N.Y. Labor Law Section 523
Effective day

“Effective day” means a full day of total unemployment provided such day falls within a week in which a claimant had four or more days of total unemployment and provided further that only those days of total unemployment in excess of three days within such week are deemed “effective days”. No effective day is deemed to occur in a week in which the claimant has days of employment for which he is paid compensation exceeding the highest benefit rate which is applicable to any claimant in such week. A claimant who is employed on a shift continuing through midnight is deemed to have been employed on the day beginning before midnight with respect to such shift, except where night shift employees are regularly scheduled to start their work week at seven post meridiem or thereafter on Sunday night, their regularly scheduled starting time on Sunday shall be considered as starting on Monday. * NB Effective until February 1, 2025 or 30 days after the commissioner of labor certifies that the department of labor has an information technology system capable of accommodating the amendments in chapter 277 of 2021, whichever occurs earlier (see chapter 56 of 2024 Pt.Z-§1 for further provisions) * § 523. Effective week. “Effective week” means (a) a week during which a claimant performs no services for which the claimant is paid compensation, or

(b)

a week during which a claimant performs services on a part-time basis for which the claimant is paid compensation that is less than the claimant’s weekly benefit rate plus his or her partial benefit credit. * NB Effective February 1, 2025 or 30 days after the commissioner of labor certifies that the department of labor has an information technology system capable of accommodating the amendments in chapter 277 of 2021, whichever occurs earlier (see chapter 56 of 2024 Pt.Z-§1 for further provisions) -- NOTE: This is extended every fifteen days through DOL notification letter until system is ready to be implemented

Source: Section 523 — Effective day, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/LAB/523 (updated Jan. 17, 2025; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

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