HR Policies : 6.12.4
Unemployment Insurance
Subject: Separations
Number: 6.12.4
Issued: 3/1/82
Moved From Time Away From Work Series: 8/29/00
Purpose
The purpose of Cornell's unemployment insurance program is to provide
eligible claimants with benefits to which they are entitled in a
timely manner, while at the same time controlling these costs by
contesting ineligible claims.
Eligibility
When a staff member's work relationship with Cornell University
is terminated, he/she may be entitled to receive Unemployment Insurance
if he/she:
- Is unemployed through no fault of his/her own;
- is available for and capable of employment, and
- meets all other eligibility requirements defined by the New York State Unemployment Insurance Division. See http://www.labor.state.ny.us/ for more information.
Note: The staff member's eligibility and entitlement to receive unemployment benefits will be determined by the New York State Department of Labor, Unemployment Insurance Division.
Procedure
To determine a person's entitlement for benefits, the New York State Unemployment
Insurance Division
requires the University to provide certain specific information on a former
staff member, including a
statement of all the factors surrounding the staff member's termination.
The Office of Human Resources
is responsible for providing this information within 10 calendar days
of the mailing date of a
communication from the Unemployment Insurance Division. Written communications
from
the Division to departments regarding unemployment insurance should be
hand carried to the local human resource representative or designee.
Contact the local hr representative or designee or Labor Relations in the Office of Human Resources for more information.