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Title 1 - Short Title; Public Policy of State
500 - Short Title. - § 500. Short title. This article shall be known and...
501 - Public Policy of State. - § 501. Public policy of state. As a guide to...
502 - Wage Reporting - Findings and Policy. - § 502. Wage reporting - findings and policy. The legislature...
Title 2 - Definitions
510 - Application of Definitions. - § 510. Application of definitions. Whenever used in this article,...
511 - Employment. - (b) any service by a person for an employer (1)...
512 - Employer. - § 512. Employer. 1. "Employer" includes the state of New...
513 - Fund. - § 513. Fund. "Fund" means the unemployment insurance fund.
514 - Benefit. - § 514. Benefit. "Benefit" means an amount payable to a...
515 - Claimant. - § 515. Claimant. "Claimant" means any person seeking benefits for...
516 - Paid. - § 516. Paid. The term "wages paid" or "remuneration paid"...
517 - Remuneration. - (a) The amount of any payment made to, or on...
518 - Wages. - (b) Subject to the same limitation the term "wages" includes...
519 - Week. - § 519. Week. A "week" means seven consecutive days beginning...
520 - Base Period. - § 520. Base period. A claimant's "base period" is one...
521 - Benefit Year. - § 521. Benefit year. A claimant's "benefit year" means the...
522 - Total Unemployment and Partial Unemployment. - * § 522. Total unemployment. "Total unemployment" means the total...
523 - Effective Week. - * § 523. Effective day. "Effective day" means a full...
524 - Week of Employment. - * § 524. Week of employment. For purposes of this...
525 - Partial Benefit Credit. - * § 525. Partial benefit credit. "Partial benefit credit" means...
527 - Valid Original Claim. - (b) An individual who is able to file a valid...
528 - Transitional Provisions. - § 528. Transitional provisions. Remuneration used to establish a valid...
529 - Average Annual Wage; Average Weekly Wage. - § 529. Average annual wage; average weekly wage. 1. The...
Title 3 - Administration
530 - Industrial Commissioner's Powers. - § 530. Industrial commissioner's powers. 1. General powers. The commissioner...
531 - Regularization of Employment. - § 531. Regularization of employment. One of the purposes of...
532 - Employment Districts and Offices. - § 532. Employment districts and offices. 1. Establishment and maintenance....
534 - Appeal Board. - § 534. Appeal board. The appeal board is hereby continued....
535 - Referees. - § 535. Referees. The commissioner shall appoint, subject to the...
536 - Collaboration With Other States, the United States, and Foreign Governments. - (b) (1) The commissioner is authorized to enter into arrangements...
537 - Disclosures Prohibited. - (ii) For purposes of this paragraph, the term public domain...
538 - Representation and Witness Fees and Other Expenses. - (b) In any proceeding under this article a party may...
539 - Acquisition of Land and Buildings. - (1) to purchase land with or without buildings; (2) to...
540 - Information About Food Stamp, Utility, and Rental and Mortgage Assistance Programs. - § 540. Information about food stamp, utility, and rental and...
Title 4 - Unemployment Funds
550 - Unemployment Insurance Fund. - (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any moneys...
551 - Unemployment Administration Fund. - § 551. Unemployment administration fund. 1. Purpose. The unemployment administration...
552 - Special Fund. - (a) Finance operations deemed necessary by the commissioner in the...
552-A - Re-Employment Service Fund. - (a) the amount of money deposited in the re-employment services...
552-B - Unemployment Insurance Control Fund. - § 552-b. Unemployment insurance control fund. 1. There is hereby...
553 - Disposition of Moneys Collected. - § 553. Disposition of moneys collected. 1. Depository. All moneys...
Title 5 - Coverage
560 - Terms of Coverage. - (b) In conformity with subsection (c) of section thirty-three hundred...
561 - Voluntary Election. - (a) as of the first day of any calendar quarter,...
562 - Termination of Coverage. - (b) Any employer who has once become liable for contributions...
563 - Non-Profit Organizations. - (a) a duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister of a...
564 - Agricultural Labor Crew Leaders. - § 564. Agricultural labor crew leaders. Whenever a person renders...
565 - Governmental Entities. - (a) an elected official; (b) a member of a legislative...
566 - Indian Tribes. - (b) The term "employer" as defined under section five hundred...
Title 6 - Contributions to Fund
570 - Payment of Contributions. - (b) If, on or before the tenth day of November,...
571 - Assessment of Contributions Due. - § 571. Assessment of contributions due. If an employer fails...
572 - Notice of Liability. - § 572. Notice of liability. Any employer who has become...
573 - Collection of Contributions in Case of Default. - § 573. Collection of contributions in case of default. 1....
574 - Insolvency or Bankruptcy. - § 574. Insolvency or bankruptcy. 1. Priority of contributions. In...
575 - Maintenance, Audit, and Report of Remuneration and Employment Records. - § 575. Maintenance, audit, and report of remuneration and employment...
575-A - Penalties Relating to Wage Information. - (a) for the first failure for any calendar quarter in...
576 - Time Limitations. - (a) three years after the last day of the calendar...
