It is possible to qualify for up to 26 weeks of payment during the benefit year. These rates reflect a four-phase increase which began in 1989 when the state's unemployment insurance law was amended. Filing Claims Claims should be filed at the nearest New York State unemployment insurance office as soon as possible after the last workday. Terminations include all voluntary resignations, layoffs, and involuntary discharges. Employees should fill in their names and social security numbers on the slips.
Booklets are available at all local unemployment insurance offices.
The associations are billed when the self-insured fund needs replenishment. The firm of R.E. Harrington, Inc. has been retained by the director of Cornell Cooperative Extension to verify and monitor claims for benefits and represent extension associations at unemployment insurance claims hearings. Extension associations should cooperate fully in providing R.E. Harrington, Inc. with all information needed for claims hearings. After an employee has filed a claim, the local New York State unemployment office will forward a special unemployment assistance claim form to Extension Administration Finance and Personnel for completion. Delay in this matter could result in a penalty for late reply.