S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3677
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 3, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. MANKTELOW, BLANKENBUSH, BYRNES, ANGELINO, BRABE-
NEC, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to excluding claims for unem-
ployment insurance arising as a result of an employer closing his or
her business because of novel coronavirus COVID-19, from an employer's
experience rating charges
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 581 of the labor
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 7 to read as follows:
(7) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, ANY EMPLOYER WHOSE
EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PAYMENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND WHOSE CLAIMS FOR UNEM-
PLOYMENT INSURANCE ARISE AS A RESULT OF THE CLOSURE OF AN EMPLOYER FOR
ANY REASON RELATED TO NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, OR AS A RESULT OF A
MANDATORY ORDER OF A GOVERNMENT ENTITY TO CLOSE SUCH EMPLOYER, SHALL NOT
HAVE INCLUDED IN THEIR EXPERIENCE RATING CHARGES THE AMOUNTS SO PAID ON
ACCOUNT.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04579-01-3