S2156-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO LABOR
• Jan 18, 2011: REFERRED TO LABOR

S2156-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2156

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the labor law, in relation to employer rates of contribution to
the unemployment insurance fund

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
Waive business unemployment insurance
increases due to members of the National Guard and Reserves who are
ordered to federal or state active duty for more than thirty days.

SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
This legislation waives unemployment
insurance increases due to members of the National Guard and Reserves
who are ordered to federal or state active duty for more than thirty
days.

JUSTIFICATION:
To encourage employers to employ and retain National
Guard and .Reservists without fear of having to pay unemployment
insurance increases, if the members of the Guard or Reserve are
activated.

PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
To be determined.

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

S2156-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         2156
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 18, 2011
 
 Introduced  by Sen. McDONALD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 

AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to employer rates of contrib
 ution to the unemployment insurance fund
 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 581 of the labor law is amended by
 adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:

 (E)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY PROVISION OF THIS SECTION TO THE CONTRARY, A
 QUALIFIED EMPLOYER'S RATE  OF  CONTRIBUTION  AS  DETERMINED  UNDER  THIS
 SECTION  SHALL  NOT  BE  INCREASED  AS A RESULT OF THE DEPLOYMENT OF ANY
 EMPLOYEE INTO THE ACTIVE SERVICE OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OR  ARMED  FORCES
 RESERVES FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF THIRTY DAYS.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01510-01-1

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