§ 923. Unemployment compensation insurance. 1. During the term of a professional employer agreement, a professional employer organization shall be liable in accordance with the provisions of article eighteen of this chapter for the payment of contributions, penalties and interest on wages paid by the professional employer organization to worksite employees.

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Terms Used In N.Y. Labor Law 923

  • Professional employer agreement: means a written contract whereby:

    (a) A professional employer organization expressly agrees to co-employ all or a majority of the employees providing services for the client;

    (b) The contract is intended to be on-going rather than temporary in nature;

    (c) Employer responsibilities for worksite employees, including those of hiring, firing and disciplining, are expressly allocated by and between the professional employer organization and the client in the agreement; and

    (d) The professional employer organization expressly assumes the rights and responsibilities as required in section nine hundred twenty-two of this article. See N.Y. Labor Law 916
  • Professional employer organization: means any person whose business is entering into professional employer agreements with clients. See N.Y. Labor Law 916

2. The professional employer organization shall report and pay all required contributions to the unemployment compensation fund using the state employer account number and the contribution rate of the professional employer organization.