

S18 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S18A (ACTIVE) - Details

S18A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S18A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S18A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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Votes

Jan 19, 2021 - floor Vote

Floor Vote: Jan 19, 2021

Jan 19, 2021 - Labor committee Vote

Labor Committee Vote: Jan 19, 2021

Jan 19, 2021 - Rules committee Vote

Rules Committee Vote: Jan 19, 2021

Bill Amendments

S18 - Details

S18 - Summary

S18 - Sponsor Memo

S18 - Bill Text download pdf

Co-Sponsors

S18A (ACTIVE) - Details

S18A (ACTIVE) - Summary

S18A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S18A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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