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NY Lab L § 534 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 3 - Administration 534 - Appeal Board.

§ 534. Appeal board.  The appeal board is hereby continued. Such board   shall  consist  of  five  salaried  members, not more than three of whom   shall be adherents of the same political party. One of  the  members  of   the  board shall be designated as chairman by the governor. The governor   shall appoint or reappoint members for terms  of  six  years.  Vacancies   shall be filled by appointment by the governor for the unexpired term. A   member  of  the  board may be removed by the governor for cause, after a   hearing.Any hearing, inquiry, or investigation required or  authorized  to  be   conducted  or  made  by  the  board  may  be  conducted  or  made by any   individual member thereof, and the order, decision, or determination  of   such member shall be deemed the order, decision, or determination of the   board  from  the  date  of  filing thereof in the department, unless the   board on its own motion or on application duly  made  to  it  modify  or   rescind such order, decision, or determination.The  board  shall establish and maintain a current index, by topic, of   the principles of law established by the decisions rendered by the board   and the courts concerning matters arising under this article. Such index   shall cite all appropriate authority which supports such principles and,   where appropriate, all conflicting  authority.  Such  index  shall  also   contain a glossary of technical and statutory terms commonly used by the   board  in  its decisions.  Copies of such index shall be open for public   inspection and examination, and shall be made available at all locations   where unemployment insurance hearings, authorized or mandated by section   six hundred twenty of this chapter, are conducted.
NY Lab L § 535 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 3 - Administration 535 - Referees.

§  535.  Referees.    The  commissioner  shall appoint, subject to the   regulations of the civil service, as many persons as may be necessary to   be referees to perform the duties prescribed by this article.  It  shall   be  the  duty  of  a  referee,  under  the  supervision,  direction, and   administrative control of the appeal board, to hear and decide  disputes   in  accordance  with  the provisions of this article and to conduct such   other and further hearings in connection with the foregoing  as  may  be   required by the board.
NY Lab L § 540 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 3 - Administration 540 - Information About Food Stamp, Utility, and Rental and Mortgage Assistance Programs.

§  540. Information about food stamp, utility, and rental and mortgage   assistance programs. The commissioner shall establish procedures whereby   each person who files a claim for  unemployment  insurance  pursuant  to   section   five   hundred  ninety-six  of  this  article,  shall  receive   information about the food stamp  program  provided  by  the  office  of   temporary  and  disability  assistance  pursuant  to  subdivision six of   section ninety-five-a  of  the  social  services  law  and  the  utility   assistance and rental and mortgage assistance programs available through   the  division  of  housing  and  community  renewal  and  the  office of   temporary and disability assistance. The commissioner shall also provide   information about  such  programs  on  the  department's  website.  Such   information  shall  be  prominently  displayed  and easily accessible by   individuals filing a claim or certifying for unemployment benefits.
NY Lab L § 552-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 4 - Unemployment Funds 552-B - Unemployment Insurance Control Fund.

§  552-b.  Unemployment  insurance  control  fund.  1. There is hereby   established in the joint custody of the  commissioner  of  taxation  and   finance   and   the  state  comptroller  a  fund  to  be  known  as  the   "unemployment insurance control fund".2. The unemployment  insurance  control  fund  shall  consist  of  all   penalties imposed and collected pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision   two of section five hundred eighty-one of this article, the department's   share  of  all penalties imposed and collected pursuant to paragraph one   of subsection (v) of section six hundred eighty-five of the tax law, and   all other moneys credited or transferred thereto from any other fund  or   sources pursuant to law.3.  Moneys  in  the  unemployment insurance control fund shall be kept   separate from and shall not be commingled with any other moneys  in  the   custody  of  the  commissioner  of  taxation  and  finance and the state   comptroller. All deposits of such moneys shall, if required by the state   comptroller, be secured by obligations of the United States or  of  this   state  of  market  value equal at all times to the amount of the deposit   and all banks and trust companies are authorized to give such securities   for such deposits.4. Moneys of the unemployment insurance control fund shall be used for   the  location  and  prevention  of  fraud  and  abuse,  collection   and   enforcement  activities,  benefit  payment  control activities and other   quality  control  activities  related  to  the  unemployment   insurance   program.  The  moneys  shall  be  paid out of the unemployment insurance   control fund on the audit  and  warrant  of  the  state  comptroller  on   vouchers  certified  or  approved by the commissioner or his or her duly   designated officer. Any balance in such fund shall not lapse at any time   but shall remain continuously available for such purposes.5. The unemployment insurance control fund shall not be used in  whole   or  in  part for any purpose or in any manner which (a) would permit its   substitution for, or a corresponding reduction in,  federal  funds  that   would  be  available  in  its  absence  to  finance expenditures for the   administration of this article;  or  (b)  would  cause  the  appropriate   agency  of  the  United  States  government  to  withhold any part of an   administrative grant which would otherwise be made.
NY Lab L § 553 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 4 - Unemployment Funds 553 - Disposition of Moneys Collected.

