STATE OF NEW YORK
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6777
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
June 16, 2017
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Introduced by Sen. AMEDORE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to certain employers unem-
ployment insurance account contributions
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 581 of the labor
2 law, as amended by section 7 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of
3 2013, is amended and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
4 (a) Each qualified employer's rate of contribution shall be the
5 percentage shown in the column headed by the size of the fund index as
6 of the computation date and on the same line with his or her negative or
7 positive employer's account percentage, except that if within the three
8 payroll years preceding the computation date any part of a negative
9 balance has been transferred from any employer's account as a charge to
10 the general account pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (e) of
11 subdivision one of this section such employer's rate of contribution
12 shall be the maximum contribution rate as shown in the column headed by
13 the size of fund index;
14 Size of Fund Index
15 Employer's
16 Account
17 Percentage Less 0% 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0%
18 Than but but but but but but but but but but or
19 0% less less less less less less less less less less more
20 than than than than than than than than than than
21 0.5% 1.0% 1.5% 2.0% 2.5% 3.0% 3.5% 4.0% 4.5% 5.0%
22 Negative
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD11849-02-7
S. 6777 2
1 21.0%
2 or more 8.90 8.70 8.50 8.30 8.10 7.30 6.90 6.50 6.20 6.10 6.00 5.90
3 20.5%
4 or more
5 but less
6 than 21.0% 8.80 8.60 8.40 8.20 8.00 7.20 6.80 6.40 6.10 6.00 5.90 5.80
7 20.0%
8 or more
9 but less
10 than 20.5% 8.70 8.50 8.30 8.10 7.90 7.10 6.70 6.30 6.00 5.90 5.80 5.70
11 19.5%
12 or more
13 but less
14 than 20.0% 8.60 8.40 8.20 8.00 7.80 7.00 6.60 6.20 5.90 5.80 5.70 5.60
15 19.0%
16 or more
17 but less
18 than 19.5% 8.50 8.30 8.10 7.90 7.70 6.90 6.50 6.10 5.80 5.70 5.60 5.50
19 18.5%
20 or more
21 but less
22 than 19.0% 8.40 8.20 8.00 7.80 7.60 6.80 6.40 6.00 5.70 5.60 5.50 5.40
23 18.0%
24 or more
25 but less
26 than 18.5% 8.30 8.10 7.90 7.70 7.50 6.70 6.30 5.90 5.60 5.50 5.40 5.30
27 17.5%
28 or more
29 but less
30 than 18.0% 8.20 8.00 7.80 7.60 7.40 6.60 6.20 5.80 5.50 5.40 5.30 5.20
31 17.0%
32 or more
33 but less
34 than 17.5% 8.10 7.90 7.70 7.50 7.30 6.50 6.10 5.70 5.40 5.30 5.20 5.10
35 16.5%
36 or more
37 but less
38 than 17.0% 8.00 7.80 7.60 7.40 7.20 6.40 6.00 5.60 5.30 5.20 5.10 5.00
39 16.0%
40 or more
41 but less
42 than 16.5% 7.90 7.70 7.50 7.30 7.10 6.30 5.90 5.50 5.20 5.10 5.00 4.90
43 15.5%
44 or more
45 but less
46 than 16.0% 7.80 7.60 7.40 7.20 7.00 6.20 5.80 5.40 5.10 5.00 4.90 4.80
47 15.0%
48 or more
49 but less
50 than 15.5% 7.70 7.50 7.30 7.10 6.90 6.10 5.70 5.30 5.00 4.90 4.80 4.70
51 14.5%
52 or more
53 but less
54 than 15.0% 7.60 7.40 7.20 7.00 6.80 6.00 5.60 5.20 4.90 4.80 4.70 4.60
55 14.0%
56 or more
S. 6777 3
1 but less
2 than 14.5% 7.50 7.30 7.10 6.90 6.70 5.90 5.50 5.10 4.80 4.70 4.60 4.50
