Is it legal for your employer to have you sign a form that says you give up your rights to unemployment benefits?
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Is it legal for your employer to have you sign a form that says you give up your rights to unemployment benefits?
Asked on September 9, 2015 under Employment Labor Law, New York
Answers:
G.J., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
In New York it is illegal for an employer to have an employee sign away his/her rights to unemployment benefits. If an employer asks an employee to sign such a waiver to his/her rights to employment benefits, they are acting against the policy of the state.
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