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.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3068
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 23, 2025
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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.
LBD05529-01-5
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