Labor Law § 520 · Title 2. Definitions
Base period
Text — Law content up to date as of October 30, 2026, as published by the New York State Senate (Open Legislation)
§ 520. Base period. 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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