Assembly Bill A9880

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires that notice of initial determination for unemployment benefits be provided

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A9880 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2976
Current Committee:
Assembly Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §597, Lab L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9268, S6828

2023-A9880 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires that notice of initial determinations for unemployment benefits be provided to claimants within 30 days of such claimant furnishing all necessary documentation, and if the commissioner is unable to issue a determination within such time frame they shall inform the claimant of the new estimated time frame for the issuance of a determination.

2023-A9880 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9880
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 24, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BURDICK -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring that  notice  of
   initial determinations for unemployment benefits be provided
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 597 of the labor law, as added  by
 chapter  705  of  the  laws of 1944 and renumbered by chapter 663 of the
 laws of 1946, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Issuance. The validity of the claim  and  the  amount  of  benefits
 payable to the claimant shall be determined in accordance with the regu-
 lations  and  procedure  established  by the commissioner and, when such
 determination is issued by the commissioner,  it  shall  be  deemed  the
 initial  determination  of  the  claim. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW, RULE OR
 REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, THE COMMISSIONER  SHALL  PROVIDE  NOTICE  TO
 EACH CLAIMANT OF SUCH INITIAL DETERMINATION OF APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF THE
 CLAIM  NO  LATER  THAN  THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE CLAIMANT HAS FURNISHED ALL
 INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (A)  OF  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  THIS
 SECTION.  IF  THE COMMISSIONER IS UNABLE TO ISSUE A DETERMINATION WITHIN
 SUCH PRESCRIBED TIME FRAME DUE TO  EXIGENT  CIRCUMSTANCES,  SUCH  NOTICE
 SHALL  INFORM THE CLAIMANT OF THE NEW ESTIMATED TIME FRAME FOR THE ISSU-
 ANCE OF A DETERMINATION, THE RETROACTIVE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  THE  CLAIMANT
 WOULD  RECEIVE  BENEFITS  FROM  IF  APPROVED,  AND  HOW THE CLAIMANT MAY
 CONFIRM THE STATUS OF THE DETERMINATION IF IT IS NOT RECEIVED BY THE NEW
 ESTIMATED TIME FRAME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03775-01-3

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