Section 598. Effect of payments for failure to provide notice of a facility closure

Payments to an employee under  article  twenty-five-a  of  this
  chapter by an employer who has failed to provide the advance notice of a
  facility  closure  required  by  such  article  or  the  federal  Worker
  Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 1201 et seq.)
  or amendments thereto, shall not be construed as remuneration under this
  article. Unemployment insurance benefits may not be  denied  or  reduced
  because of the receipt of payments related to an employer's violation of
  article  twenty-five-a  of this chapter or the federal Worker Adjustment
  and Retraining Notification Act.