What's happening
This bill prevents employers from being charged for unemployment benefits paid to employees who voluntarily quit, shifting those costs to the general account.
Why it matters
Reduces financial risk for employers. by ensuring they are not penalized with higher unemployment insurance (UI) costs when employees voluntarily leave their jobs, potentially making it less costly to do business.
Shifts the financial burden of certain unemployment claims. from individual employers to the state’s general unemployment insurance account, which could impact the overall funding and sustainability of the UI system.
May affect employee-employer dynamics. by disincentivizing employers from contesting voluntary quit claims, since they are no longer directly financially responsible, possibly making the claims process smoother but also introducing risks of increased claims.
Could influence the overall cost of unemployment insurance for all employers. if the general account is strained by additional charges, potentially leading to higher base rates or taxes for businesses statewide in the future.
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Employers Not Liable for Quitters
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- Held for consideration in labor
- Referred to labor
- Referred to labor
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No Unemployment Pay for Quitters
In Senate Committee · Finance · Sponsor Fredrick J. Akshar II
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2844
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 23, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. KOLB, MONTESANO, MALLIOTAKIS, CURRAN, GOODELL, BRABENEC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor
AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to limiting the liability of certain employers for unemployment insurance coverage
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 581 of the labor law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 2-a to read as follows:
(2-a) An employer's account shall not be charged, and the charges shall instead be made to the general account, for benefits paid to an employee who voluntarily separated from employment and the charges are attributable to weeks of the claimant's base period of employment with such employer prior to the employee's voluntary separation of employment.
§ 2. Subparagraph 3 of paragraph (e) of subdivision 1 of section 581 of the labor law, as amended by section 6 of part O of chapter 57 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
(3) An employer's account shall not be charged, and the charges shall instead be made to the general account, for benefits paid to a claimant after the expiration of a period of disqualification from benefits following a final determination that the claimant lost employment with the employer through misconduct [or voluntary separation of employment without good cause within the meaning of section five hundred ninetythree of this article] and the charges are attributable to remuneration paid during the claimant's base period of employment with such employer prior to the claimant's loss of employment with such employer through misconduct [or voluntary separation of employment without good cause], provided, however, that an employer shall not be relieved of charges pursuant to this subparagraph if an employer or its agent fails to submit information resulting in an overpayment pursuant to section five hundred ninety-seven of this article.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03196-01-7
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