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N.Y. Labor Law § 524 (2026)

Week of employment

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§ 524. Week of employment. For purposes of this article, "week of
employment" shall mean a Monday through Sunday period during which a
claimant was paid remuneration for employment for an employer or
employers liable for contributions or for payments in lieu of
contributions under this article. 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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 1988–1998 · leading case: In re the Claim of Baxter, 159 A.D.2d 845 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990).
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In re the Claim of Baxter, 159 A.D.2d 845 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990). “He was credited with only five weeks of employment and remuneration of $2,700 for a base period running from March 30, 1987 to March 27, 1988 and was ruled ineligible for benefits. The Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board upheld that determination, ruling that since claimant…”
In re the Claim of Walker, 151 A.D.2d 897 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989). “The Board could also disregard claimant’s severance and vacation payments in calculating the weeks of covered employment required for a valid original claim (see, Labor Law § 524; Matter of Caltabiano [Levine], 50 AD2d 979 ).”
In re the Claim of Turco, 156 A.D.2d 797 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989). “Labor Law § 524 defines a week of employment and requires actual work for remuneration, not mere presence without actual work (Matter of Weiss [Levine], 51 AD2d 845, 846 ).”
In re the Claim of Bachuretz, 140 A.D.2d 785 (N.Y. App. Div. 1988). · cites it 2× “The phrase "week of employment” is defined in Labor Law § 524 as "a week in which a claimant did some work in employment for an employer liable for contributions or for payments in lieu of contributions under this article”.”
In re the Claim of Odell, 233 A.D.2d 663 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996). “In this case, claimant was suspended with pay throughout the 52-week period preceding her application for benefits, during which time she performed no services for her employer.”
In re the Claim of Rain, 250 A.D.2d 919 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998). “Because claimant had performed no services as a police officer in the 52 weeks prior to her claim for benefits, the Unemployment Insurance Appeal Board found that claimant lacked sufficient weeks of employment in the base period of her claim to file a valid original claim for…”
In re the Claim of Barrett, 191 A.D.2d 920 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993). “Because claimant was not doing any work for the employer while he received his severance and vacation pay these weeks of pay could not be converted into "weeks of employment” under Labor Law § 524 (see, Matter of Baxter [Hartnett], 159 AD2d 845 ).”
In re the Claim of Hines, 161 A.D.2d 909 (N.Y. App. Div. 1990). “Next, the phrase "week of employment” is defined in Labor Law § 524 as "a week in which a claimant did some work in employment for an employer liable for contributions * * * under this article”.”
In re the Claim of Mahmud, 196 A.D.2d 931 (N.Y. App. Div. 1993). “e received workers’ compensation benefits, from November 27, 1989 to March 17, 1991 (see, Labor Law § 527 [1], [3])- By excluding the time that claimant received workers’ compensation benefits, which period is not considered covered employment (see, Matter of Luxenberg…”
In re the Claim of Dymek, 240 A.D.2d 800 (N.Y. App. Div. 1997). “This period does not constitute weeks of employment within *801 the meaning of Labor Law § 524 (see, Matter of Terranova [Hudacs], 211 AD2d 847 ); consequently, the finding of ineligibility is affirmed (see, Matter of Barrett [Hudacs], 191 AD2d 920, 921 ).”
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