New York S 9382: Authorizes a claimant to receive a dependent allowance in addition to unemployment insurance benefits

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S09382 Summary:

BILL NOS09382A

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SAME ASSAME AS A09643-A

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SPONSORJACKSON

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COSPNSRSALAZAR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §590, Lab L

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Provides that a claimant eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits shall also be entitled to receive a dependent allowance which shall begin at forty-five dollars and shall increase annually by an amount determined by the department of labor; directs the department of labor to report to the legislature following each calendar quarter certain information about dependent allowances and to make such reports available on its website; provides that a claimant's maximum benefit amount, including such dependent allowance, shall not exceed one hundred percent of such claimant's average weekly wage from their highest-earning calendar quarter.

Go to top S09382 Actions:

BILL NOS09382A

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03/06/2026REFERRED TO LABOR

04/23/2026AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO LABOR

04/23/2026PRINT NUMBER 9382A

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 9382--A

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. JACKSON, SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed,
 and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor -- commit-
 tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
 mitted to said committee

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to authorizing a claimant to
 receive a dependent allowance in addition to unemployment insurance
 benefits

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 590 of the labor law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
 3 13. Dependent allowance. (a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the
 4 term "dependent" shall mean:
 5 (i) children eighteen years old and younger, including foster chil-
 6 dren, stepchildren, and children for whom the claimant has at least
 7 fifty percent custody in a shared custody arrangement;
 8 (ii) full-time students up to the age of twenty-six;
 9 (iii) nonworking adults in the household ages sixty and older; and
 10 (iv) adults with disabilities in the household.
 11 (b) In addition to the benefits received pursuant to this section, a
 12 claimant eligible for such benefits shall also be entitled to receive a
 13 dependent allowance. Beginning on the effective date of this subdivi-
 14 sion, such dependent allowance shall be equal to forty-five dollars per
 15 dependent per week. The amount of such dependent allowance shall
 16 increase annually according to the consumer price index on March first,
 17 by an amount determined by the department to represent the percent
 18 change in the price index published for December of the preceding year
 19 over the price index published for December of the year prior to the
 20 preceding year, adjusted to the nearest one tenth of one percent. The
 21 department shall report the annual increase of such dependent allowance
 22 to the legislature and shall publish the current dependent allowance
 23 amount in a prominent location on the department's website.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14162-03-6

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 1 (c) The amount of the dependent allowance a claimant receives pursuant
 2 to this subdivision shall be considered part of such claimant's benefit
 3 amount and shall be subject to the same due process and appeal rights.
 4 (d) For the purpose of determining a claimant's eligibility to receive
 5 a dependent allowance pursuant to this subdivision, the department shall
 6 request information relating to whether a claimant has any dependents as
 7 part of the initial application for benefits.
 8 (e) The number of dependents established for a claimant at the begin-
 9 ning of a benefit year shall remain in effect for the entirety of such
 10 benefit year.
 11 (f) An individual that is determined to be a dependent of a claimant
 12 may not be considered a dependent of another claimant for purposes of a
 13 dependent allowance with respect to the same weekly benefit.
 14 (e) No later than th