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S 8275 - Authorizes Suspending the Forfeiture of Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 State of Emergency - New York Key Vote

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Title: Authorizes Suspending the Forfeiture of Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 State of Emergency

Signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo


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Title: Authorizes Suspending the Forfeiture of Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 State of Emergency

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes suspending the forfeiture of unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 state of emergency.

Highlights:

 

  • Authorizes the penalties and requirements of subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 of section 594 of the labor law relating to the reduction and recovery of benefits and penalties for willful false statements to not be applicable to claimants otherwise entitled to unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 state of emergency (Sec. 1).

  • Specifies that the act takes effect May 11, 2020, and expires when the state of emergency expires (Sec. 1). 

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Title: Authorizes Suspending the Forfeiture of Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 State of Emergency

Title: Authorizes Suspending the Forfeiture of Unemployment Benefits During the COVID-19 State of Emergency

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