S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3053
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 2, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, SILLITTI, JACOBSON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to employer contributions to
the unemployment insurance fund and the unemployment insurance maximum
benefit rate
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 581-a of the labor law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3-a to read as follows:
3-A. (A) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHT-
Y-ONE OF THIS TITLE TO THE CONTRARY AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE ACTUAL SIZE
OF THE FUND INDEX, THE RATE OF CONTRIBUTION FOR A QUALIFIED EMPLOYER IN
THE TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE THE PERCENTAGE SHOWN
IN THE COLUMN HEADED BY THE SIZE OF THE FUND INDEX AT TWO AND ONE-HALF
PERCENT BUT LESS THAN THREE PERCENT AND ON THE SAME LINE WITH HIS OR HER
NEGATIVE OR POSITIVE EMPLOYER'S ACCOUNT PERCENTAGE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVI-
SION TWO OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE, UNLESS USING
THE ACTUAL SIZE OF THE FUND INDEX WOULD RESULT IN A LOWER RATE OF
CONTRIBUTION FOR AN EMPLOYER, IN WHICH CASE SUCH EMPLOYER SHALL BE
LIABLE FOR SUCH LOWER RATE OF CONTRIBUTION.
(B) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE
OF THIS TITLE TO THE CONTRARY AND NOTWITHSTANDING THE ACTUAL SIZE OF THE
FUND INDEX, THE RATE OF CONTRIBUTION FOR A QUALIFIED EMPLOYER IN THE TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY-FIVE FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE THE PERCENTAGE SHOWN IN THE
COLUMN HEADED BY THE SIZE OF THE FUND INDEX AT TWO PERCENT BUT LESS THAN
TWO AND ONE-HALF PERCENT AND ON THE SAME LINE WITH HIS OR HER NEGATIVE
OR POSITIVE EMPLOYER'S ACCOUNT PERCENTAGE PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE, UNLESS USING THE ACTUAL
SIZE OF THE FUND INDEX WOULD RESULT IN A LOWER RATE OF CONTRIBUTION FOR
AN EMPLOYER, IN WHICH CASE SUCH EMPLOYER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR SUCH LOWER
RATE OF CONTRIBUTION.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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§ 2. Subdivision 5 of section 590 of the labor law is amended by
adding a new paragraph (b-1) to read as follows:
(B-1) NOTWITHSTANDING PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE MAXIMUM
BENEFIT SHALL BE FORTY PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE, UNTIL THE
FIRST MONDAY OF OCTOBER, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-FOUR, WHEN THE MAXIMUM
BENEFIT AMOUNT SHALL BE FORTY-TWO PERCENT OF THE AVERAGE WEEKLY WAGE.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
section two of this act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it
shall have become a law and shall apply to new claims filed on or after
such date. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or repeal
of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of this act
on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed on or
before such effective date.