Provided that the benefits are paid only if the debtor or vendee qualifies for unemployment benefits in this State pursuant to article 18 of the Labor Law or would qualify thereunder but for the exclusion therefrom pursuant to subdivision (3), (4), (6), (10) or (11) of section 511 of the Labor Law, or by reason of exhaustion of benefits or length of employment. In the event that the involuntary unemployment is a result of a strike, lockout or illegal walkout, the waiting period to qualify for credit unemployment benefits shall begin at the end of the period which the insured must wait before receiving State unemployment benefits.
N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 11 § 187.3