Senate Bill S325

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to notice of eligibility for unemployment benefits

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor 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-S325 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §590, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8234
2021-2022: S1077

2023-S325 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires employers to provide a written notice of the right to file for unemployment benefits to any employee who has not been scheduled or offered work hours in the past seven days or offered work for the next seven day period.

2023-S325 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S325 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    325
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 notice of eligibility for
   unemployment benefits

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  590  of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2 to read as follows:
   2. NOTICE OF ELIGIBILITY. AN EMPLOYER SHALL BE REQUIRED TO  PROVIDE  A
 WRITTEN  NOTICE  OF  THE  RIGHT TO FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS TO ANY
 EMPLOYEE WHO HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED OR OFFERED WORK HOURS  IN  THE  PAST
 SEVEN DAYS AND HAS NOT BEEN SCHEDULED OR OFFERED WORK HOURS FOR THE NEXT
 SEVEN  DAY PERIOD. WRITTEN NOTICE WILL NOT BE REQUIRED IF AN EMPLOYEE IS
 ELIGIBLE FOR OR HAS SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR  LEAVE-OF-ABSENCE,  VACATION
 LEAVE,  BEREAVEMENT  LEAVE, PARENTAL LEAVE, PERSONAL LEAVE, OR ANY OTHER
 FORM OF PAID OR UNPAID LEAVE ESTABLISHED BY THE EMPLOYER  OR  DOCUMENTED
 IN WRITING OR SUBMITTED ONLINE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01509-01-3



              

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