N.Y. LAB Law § 520
This is the official text of N.Y. LAB Law § 520, part of New York’s LAB Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "LAB Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.
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Base period
Official statutory text
§ 520. Base period. A claimant's "base period" is one of the\nfollowing:\n 1. For the purpose of subdivision one of section five hundred\ntwenty-seven of this article, the term base period shall mean the first\nfour of the last five completed calendar quarters ending with the week\nimmediately preceding the filing of a valid original claim.\n 2. For the purpose of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section\nfive hundred twenty-seven of this article, the term base period shall\nmean the last four completed calendar quarters ending with the week\nimmediately preceding the filing of a valid original claim.\n
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