§  553.  Disposition  of  moneys  collected. 1. Depository. All moneys   collected as contributions, interest and penalties  under  this  article   shall  be  deposited  in  a  bank,  trust  company  or  industrial  bank   designated by the state comptroller. All moneys so  deposited  shall  be   credited  immediately to the account of the unemployment insurance fund,   except as provided in subdivision two of this section.2. Interest and penalties. The commissioner shall certify periodically   to the depository the  amount  of  interest  and  penalties  which  were   imposed   and  collected  under  title  six  of  this  article  and  the   department's share of the penalties imposed and  collected  pursuant  to   paragraph  one  of  subsection (v) of section six hundred eighty-five of   the tax law and deposited pursuant to subdivision one of this section. A   sum equal to the total amount of interest and penalties certified by the   commissioner, less the penalties collected pursuant to paragraph (b)  of   subdivision  two  of section five hundred eighty-one of this article and   the department's share of the penalties collected pursuant to  paragraph   one  of subsection (v) of section six hundred eighty-five of the tax law   shall thereupon be credited to the special fund established pursuant  to   section  five hundred fifty-two of this article. The penalties collected   pursuant to paragraph (b) of subdivision two  of  section  five  hundred   eighty-one  of  this article and the department's share of the penalties   collected pursuant to paragraph one of subsection  (v)  of  section  six   hundred  eighty-five  of  the tax law shall thereupon be credited to the   unemployment insurance control fund established pursuant to section five   hundred fifty-two-b of this article.
NY Lab L § 561 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 5 - Coverage 561 - Voluntary Election.

§  561.  Voluntary  election.  1. Employer. Any employer not otherwise liable for contributions under this article as an  employer  may  become liable therefor  (a) as of the first day of any calendar quarter, provided  (1)  he  files  an application with the commissioner to elect coverage for at least the unexpired portion of the calendar year  in  which  such coverage is to commence and the following calendar year;  (2)  such  application  is  filed  on  or  before  the last day of the calendar quarter in which coverage is to commence; and  (3) the commissioner approve such application in writing;  (b) as of the date on which he acquired  the  organization,  trade  or business,  in  whole  or  in part, of another employer who is liable for contributions, provided  (1) he files an application with the commissioner  to  elect  coverage for  at  least  the unexpired portion of the calendar year in which such acquisition occurs and the following calendar year;  (2) such application is filed within thirty days following the end  of the calendar quarter in which such acquisition occurred; and  (3) the commissioner approve such application in writing.   2. Employees. (a) Services without the state. The services of a person who  resides  within  this  state  but  performs  such services entirely without the state shall be deemed employment within the meaning of  this article whenever  (1) contributions are not required with respect to such services under an  unemployment  compensation  law  of any other state or of the United States; and  (2) his employer makes application to this effect; and  (3) the commissioner approves such application in writing.  (b) Agricultural labor. All services performed in  agricultural  labor for  an employer who is not liable for contributions pursuant to section five hundred sixty-four of  this  article  shall  be  deemed  employment within  the  meaning of this article as of the first day of any calendar quarter provided:  (i) the employer makes an election to this effect  for  at  least  the unexpired  portion  of  the  calendar  year in which such election is to commence and the following calendar year,  (ii) such election is filed on or before the last day of the  calendar quarter in which it is to become effective, and  (iii) the commissioner approves such election in writing.  (c)  Services  performed at a place of religious worship. The services of a person performed at a place of religious worship as a caretaker  or for  the  performance of duties of a religious nature, or both, shall be deemed employment within the meaning of this article,  if  his  employer makes  application  to  this  effect  and the commissioner approves such application in writing.   3. Coverage. Liability for contributions or for payments  in  lieu  of contributions, as the case may be, shall commence as of the first day of coverage.    No  remuneration  paid  prior  to the first day of coverage shall be used for the purpose of determining entitlement to benefits.
NY Lab L § 562 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 5 - Coverage 562 - Termination of Coverage.

