New York state waiving waiting period
for unemployment insurance benefi ts
BY BETH DEDMAN
The House of Representatives
passed an economic relief bill for the
coronavirus March 14, which would
direct billions of dollars to cover needs
of Americans affected by the crisis including
paid sick leave, unemployment
insurance and free testing.
As part of meeting the criteria for
the bill, New York state is waiving the
seven-day waiting period for unemployment
insurance benefits for people
who are out of work due to closures or
quarantines related to the Coronavirus,
according to the Department of
Labor.
The Secretary of Labor will divert
money from the Federal unemployment
account to the Unemployment
Trust Fund. From that point, they
will determine the amount each state
is qualified to receive and will send at
least half of that money to each state
account within 30 days, according to
the Families First Coronavirus Response
Act.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on
Twitter March 15 that he was going to
sign an executive order limiting restaurants,
bars and cafes to food takeout
and delivery, and also order nightclubs,
movie theaters, small theater
houses and concert venues to close.
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“This is not a decision I make lightly,”
de Blasio said on Twitter. “These
places are part of the heart and soul of
our city. They are part of what it means
to be a New Yorker. But our city is facing
an unprecedented threat, and we
must respond with a wartime mentality.”
Nearly a quarter of U.S. workers do
not earn a paycheck if they miss work
because of illness, according to Pew
Research. Most of those workers are
hourly employees at lower income levels,
who would be directly affected by
the mandated closures.
With the relief bill in place, employers
must provide 14 days of paid
sick leave if employees have the
coronavirus or have to care for an
infected family member with it and
therefore get placed in quarantine.
They must be paid at least two-thirds
of their wages they would make on
the job.
“We will come through this, but
until we do, we must make whatever
sacrifices necessary to help our fellow
New Yorkers,” de Blasio said.
The forms for filing an unemployment
insurance claim are available
at https://labor.ny.gov/unemploymentassistance.
shtm.
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