A07826 Summary:
| BILL NO | A07826 |
| SAME AS | No Same As |
| SPONSOR | Paulin |
| COSPNSR | |
| MLTSPNSR | |
| Amd §590, Lab L | |
| Provides presumptive eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain federal employees fired on or after January 20, 2025. | |
A07826 Text:
Go to topSTATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7826 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to unemployment benefits for federal employees; and providing for the repeal of such provision upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 590 of the labor law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 13 to read as follows: 3 13. Benefits for federal employees. If a claimant's employment was 4 terminated by their federal employer on or after January twentieth, two 5 thousand twenty-five without a credible claim of misconduct to justify 6 such termination, the claimant shall be presumed eligible for unemploy- 7 ment insurance benefits under this article. Such eligibility shall be 8 subject to review by the department. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire February 10 1, 2029 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed 11 repealed. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11494-01-5