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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.