Assembly Actions -
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Apr 02, 2024 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 04, 2024 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 28, 2024 |
2nd report cal. |
Feb 27, 2024 |
1st report cal.531 |
Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to labor returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 08, 2023 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 30, 2023 |
advanced to third reading |
May 24, 2023 |
2nd report cal. |
May 23, 2023 |
1st report cal.1338 |
Apr 26, 2023 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S6551
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 37th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) 52nd Senate District
2023-S6551 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6945
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Labor
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§596 & 620, Lab L
2023-S6551 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim; provides such a hearing can be requested if benefits or a written notice of determination denying their claim are not received within thirty days of providing all required information.
2023-S6551 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6551 SPONSOR: MAYER TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To allow applicants for unemployment insurance benefits to request a hearing if they do not receive benefits or a notice of initial determi- nation within thirty days of completing an application and to require the Department of Labor to notify them of their right to a hearing when they apply. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision six of section 596 of the labor law to add a new paragraph e requiring that the Department of Labor advise an indi- vidual filing a new claim for benefits that they have a right to request a hearing if, after thirty days of completing an application for bene-
2023-S6551 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6551 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 26, 2023 ___________ 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 an individual's right to request a hearing regarding an unemployment insurance benefits claim THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 596 of the labor law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: (E) IF THE INDIVIDUAL DOES NOT BEGIN TO RECEIVE BENEFITS OR DOES NOT RECEIVE A WRITTEN NOTICE OF DETERMINATION DENYING THEIR CLAIM WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF FURNISHING ALL OF THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER PARA- GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN OF THIS TITLE, THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REQUEST A HEARING AS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY OF THIS ARTICLE. § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 620 of the labor law, as amended by chapter 554 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: (a) A claimant who is dissatisfied with an initial determination of his or her claim for benefits or any other party, including any employer whose employer account percentage might be affected by such determi- nation may, within thirty days after the mailing or personal delivery of notice of such determination, request a hearing. WHERE SUCH NOTICE OF DETERMINATION HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, OR RECEIVED BY THE CLAIMANT, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF CLAIMANT'S FILING A CLAIM FOR BENEFITS AND FURNISHING THE REQUIRED INFORMATION, AS PROVIDED FOR BY SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTICLE, THE CLAIMANT MAY REQUEST A HEARING UNDER THE PRESUMPTION THAT THEIR CLAIM HAS BEEN DENIED. The referee may extend the time fixed for requesting a hearing, upon evidence that the physical condition or mental incapacity of the claimant prevented the claimant from filing an appeal within thirty days EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10982-01-3
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