3 13.5%
4 or more
5 but less
6 than 14.0% 7.40 7.20 7.00 6.80 6.60 5.80 5.40 5.00 4.70 4.60 4.50 4.40
7 13.0%
8 or more
9 but less
10 than 13.5% 7.30 7.10 6.90 6.70 6.50 5.70 5.30 4.90 4.60 4.50 4.40 4.30
11 12.5%
12 or more
13 but less
14 than 13.0% 7.20 7.00 6.80 6.60 6.40 5.60 5.20 4.80 4.50 4.40 4.30 4.20
15 12.0%
16 or more
17 but less
18 than 12.5% 7.10 6.90 6.70 6.50 6.30 5.50 5.10 4.70 4.40 4.30 4.20 4.10
19 11.5%
20 or more
21 but less
22 than 12.0% 7.00 6.80 6.60 6.40 6.20 5.40 5.00 4.60 4.30 4.20 4.10 4.00
23 11.0%
24 or more
25 but less
26 than 11.5% 6.90 6.70 6.50 6.30 6.10 5.30 4.90 4.50 4.20 4.10 4.00 3.90
27 10.5%
28 or more
29 but less
30 than 11.0% 6.80 6.60 6.40 6.20 6.00 5.20 4.80 4.40 4.10 4.00 3.90 3.80
31 10.0%
32 or more
33 but less
34 than 10.5% 6.70 6.50 6.30 6.10 5.90 5.10 4.70 4.30 4.00 3.90 3.80 3.70
35 9.5%
36 or more
37 but less
38 than 10.0% 6.60 6.40 6.20 6.00 5.80 5.00 4.60 4.20 3.90 3.80 3.70 3.60
39 9.0%
40 or more
41 but less
42 than 9.5% 6.50 6.30 6.10 5.90 5.70 4.90 4.50 4.10 3.80 3.70 3.60 3.50
43 8.5%
44 or more
45 but less
46 than 9.0% 6.40 6.20 6.00 5.80 5.60 4.80 4.40 4.00 3.70 3.60 3.50 3.40
47 8.0%
48 or more
49 but less
50 than 8.5% 6.30 6.10 5.90 5.70 5.50 4.70 4.30 3.90 3.60 3.50 3.40 3.30
51 7.0%
52 or more
53 but less
54 than 8.0% 6.20 6.00 5.80 5.60 5.40 4.60 4.20 3.80 3.50 3.40 3.30 3.20
55 6.0%
56 or more
S. 6777 4
1 but less
2 than 7.0% 6.10 5.90 5.70 5.50 5.30 4.50 4.10 3.70 3.40 3.30 3.20 3.10
3 5.0%
4 or more
5 but less
6 than 6.0% 6.00 5.80 5.60 5.40 5.20 4.40 4.00 3.60 3.30 3.20 3.10 3.00
7 4.0%
8 or more
9 but less
10 than 5.0% 5.90 5.70 5.50 5.30 5.10 4.30 3.90 3.50 3.20 3.10 3.00 2.90
11 3.0%
12 or more
13 but less
14 than 4.0% 5.60 5.40 5.20 5.00 4.80 4.20 3.80 3.40 3.10 3.00 2.90 2.80
15 2.0%
16 or more
17 but less
18 than 3.0% 5.50 5.30 5.10 4.90 4.70 4.10 3.70 3.30 3.00 2.90 2.80 2.70
19 1.0%
20 or more
21 but less
22 than 2.0% 5.40 5.20 5.00 4.80 4.60 4.00 3.60 3.20 2.90 2.80 2.70 2.60
23 Less
24 than 1.0% 5.20 5.00 4.80 4.60 4.40 3.80 3.40 3.00 2.70 2.60 2.50 2.40
25 Positive
26 Less
27 than 1.0% 4.10 3.90 3.70 3.50 3.30 2.90 2.50 2.10 1.90 1.80 1.70 1.60
28 1.0%
29 or more
30 but less
31 than 2.0% 4.00 3.80 3.60 3.40 3.20 2.80 2.40 2.00 1.80 1.70 1.60 1.50
32 2.0%
33 or more
34 but less
35 than 3.0% 3.90 3.70 3.50 3.30 3.10 2.70 2.30 1.90 1.70 1.60 1.50 1.40
36 3.0%
37 or more
38 but less
39 than 4.0% 3.80 3.60 3.40 3.20 3.00 2.60 2.20 1.80 1.60 1.50 1.40 1.30
40 4.0%
41 or more
42 but less
43 than 5.0% 3.70 3.50 3.30 3.10 2.90 2.50 2.10 1.70 1.50 1.40 1.30 1.20
44 5.0%
45 or more
46 but less
47 than 5.5% 3.60 3.40 3.20 3.00 2.80 2.40 2.00 1.60 1.40 1.30 1.20 1.10
48 5.5%
49 or more but
50 less than
51 5.75% 3.50 3.30 3.10 2.90 2.70 2.30 1.90 1.50 1.30 1.20 1.10 1.00
52 5.75%
53 or more
54 but less
S. 6777 5
1 than 6.0% 3.40 3.20 3.00 2.80 2.60 2.20 1.80 1.40 1.20 1.10 1.00 0.90
2 6.0%
3 or more but
4 less than
5 6.25% 3.30 3.10 2.90 2.70 2.50 2.10 1.70 1.30 1.10 1.00 0.90 0.80
6 6.25%
7 or more
8 but less
9 than 6.5% 3.20 3.00 2.80 2.60 2.40 2.00 1.60 1.20 1.00 0.90 0.80 0.70
10 6.5%
11 or more but
12 less than
13 6.75% 3.10 2.90 2.70 2.50 2.30 1.90 1.50 1.10 0.90 0.80 0.70 0.60
