Bill Text: NY S08275 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Suspends the forfeiture of unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-06-13 - SIGNED CHAP.97 [S08275 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S08275-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                         8275--A

                    IN SENATE

                                       May 1, 2020
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. MARTINEZ, BAILEY, BROOKS, COMRIE, GOUNARDES, HOYL-
          MAN, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, METZGER, RAMOS, RIVERA -- read  twice  and
          ordered  printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
          Labor -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
          amended and recommitted to said committee

        AN  ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to suspending the forfeiture
          of unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 state of emergency

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section  594  of the labor law is amended by adding a new
     2  subdivision 6 to read as follows:
     3    (6) Notwithstanding the provisions of  this  section,  throughout  the
     4  duration  of  the  state  disaster emergency declared by executive order
     5  number two hundred two and any further amendments or modifications ther-
     6  eto, the penalties and requirements of subdivisions one, two, and  three
     7  of  this section shall not be applicable to claimants otherwise entitled
     8  to receive benefits under this article.
     9    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  be  deemed  to
    10  have  been in full force and effect on and after May 11, 2020, provided,
    11  however, that this act shall be subject to the expiration of  the  state
    12  disaster  emergency  declared  for  the  entire state by executive order
    13  number 202 and any further amendments or modifications, and  as  may  be
    14  further  extended pursuant to section 28 of the executive law, and shall
    15  be deemed to expire and be repealed therewith; provided,  further,  that
    16  the  commissioner  of  labor  shall notify the legislative bill drafting
    17  commission upon the occurrence of the expiration of the  state  disaster
    18  emergency  declared by executive order number 202 and any further amend-
    19  ments or modifications, and as  may  be  further  extended  pursuant  to
    20  section  28 of the executive law, in order that the commission may main-
    21  tain an accurate and timely effective data base of the official text  of
    22  the  laws  of  the  state of New York in furtherance of effectuating the
    23  provisions of section 44 of the legislative law and section 70-b of  the
    24  public officers law.

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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