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A 7826: Provides presumptive eligibility for unemployment benefits for certain federal employees fired on or after January 20, 2025.
What A 7826 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill proposes to amend the labor law to provide unemployment benefits to federal employees who were terminated without a credible claim of misconduct. If a federal employee's employment was terminated on or after January 20, 2025, without a valid reason, they are presumed eligible for unemployment insurance benefits. The eligibility of these employees is subject to review by the department. The provisions of the bill will expire on February 1, 2029.
Bill journey
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Last action: referred to labor (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 7826
- What is the current status of A 7826?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 7826 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to labor".
- Did A 7826 pass?
- Not yet. A 7826 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 7826, and where is it now?
- A 7826 was authored by Asm. Amy Paulin. Its committee of record is Assembly Labor.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to labor |
| Apr. 11, 2025 | referred to labor |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, April 11, 2025 · 216 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7826 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to unemployment benefits for federal employees; and providing for the repeal of such provision upon expiration thereof The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 590 of the labor law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 13 to read as follows: 3 13. Benefits for federal employees. If a claimant's employment was 4 terminated by their federal employer on or after January twentieth, two 5 thousand twenty-five without a credible claim of misconduct to justify 6 such termination, the claimant shall be presumed eligible for unemploy- 7 ment insurance benefits under this article. Such eligibility shall be 8 subject to review by the department. 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately and shall expire February 10 1, 2029 when upon such date the provisions of this act shall be deemed 11 repealed. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD11494-01-5
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