N.Y. Labor Law § 520: Base period

§ 520. Base period. A claimant's "base period" is one of the

following:

1. For the purpose of subdivision one of section five hundred

twenty-seven of this article, the term base period shall mean the first

four of the last five completed calendar quarters ending with the week

immediately preceding the filing of a valid original claim.

2. For the purpose of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section

five hundred twenty-seven of this article, the term base period shall

mean the last four completed calendar quarters ending with the week

immediately preceding the filing of a valid original claim.