Add New York Unemployment Insurance Program

changelog.d/ny-unemployment-insurance.added.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add New York Unemployment Insurance benefit (ny_ui).

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/formula_min_amount.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: New York sets this minimum weekly benefit rate for divisor-26 formula cases under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 143
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: New York UI formula minimum weekly benefit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(5)(a) — Rights to benefits
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/low_divisor.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: New York divides high quarter wages by this amount to compute the weekly benefit rate when high quarter wages are at or below the low threshold under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 25
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI low weekly benefit divisor
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(5)(a) — Rights to benefits
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/low_hq_threshold.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: New York applies the low weekly benefit divisor when high quarter wages are at or below this amount under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 3_575
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI low high quarter threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(5)(a) — Rights to benefits
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/max_amount.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+description: New York sets this maximum weekly benefit rate under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 504
+  2025-10-06: 869
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: New York UI maximum weekly benefit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(5)(a) — Rights to benefits
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590
+    - title: Governor Hochul and Labor Leaders Announce Maximum Weekly Benefit Increase for Unemployed Workers, May 9, 2025
+      href: https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-and-labor-leaders-announce-maximum-weekly-benefit-increase-unemployed-workers
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/max_weeks.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+description: New York limits the duration of benefits to this many weeks within a benefit year under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 26
+
+metadata:
+  unit: week
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI maximum benefit weeks
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(4) — Rights to benefits
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/min_amount.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+description: New York sets this minimum weekly benefit rate under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 104
+  2021-01-01: 108
+  2022-01-01: 116
+  2023-01-01: 124
+  2024-01-01: 132
+  2025-01-01: 136
+  2026-01-01: 140
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: New York UI minimum weekly benefit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(5)(a) — Rights to benefits
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590
+    - title: 2024 Form NYS-50, Employer's Guide to Unemployment Insurance, Wage Reporting, and Withholding Tax
+      href: https://www.tax.ny.gov/forms/publications/2024/wt/nys50-1224.htm
+    - title: 2025 Form NYS-50, Employer's Guide to Unemployment Insurance, Wage Reporting, and Withholding Tax
+      href: https://www.tax.ny.gov/forms/publications/wt/nys50.htm
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/partial_benefit_credit_min.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+description: New York sets a floor on the partial benefit credit at this amount under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 100
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: week
+  label: New York UI partial benefit credit minimum
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 525 — Partial benefit credit
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/525

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/partial_benefit_credit_rate.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+description: New York sets the partial benefit credit at this share of the weekly benefit rate under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 0.5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI partial benefit credit rate
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 525 — Partial benefit credit
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/525

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/standard_divisor.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: New York divides high quarter wages by this amount to compute the weekly benefit rate when high quarter wages exceed the low threshold under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 26
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI standard weekly benefit divisor
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(5)(a) — Rights to benefits
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/benefit/two_quarter_hq_threshold.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: New York applies the averaged two-highest-quarter weekly benefit formula when high quarter wages exceed this amount in a two or three quarter claim under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 4_000
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI two or three quarter high quarter threshold
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(5)(a) — Rights to benefits
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/eligibility/base_wages_multiplier.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: New York requires total base period wages to be at least this multiple of high quarter wages under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 1.5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI base wages multiplier
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 527(1)(d) — Valid original claim
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/527
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/eligibility/capped_other_quarters_rate.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: New York requires other base period quarters to provide at least this share of the high quarter cap when high quarter wages reach the cap under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 0.5
+
+metadata:
+  unit: /1
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI capped other quarters wages share
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 527(1)(d) — Valid original claim
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/527
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/eligibility/high_quarter_cap.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+description: New York applies the capped wages test when high quarter wages reach this amount under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 11_088
+  2025-10-06: 19_118
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI high quarter cap
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 527(1)(d) — Valid original claim
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/527
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Jan 2025), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/01/how-your-weekly-unemployment-insurance-benefit-payment-is-calculated-p832.pdf#page=2
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/eligibility/high_quarter_minimum.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+description: New York requires this minimum amount of wages paid in the high quarter of the base period under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2025-01-01: 3_400
+  2026-01-01: 3_500
+
+metadata:
+  unit: currency-USD
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI high quarter minimum wages
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 527(1)(d) — Valid original claim
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/527
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/eligibility/quarters_required.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+description: New York requires wages to have been paid in at least this many calendar quarters of the base period under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+values:
+  2020-01-01: 2
+
+metadata:
+  unit: int
+  period: year
+  label: New York UI quarters required
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 527(1)(d) — Valid original claim
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/527
+    - title: NYSDOL P832 (Feb 2026), page 2
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2026/03/p832-how-your-weekly-ui-benefits-are-calculated-2-26.pdf#page=2

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/index.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+metadata:
+  propagate_metadata_to_children: true
+  economy: false
+  household: true

policyengine_us/parameters/gov/states/ny/dol/unemployment_insurance/partial/hours_tiers.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+description: New York pays this share of the weekly benefit rate based on hours worked in a week under the Unemployment Insurance program.
+
+brackets:
+  - threshold:
+      2021-08-16: 0
+    amount:
+      2021-08-16: 1.0
+  - threshold:
+      2021-08-16: 11
+    amount:
+      2021-08-16: 0.75
+  - threshold:
+      2021-08-16: 17
+    amount:
+      2021-08-16: 0.5
+  - threshold:
+      2021-08-16: 22
+    amount:
+      2021-08-16: 0.25
+  - threshold:
+      2021-08-16: 31
+    amount:
+      2021-08-16: 0
+
+metadata:
+  type: single_amount
+  threshold_unit: hour
+  amount_unit: /1
+  threshold_period: week
+  period: week
+  label: New York UI partial benefit hours tier rates
+  reference:
+    - title: NY Labor Law § 590(5)(c) — Benefit for partial unemployment
+      href: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/LAB/590
+    - title: NYSDOL P803 (Oct 2025), Partial Unemployment FAQs
+      href: https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2025/10/p803-partial-ui-faqs-10-3-25.pdf#page=1

policyengine_us/programs.yaml

@@ -1126,6 +1126,17 @@ programs:
     variable: ny_drive_clean_rebate
     parameter_prefix: gov.states.ny.nyserda.drive_clean
 
+  - id: ny_ui
+    name: New York Unemployment Insurance
+    full_name: New York Unemployment Insurance
+    category: Benefits
+    agency: New York State Department of Labor
+    status: complete
+    coverage: NY
+    variable: ny_ui
+    parameter_prefix: gov.states.ny.dol.unemployment_insurance
+    verified_years: "2025-2026"
+
   - id: tx_fpp_benefit
     name: Texas FPP
     full_name: Texas Family Planning Program