This week, NYS DOL implemented a change to the state’s partial unemployment system based on legislation passed earlier this year and signed into law last month.

These modified rules build on the changes put in place in January to encourage those receiving unemployment benefits to pursue employment and to make the system fairer and more equitable for New Yorkers who have the opportunity to work part-time while collecting unemployment benefits.

Effective August 16, 2021, New Yorkers should use the below guidelines when certifying for weekly benefits and working part-time. This update will apply to the benefit week of Monday, August 16, 2021 to Sunday, August 22, 2021 and all benefit weeks going forward. The first time New Yorkers will certify for weekly benefits using this new matrix is Sunday, August 22.

If your constituents need assistance determining how to report their part-time work while certifying this Sunday, please direct them to the Partial Unemployment Benefit Calculator, which will be updated on Friday evening.

 

For more information, visit our Partial Unemployment website and view our FAQs.