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Requires regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits to include a claimants need to provide child care
In Senate Committee · Labor · Sponsor Michaelle C. Solages
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BILL NUMBER:S5661
Title of bill
An act to amend the labor law, in relation to regulations promulgated for systematic and sustained efforts to find work for unemployment benefits
Purpose
To ensure that unemployment insurance claimants providing child care for their children are able to satisfy the standards for proof of work search efforts.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill would amend subdivision 2 of section 591 of the labor law to provide that the Commissioner of Labor's regulations defining systematic and sustained efforts to find work and setting standards for proof of work search efforts shall take into account the need to provide child care and ensure that claimants providing child care for their children are able to satisfy the standards for proof of work search efforts.
Section two of the bill provides for an effective date of December 7, 2015.
Existing law
Current law requires the Commissioner of Labor to promulgate regulations defining systematic and sustained efforts to find work and setting standards for the proof of work search efforts. This bill would require that child care concerns are incorporated in such regulations.
Justification
When a worker loses a job through no fault of their own, they often lose heir child care as well. In order to maintain unemployment benefits, most claimants must actively seek work by engaging in systematic and sustained efforts to find work. The Commissioner of Labor is charged with promulgating regulations defining systematic and sustained efforts to find work and also setting standards for the proof of work search efforts. When a claimant seeking work also has child care responsibilities, it may be extremely difficult for them to meet the requirements of systematic and sustained work search efforts. It is important that the implementation of the work search requirements not ignore the fact that claimants seeking work must often also care for their children. The work search requirements must allow claimants the ability to care for their children and search for employment. Claimants should not fear losing their benefits because they are caring for their children.
Legislative history
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Effective date
December 7th 2015
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