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A1527Assembly2017-2018 Session

Notify Employers on Hiring Rules

Official title

“Requires the department of labor to notify all employers of certain requirements for hiring persons receiving unemployment benefits”

Sponsor Clifford CrouchAD-122+6 co-sponsorsAffects Economy
Status
In Assembly Committee
Labor
Impact
3/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Labor

What's happening

This bill requires the Department of Labor to annually notify all employers of the conditions for hiring individuals receiving unemployment benefits.

Why it matters

  1. Improves employer awareness of hiring regulations. By mandating annual notifications, the bill helps ensure that all employers are up to date on the specific requirements and procedures for hiring individuals currently receiving unemployment benefits, potentially reducing legal or administrative errors.

  2. May streamline reemployment of job seekers. Clear employer understanding of the conditions for hiring those on unemployment could lead to faster, smoother transitions from unemployment to employment for job seekers, benefiting both individuals and the state economy.

  3. Could reduce instances of unintentional non-compliance. Many employers, especially small businesses, may be unaware of nuanced rules around hiring unemployment benefit recipients; proactive notifications may help them avoid unintentional violations and associated penalties.

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Who cares

  • New York State Department of Labor

    The bill would require the department to notify every employer covered by Labor Law section 512 annually about the conditions for hiring someone receiving unemployment benefits.

  • Employers covered by Labor Law section 512

    They would receive annual guidance on the conditions necessary to hire unemployment benefit recipients.

  • Job seekers receiving unemployment benefits

    The required notices would inform employers about the conditions for hiring them.

Headline styles

Notify Employers on Hiring Rules

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Clifford Crouch

Assembly Member · Assembly District 122

History

  1. Held for consideration in labor
  2. Referred to labor
  3. Referred to labor

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

1527

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 12, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. CROUCH, FINCH, GOODELL, HAWLEY, KOLB, MONTESANO, PALMESANO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to requiring the department of labor to notify all employers of certain requirements for hiring persons receiving unemployment benefits

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 21 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subdivision 15 to read as follows:

15. Shall annually notify every employer, as such term is defined in section five hundred twelve of this chapter, of the conditions necessary to hire a person who is receiving unemployment benefits.

§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD04406-01-7

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