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New York Consolidated Laws, Labor Law - LAB § 520. Base period

Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A claimant's “base period” is one of the following:

1. For the purpose of subdivision one of section five hundred twenty-seven of this article, the term base period shall mean the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters ending with the week immediately preceding the filing of a valid original claim.

2. For the purpose of paragraph (a) of subdivision two of section five hundred twenty-seven of this article, the term base period shall mean the last four completed calendar quarters ending with the week immediately preceding the filing of a valid original claim.

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