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- Substituted by S7053
- Rules report cal.219
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- Referred to labor
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Provides that certain information shall be kept confidential and redacted or withheld from referees' hearings records or referees' decisions
Signed by Governor · Sponsor George Onorato
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:A10921
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to protection of certain confidential information
Purpose of Bill: This bill would protect from disclosure certain confi- dential financial, medical and personal information contained in the decisions and records of the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (UIAB).
Summary of Provisions: Sections 1 and 2 of the bill would amend Labor Law §§ 620 and 622, respectively, to clarify certain protections of confidential information related to UTAB hearings and appeals.
Section 3 of the bill would provide for an immediate effective date.
Existing Law: Labor Law §§ 620 and 622 relate to the conduct of UTAB hearings and appeals.
Labor Law § 620 sets forth requirements for the timing and subject matter of, procedures for, and appeals from, UIAB referees' hearings.
Labor Law § 622 sets forth the rules governing hearings .and appeals, including rules for the introduction of hearing evidence.
Prior Legislative History: This is a new proposal.
Statement in Support: This bill would clarify and reinforce the confi- dentiality of certain personal information obtained by the UIAB, through its administration of the unemployment insurance program. In 1983, the Court of Appeals, in Herald Company v Weisenberg, 59 NY2d 378 (1983), held that unemployment insurance hearings could not be closed and copies of hearing transcripts could not be denied before news media had had an
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