§ 562. Termination of coverage. 1. Required coverage. (a) Any employer who  has  once  become  liable for contributions under this article with respect to persons other than persons employed in personal  or  domestic service in private homes shall cease to be liable as of the first day of the   calendar   quarter  next  following  the  filing  of  his  written application provided the commissioner finds that the  employer  has  not with  respect to such persons paid remuneration of three hundred dollars or more in any of the four calendar quarters preceding such day.  (b) Any employer who has once become liable  for  contributions  under this  article  with  respect to persons employed in personal or domestic service in a private home shall cease to be liable as of the  first  day of  the  calendar  quarter  next  following  the  filing  of his written application, provided the commissioner finds that the employer  has  not with  respect  to such persons paid remuneration in cash of five hundred dollars or more in any of the four calendar quarters preceding such day.   2. Voluntary coverage. Any employer who has elected to  become  liable for  contributions  under  this  article  may  terminate  such liability hereunder after the expiration  of  the  second  calendar  year  of  his liability,  as  of  the  first  day of any calendar quarter, provided he files with the commissioner a written notice of his intent to  terminate liability  hereunder  before  the  first  day  of  the  calendar quarter beginning with which this liability is to terminate.   3. Non-payment of wages. Any  employer  who  has  paid  no  wages  for employment  in  this  state  during a period of four consecutive payroll years shall cease to be an employer liable for contributions as  of  the end of the last of such payroll years.
NY Lab L § 564 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 5 - Coverage 564 - Agricultural Labor Crew Leaders.

§  564.  Agricultural  labor  crew  leaders. Whenever a person renders   services as a member of a crew which is paid and furnished by  the  crew   leader  to  perform services in agricultural labor for another employer,   such other employer shall, for the purpose of this article, be deemed to   be the employer of such person, unless:1. the crew leader holds a valid certificate of registration under the   federal farm labor  contractor  registration  act  of  nineteen  hundred   sixty-three  or  substantially  all  the  members of the crew operate or   maintain tractors, mechanized harvesting or crop  dusting  machinery  or   any other mechanized equipment which is provided by the crew leader, and2.  Exclusion  from  coverage.  For  purposes of this section the term   "employment" shall not include services rendered by an individual who is   admitted to the United States to perform agricultural labor pursuant  to   8 USC 1188 if, at the time such services are rendered, they are excluded   from  the  definition  of  employment  in section 3306(c) of the Federal   Unemployment Tax Act.3. the crew leader is not an employee of such other employer  and  has   not  entered  into a written agreement with such employer under which he   is designated as an employee.
NY Lab L § 571 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 6 - Contributions to Fund 571 - Assessment of Contributions Due.

§ 571. Assessment of contributions due. If an employer fails to file a   quarterly   combined   withholding,   wage  reporting  and  unemployment   insurance return as required by paragraph  four  of  subsection  (a)  of   section  six  hundred  seventy-four  of  the  tax law for the purpose of   determining the amount of  contributions  due  or  for  the  purpose  of   determining  contribution  rates  under  this article, or if such return   when filed is incorrect or insufficient and the employer fails to file a   corrected or sufficient return within thirty days after the commissioner   requires the same by written notice, the  commissioner  shall  determine   the  amount  of  contribution  due  from such employer and the amount of   wages paid by such employer on the basis of such information as  may  be   available  and  shall  give  written notice of such determination to the   employer. Such determination  shall  finally  and  irrevocably  fix  the   amount  of  contribution and the amount of wages paid for the purpose of   computing contribution rates, unless the commissioner shall  modify  the   amounts  thereof,  as  provided under this article, subject, however, to   the right to a hearing as hereinafter provided.
NY Lab L § 572 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 6 - Contributions to Fund 572 - Notice of Liability.

§  572.  Notice  of  liability. Any employer who has become liable for   contributions shall notify the commissioner of such fact immediately and   shall give information concerning his operations and persons employed by   him.
NY Lab L § 574 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 6 - Contributions to Fund 574 - Insolvency or Bankruptcy.

§ 574. Insolvency or bankruptcy. 1. Priority of contributions.  In the   event  of  the  dissolution,  insolvency, composition, or assignment for   benefit of creditors of any employer, contributions then and  thereafter   due  from  such  employer under this article, together with any interest   and penalties thereon, shall (1) be on a parity with taxes  (other  than   real  property taxes), together with any interest and penalties thereon,   due the state of New York or any city thereof and (2) have priority over   all other claims, except taxes due the United States and wages  due  for   employment  performed  within  the three months preceding such event. In   the event  of  an  employer's  adjudication  in  bankruptcy,  judicially   confirmed  extension  proposal, composition, or reorganization under the   federal bankruptcy act, contributions then and thereafter due under this   article, together with any interest  and  penalties  thereon,  shall  be   entitled to such priority as is provided in such act.2.  Discharge  in bankruptcy. If the commissioner was given due notice   or  had  knowledge  of  the  bankruptcy  proceedings,  the  payment   of   contributions  due,  together with interest and penalties thereon, which   accrued on or before the date of the petition for bankruptcy  and  which   remain  unpaid  upon  the  discharge  of the employer in bankruptcy by a   court of competent jurisdiction, shall  not  be  enforced  unless  civil   action  or  warrant proceedings are begun not later than two years after   the date of such discharge  and  their  total  amount  is  two  thousand   dollars or more.
NY Lab L § 575 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 6 - Contributions to Fund 575 - Maintenance, Audit, and Report of Remuneration and Employment Records.

