New York law requires that employers provide a notice that an employee may be eligible for unemployment benefits to any employee whose employment has been terminated or whose scheduled working hours have been reduced. The notice is to be in writing and given to the employee within five (5) working days.

The notice of eligibility shall be given at the time of each permanent or indefinite separation from employment, when there is a reduction in hours, when there is a temporary separation and any other time there is a interruption of continued employment that may result in partial or total separation.

The notice shall contain certain information as required by the Department of Labor. For more information, click here.

For those employees undergoing a job transition, (i.e. departing voluntarily or involuntarily), they should make sure that they have received all payments and benefits to which they may be entitled. For more information or to have your severance package reviewed, if applicable, contact Sheree Donath, Esq. to determine your rights and to understand any continuing obligations.

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