Assembly Actions -
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Jan 28, 2021 |
signed chap.21 |
Jan 27, 2021 |
delivered to governor |
Jan 26, 2021 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading rules cal.9 substituted for a2001a |
Jan 19, 2021 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.62 reported and committed to rules |
Jan 08, 2021 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S1197
Signed By Governor2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- 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) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
2021-S1197 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-S1197 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1197 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to prohibiting the inclusion of claims for unemployment insurance arising from the closure of an employer due to COVID-19 from being included in such employer's experi- ence rating charges; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The purpose of the bill is to prohibit, for one year, charges to employ- er's experience ratings account for reductions in workforce related to the COVID19 pandemic. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 581-a of the Labor Law to provide that any employer whose employees received unemployment insurance due to the
2021-S1197 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1197 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 8, 2021 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 prohibiting the inclusion of claims for unemployment insurance arising from the closure of an employer due to COVID-19 from being included in such employer's expe- rience rating charges; and providing for the repeal of such provisions upon the expiration thereof THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 581-a of the labor law, as amended by chapter 617 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: 3. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION FIVE HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE OF THIS TITLE TO THE CONTRARY, ANY EMPLOYER WHOSE EMPLOYEES RECEIVE PAYMENTS UNDER THIS ARTICLE AND WHOSE CLAIMS FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ARISE DUE TO THE CLOSURE OF THE EMPLOYER OR A REDUCTION IN THE WORKFORCE OF THE EMPLOYER FOR REASONS RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, OR DUE TO A MANDATORY ORDER OF A GOVERNMENT ENTITY DULY AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE SUCH ORDER TO CLOSE SUCH EMPLOYER DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, ON OR AFTER MARCH TWELFTH, TWO THOUSAND TWENTY SHALL NOT HAVE INCLUDED IN THEIR EXPERIENCE RATING CHARGES THE AMOUNTS SO PAID TO THE EMPLOYEES FROM THE FUND. 4. The provisions of this section shall apply to an employer liable for payments in lieu of contributions, but if the secretary of labor of the United States finds that their application to such employer does not meet the requirements of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, such provisions shall be inoperative with respect to such employer, unless and until such finding has been set aside pursuant to a final decision issued in accordance with such judicial review proceedings as may be instituted and completed under the provisions of section thirty-three hundred ten of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire December 31, 2021, when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed repealed.
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