New York A 10183: Establishes the transitional wage insurance program

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A10183 Summary:

BILL NOA10183 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORLasher

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Add Art 25-D, §§863 - 863-g, Lab L

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Establishes the transitional wage insurance program under which the department of labor provides temporary supplemental payments to eligible individuals who accept new employment at a lower wage than their prior employment.

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BILL NOA10183 

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02/12/2026referred to labor

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10183

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Labor

 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the transi-
 tional wage insurance program

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

 1 Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 25-D to
 2 read as follows:
 3 ARTICLE 25-D
 4 TRANSITIONAL WAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM
 5 Section 863. Definitions.
 6 863-a. Establishment of transitional wage insurance program.
 7 863-b. Eligibility.
 8 863-c. Amount and duration of benefits.
 9 863-d. Claims, overpayments, and fraud.
 10 863-e. Outreach and information.
 11 863-f. Funding.
 12 863-g. Rules and regulations.
 13 § 863. Definitions. As used in this article:
 14 1. "Prior employment" means the most recent job held by an individual
 15 prior to filing a claim for unemployment insurance, as verified by wage
 16 records.
 17 2. "New employment" means a job accepted by an eligible individual
 18 after receiving unemployment insurance benefits.
 19 3. "Eligible individual" means a person who meets the eligibility
 20 criteria under section eight hundred sixty-three-b of this article.
 21 4. "Wage insurance benefit" means the temporary wage supplement
 22 provided under this article.
 23 § 863-a. Establishment of transitional wage insurance program. The
 24 department shall establish and administer a transitional wage insurance
 25 program to provide temporary supplemental payments to eligible individ-
 26 uals who accept new employment at a lower wage than their prior employ-
 27 ment.
 28 § 863-b. Eligibility. 1. A claimant shall be eligible for a transi-
 29 tional wage insurance benefit if the claimant:
 30 (a) was eligible for unemployment insurance under this chapter prior
 31 to accepting new employment;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14327-03-6

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 1 (b) has accepted new employment at wages lower than those paid in the
 2 claimant's most recent prior employment;
 3 (c) was separated from prior employment, in whole or in substantial
 4 part, due to automation or the implementation of artificial intelligence
 5 technologies, including, but not limited to, machine learning, natural
 6 language processing, robotics, algorithmic decision-making systems, or
 7 other software or systems that materially reduced or replaced the claim-
 8 ant's job duties or reduced the employer's need for human labor in the
 9 claimant's occupation or work unit, as determined by the commissioner
 10 based on employer records, claimant testimony, labor market data, or
 11 other reliable evidence;
 12 (d) applies for the benefit within sixty days of commencing such new
 13 employment; and
 14 (e) meets any additional criteria established by the commissioner
 15 pursuant to this article.
 16 2. A claimant's eligibility shall not be denied solely based on an
 17 employer's failure or refusal to provide documentation regarding the
 18 implementation of automation or artificial intelligence technologies.
 19 § 863-c. Amount and duration of benefits. 1. Payment of the transi-
 20 tional wage insurance benefit shall not exceed one hundred four weeks,
 21 nor shall the total benefit paid exceed ten thousand dollars.
 22 2. Benefits shall not be payable for any week in which the claimant:
 23 (a) is not engaged in new employment; or
 24 (b) is eligible to receive unemployment insurance benefits under this
 25 chapter.
 26 3. The b