§  575.  Maintenance, audit, and report of remuneration and employment   records. 1. Requirements. Every employer shall keep a true and  accurate   record  of  each  person  employed  by him, the name and social security   account number, and the amount of remuneration paid to  each,  and  such   other  records  as  are  necessary  under  this  article  in  the manner   prescribed by regulations of the commissioner and shall furnish  to  the   commissioner,  upon demand, a sworn statement of the same. Such records,   together with all other records reflecting or bearing upon  them,  shall   be  open  to  inspection at any time and as often as may be necessary to   verify the number of employees, the periods of their employment, and the   amount of their remuneration. Every employer  shall  report  information   from  such  records  at such time and in such manner as the commissioner   may by regulation prescribe. Any employer who shall violate any  of  the   provisions  of  this  section  or  who shall wilfully falsify any record   which he is required to maintain or who  shall  wilfully  file  a  false   report shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.4.  Collection  and  disposition of penalties. Any penalty pursuant to   the provisions of this section shall be assessed,  collected,  and  paid   into  the  fund  in  the  same  manner  as  if  it were a deficiency, in   accordance with the provisions of this title.
NY Lab L § 575-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 6 - Contributions to Fund 575-A - Penalties Relating to Wage Information.

§  575-a.  Penalties  relating  to  wage information. In the case of a failure by an employer to provide complete and  correct  wage  reporting information  on  a  quarterly  combined  withholding, wage reporting and unemployment insurance return required by paragraph four  of  subsection (a)  of  section  six hundred seventy-four of the tax law, such employer shall, unless it is shown to the commissioner's satisfaction that  there was  good cause for such failure to comply, be liable as provided for in subdivisions one and two of this section.   1. When the non-compliance is discovered through an examination of  an employer's  records,  the  employer shall be liable for a penalty in the following amount for each employee who is not included in the return  or for whom the required information is not reported accurately:  (a)  for  the  first  failure  for  any  calendar quarter in any eight consecutive calendar quarters, one dollar  for  each  employee,  not  to exceed one thousand dollars;  (b)  for  the  second  failure  for  any calendar quarter in any eight consecutive calendar quarters, five dollars for each  employee,  not  to exceed two thousand dollars;  (c)  for  any  subsequent failure in any calendar quarter in any eight consecutive calendar quarters, twenty-five dollars  for  each  employee, not to exceed five thousand dollars.   2.  In  those  instances  where  a  failure to comply is discovered in relation to a specific claimant's claim for benefits, the penalty  shall be twenty-five dollars for each such occurrence.   3.  If  such  employer  provides  complete  and correct wage reporting information within thirty days after the department sends notice of such failure to the employer, then the penalty provided  for  by  subdivision one of this section shall be abated.   4.  The penalties imposed and collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to the special fund established  pursuant  to  section  five hundred fifty-two of this article.
NY Lab L § 578 (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 6 - Contributions to Fund 578 - Non-Liability for Penalty and Interest.

§  578.  Non-liability  for  penalty and interest. 1. Conditions.  The   provisions of this section  shall  apply  to  employers  who  failed  to   discharge  obligations  under this title because of the bona fide belief   that all or some of their employees are covered under  the  unemployment   insurance  laws  of  other states or of the United States, provided they   paid pursuant to such laws the contributions required thereunder on  all   wages of all such employees.2.  Extent. Failure to pay contributions under this title with respect   to such employees shall not render any such employer liable for interest   provided such contributions are paid within ninety  days  following  the   date  on  which  a determination or decision establishing the employer's   liability therefor has become final. If such contributions are not  paid   within  ninety days following such date, interest shall be assessed only   from such date to the date of payment.
NY Lab L § 581-B (2021)
2021 New York Laws LAB - Labor Article 18 - Unemployment Insurance Law Title 6 - Contributions to Fund 581-B - Contributions to the Re-Employment Service Fund.

§  581-b.  Contributions  to  the  re-employment  service  fund.  Each   eligible employer that is liable for contributions  under  this  article   shall  each  calendar  quarter  make  an  additional contribution to the   re-employment  service  fund  in  an  amount   equal   to   seventy-five   one-thousandths  of a percent (0.075%) of its quarterly taxable payroll.   In any  particular  calendar  year  when  contributions  paid  into  the   re-employment  service fund by all eligible employers equals thirty-five   million dollars, any further contributions for  the  remainder  of  such   year  shall  be credited to the general account pursuant to section five   hundred seventy-seven of this title.