STATE OF NEW YORK
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10348--A
IN ASSEMBLY
April 29, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, STIRPE, ABINANTI, GOTTFRIED,
BARRON, CARROLL, GLICK, SIMON, SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY, D'URSO, DenDEKKER,
PERRY, RAMOS, LIFTON, DeSTEFANO -- read once and referred 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15 be deemed to expire and be repealed therewith; provided, further, that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.
LBD16222-09-0