Senate Bill S2623

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to compelling family reasons and the continuance of unemployment benefits

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S2623 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6080
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §593, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8919
2015-2016: S6732, A7004
2017-2018: S1410, A6989
2019-2020: S6120, A1072

2021-S2623 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the continuance of unemployment benefits for an individual who provides child care where reasonable efforts to secure alternative child care have been made.

2021-S2623 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2623
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- 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 compelling family  reasons
   and the continuance of unemployment benefits
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 593 of the  labor
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (iv) to read as follows:
   (IV) THE NEED FOR THE INDIVIDUAL TO PROVIDE CHILD CARE TO THE INDIVID-
 UAL'S  CHILD  IF  SUCH  INDIVIDUAL HAS MADE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO SECURE
 ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08405-01-1

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