New York S07461 amends labor law to prevent disqualification from unemployment benefits when an employee leaves due to unsafe working conditions.

New York S07461 amends the state's labor law to ensure that employees are not disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if they leave their job due to unsafe working conditions that their employer failed to address. The bill specifies that employees who leave their job because of health or safety conditions that make the work environment unsuitable, and who have notified their employer or the employer should have known about the conditions, are not considered to have quit voluntarily or lost their job due to misconduct.

New York S07461 amends labor law to prevent disqualification from unemployment benefits when an employee leaves due to unsafe working conditions.

New York S07461 amends the state's labor law to ensure that employees are not disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if they leave their job due to unsafe working conditions that their employer failed to address. The bill specifies that employees who leave their job because of health or safety conditions that make the work environment unsuitable, and who have notified their employer or the employer should have known about the conditions, are not considered to have quit voluntarily or lost their job due to misconduct.