STATE OF NEW YORK
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7353
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
May 6, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the department
of labor to provide information to employers about shared work program
eligibility and benefits
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 602-a to
2 read as follows:
3 § 602-a. Outreach. 1. The commissioner shall have the obligation and
4 duty of providing informational materials regarding shared work program
5 eligibility. Such materials shall be made available on the department's
6 website and provided to each employer within the state annually through
7 such means as the commissioner deems appropriate.
8 2. The department shall conduct outreach to employers within the state
9 for purposes of providing information regarding the benefits of shared
10 work programs, including by remote and in-person information sessions,
11 correspondence, assistance in completing an application for approval of
12 a shared work program, and such other means as the commissioner may deem
13 appropriate. The department shall consult and coordinate with the
14 department of economic development, small business development centers
15 and any other relevant agency, department, office, division, board,
16 bureau, commission or authority.
17 3. The department shall report to the governor, the temporary presi-
18 dent of the senate and the speaker of the assembly on any and all
19 outreach efforts made pursuant to this section on an annual basis begin-
20 ning one year after the effective date of this section.
21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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