{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-607","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Labor Law § 607","heading":"Benefits","body":"§ 607. Benefits. 1. Amount. An eligible claimant shall be paid\nbenefits for any week equal to his or her benefit rate multiplied by the\npercentage of reduction of his or her wages resulting from reduced hours\nof work, but only if such percentage is no less than twenty percent. The\nweekly benefit amount shall be rounded off to the nearest dollar. A\nclaimant shall not be paid such benefits in excess of twenty-six times\nthe amount of regular compensation (including dependents' allowances)\npayable to such individual for a week of total unemployment during a\nbenefit year.\n  2. Waiting period. A claimant shall not be entitled to benefits for\nthe first week of unemployment under a shared work program unless he or\nshe has served a waiting period in his or her benefit year pursuant to\nsubdivision seven of section five hundred ninety of this article.","path":["Labor Law","Article 18. Unemployment Insurance Law","Title 7-A. Shared Work Programs"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/LAB/607","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:45Z","sha256":"001e31ec230f63d032b02826baad0a03fde34f83e41d785659cd511d11e200e8","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-606","next":"us-ny/n.y.-labor-law-608"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}