14 6.75%
15 or more
16 but less
17 than 7.0% 3.00 2.80 2.60 2.40 2.20 1.80 1.40 1.00 0.80 0.70 0.60 0.50
18 7.0%
19 or more but
20 less than
21 7.25% 2.90 2.70 2.50 2.30 2.10 1.70 1.30 0.90 0.70 0.60 0.50 0.40
22 7.25%
23 or more
24 but less
25 than 7.5% 2.80 2.60 2.40 2.20 2.00 1.60 1.20 0.80 0.60 0.50 0.40 0.30
26 7.5%
27 or more but
28 less than
29 7.75% 2.70 2.50 2.30 2.10 1.90 1.50 1.10 0.70 0.50 0.40 0.30 0.20
30 7.75%
31 or more
32 but less
33 than 8.0% 2.60 2.40 2.20 2.00 1.80 1.40 1.00 0.60 0.40 0.30 0.20 0.10
34 8.0%
35 or more but
36 less than
37 8.25% 2.50 2.30 2.10 1.90 1.70 1.30 0.90 0.50 0.30 0.20 0.10 0.00
38 8.25%
39 or more
40 but less
41 than 8.5% 2.40 2.20 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.20 0.80 0.40 0.20 0.10 0.00 0.00
42 8.5%
43 or more but
44 less than
45 8.75% 2.30 2.10 1.90 1.70 1.50 1.10 0.70 0.30 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00
46 8.75%
47 or more
48 but less
49 than 9.0% 2.20 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.00 0.60 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
50 9.0%
51 or more but
52 less than
53 9.25% 2.10 1.90 1.70 1.50 1.30 0.90 0.50 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
54 9.25%
55 or more
56 but less
S. 6777 6
1 than 9.5% 2.00 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 0.80 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 9.5%
3 or more but
4 less than
5 9.75% 1.90 1.70 1.50 1.30 1.10 0.70 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
6 9.75%
7 or more but
8 less than
9 10.0% 1.80 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.60 0.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 10.0%
11 or more but
12 less than
13 10.25% 1.70 1.50 1.30 1.10 0.90 0.50 0.10 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
14 10.25%
15 or more but
16 less than
17 10.5% 1.60 1.40 1.20 1.00 0.80 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
18 10.5%
19 or more but
20 lessthan
21 10.75% 1.50 1.30 1.10 0.90 0.70 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
22 10.75%
23 ormorebut
24 lessthan
25 11.0%1.401.201.000.800.600.200.000.000.000.000.000.00
26 11.0%
27 ormorebut
28 lessthan
29 11.25%1.301.100.900.700.500.100.000.000.000.000.000.00
30 11.25%
31 ormorebut
32 lessthan
33 11.5%1.201.000.800.600.400.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
34 11.5%
35 ormorebut
36 lessthan
37 11.75%1.100.900.700.500.300.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
38 11.75%
39 ormorebut
40 lessthan
41 12.0%1.000.800.600.400.200.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
42 12.0%or
43 more0.900.700.500.300.100.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
44 (e) When an employer's fund index remains above 0.5 percent the
45 provisions of paragraph (a) of this subdivision, as amended by the chap-
46 ter of the laws of 2017 which added this paragraph, shall apply. When
47 an employer's fund index falls below 0.5 percent the provisions of para-
48 graph (a) of this subdivision, as amended by section 7 of part O of
49 chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, shall apply for the duration of the
50 following year.
51 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.