{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-603","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Labor Law § 603","heading":"Definitions","body":"§ 603. Definitions. For purposes of this title: \"Total unemployment\"\nshall mean the total lack of any employment during any week and \"partial\nunemployment\" shall mean any employment during any week that is less\nthan full-time employment so long as the compensation paid is less than\nthe claimant's weekly benefit rate plus the claimant's partial benefit\ncredit, other than with an employer applying for a shared work program.\n\"Work force\" shall mean the total work force, a clearly identifiable\nunit or units thereof, or a particular shift or shifts. The work force\nsubject to reduction shall consist of no less than two employees.","path":["Labor Law","Article 18. Unemployment Insurance Law","Title 7-A. Shared Work Programs"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/LAB/603","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"543c8f7db0c081609a2c6180397d6cd8348ea2263bd561d2515ebf4219aadca5","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-602-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-604"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}