577 - General Account; Subsidiary Contribution. - (a) This account shall be credited with (1) all net...
578 - Non-Liability for Penalty and Interest. - § 578. Non-liability for penalty and interest. 1. Conditions. The...
581 - Experience Rating. - (a) "Computation date" means December thirty-first of any year. (b)...
581-A - Rates of Contributions to Fund in Emergency. - § 581-a. Rates of contributions to fund in emergency. 1....
581-B - Contributions to the Re-Employment Service Fund. - § 581-b. Contributions to the re-employment service fund. Each eligible...
581-C - Amnesty Program. - (a) the number of cases in which requests for penalty...
581-D - Contributions to the Interest Assessment Surcharge Fund. - § 581-d. Contributions to the interest assessment surcharge fund. 1....
Title 7 - Benefits and Claims
590 - Rights to Benefits. - (b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum benefit amount shall not...
591 - Eligibility for Benefits. - (b) The term "vacation period", as used in this subdivision,...
591-A - Self-Employment Assistance Program. - (a) individuals who meet the requirements described in paragraph (c)...
592 - Suspension of Accumulation of Benefit Rights. - (b) Benefits shall not be suspended under this section if:...
593 - Disqualification for Benefits. - (b) A claimant shall not be disqualified from receiving benefits...
594 - Reduction and Recovery of Benefits and Penalties for Wilful False Statement. - (3) The penalty provided in this section shall not be...
595 - Benefit Right Inalienable. - § 595. Benefit right inalienable. 1. Waiver agreement void. No...
596 - Claim Filing, Registration, and Reporting. - (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section five hundred ninety-five of...
597 - Initial Determination. - (b) Whenever a claimant's base period includes a completed calendar...
598 - Effect of Payments for Failure to Provide Notice of a Facility Closure. - § 598. Effect of payments for failure to provide notice...
599 - Career and Related Training; Preservation of Eligibility. - (a) (1) the training will upgrade the claimant's existing skill...
600 - Effect of Retirement Payments. - (b) The claimant's benefit rate shall be reduced by the...
601 - Extended Benefits. - (a) (1) There shall be a "state 'on' indicator" for...
Title 7-A - Shared Work Programs
602 - Application. - § 602. Application. This title shall apply to a claimant...
602-A - Outreach. - § 602-a. Outreach. 1. The commissioner shall have the obligation...
603 - Definitions. - * § 603. Definitions. For purposes of this title: "Total...
604 - Eligibility Conditions. - § 604. Eligibility conditions. A claimant shall be eligible for...
605 - Qualified Employers; Application. - § 605. Qualified employers; application. An employer who has at...
605-A - Shared Work Program. - § 605-a. Shared work program. 1. Any group of employees...
606 - Revocation of Approval. - § 606. Revocation of approval. For good cause shown, the...
607 - Benefits. - § 607. Benefits. 1. Amount. An eligible claimant shall be...
608 - Maximum Payments. - § 608. Maximum payments. In no event shall total benefits...
609 - Training. - § 609. Training. Eligible employees may participate, as appropriate, in...
610 - Commencement. - § 610. Commencement. A shared work program and payment of...
611 - Charging of Benefits. - § 611. Charging of benefits. Benefits paid to a claimant...
612 - Severability. - § 612. Severability. If any amendment contained in a clause,...
Title 8 - Hearings and Appeals
620 - Referees' Hearings. - (b) When the initial determination of a claim for benefits,...
621 - Appeals to Appeal Board. - § 621. Appeals to appeal board. 1. Disputed claims for...
622 - Rules Governing Hearings and Appeals. - § 622. Rules governing hearings and appeals. 1. Rules and...
623 - Decisions Final. - § 623. Decisions final. 1. A decision of a referee,...
624 - Appeals to Courts. - § 624. Appeals to courts. Within thirty days after the...
625 - Undertaking on Appeal. - § 625. Undertaking on appeal. No appeal shall be taken...
626 - Exclusive Procedure. - § 626. Exclusive procedure. The procedure herein provided for hearings...
Title 9 - Penalities and Misdemeanors
630 - Penalties. - § 630. Penalties. Any misdemeanor defined in this title shall...
631 - Corporation Officers' Liability. - § 631. Corporation officers' liability. If a corporation is convicted...
632 - False Statements or Representations. - (a) with the effect of obtaining, either for himself or...
633 - Wilful Failure to Pay Contributions. - § 633. Wilful failure to pay contributions. Any person who...
634 - Refusal to Permit Inspections of Records. - § 634. Refusal to permit inspections of records. Any person...
635 - Deductions From Wages. - § 635. Deductions from wages. Any employer who shall make...
636 - No Fees to Be Charged for Services Rendered by Free Public Employment Bureaus. - § 636. No fees to be charged for services rendered...
Title 10 - General and Miscellaneous Provisions
640 - Prosecution and Litigation. - § 640. Prosecution and litigation. The failure by any person...
642 - Separability of Provisions. - § 642. Separability of provisions. If any provision of this...
643 - Saving Clause. - § 643. Saving clause. The legislature reserves the right to...