N.Y. Labor Law § 607: Benefits

§ 607. Benefits. 1. Amount. An eligible claimant shall be paid

benefits for any week equal to his or her benefit rate multiplied by the

percentage of reduction of his or her wages resulting from reduced hours

of work, but only if such percentage is no less than twenty percent. The

weekly benefit amount shall be rounded off to the nearest dollar. A

claimant shall not be paid such benefits in excess of twenty-six times

the amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances)

payable to such individual for a week of total unemployment during a

benefit year.

2. Waiting period. A claimant shall not be entitled to benefits for

the first week of unemployment under a shared work program unless he or

she has served a waiting period in his or her benefit year pursuant to

subdivision seven of section five hundred ninety of this article.