Birth or Adoption

If you are having a baby, adopting, or becoming a legal guardian you’ll need to update your benefits within a prescribed length of time. Read the Benefit Aids below for details, and contact Benefit Services at 607-255-3936 with any questions.

Benefits Checklist

• Review the pertinent Benefit Aid:
  
  • Birth of a Child – Endowed (pdf)
  • Adoption – Endowed (pdf)
  • Birth of a Child – Contract College (pdf)
  • Adoption – Contract College (pdf)
• Review your benefits options: Endowed or Contract College

• The following changes can be made via Workday: Update your W-4 tax elections for Federal, State, and local withholding

• Change your beneficiary information; contact vendors directly
• Questions? Contact Benefit Services at 607-255-3936

Resources

• Cornell offers a childcare grant to help families with household incomes less than $150,000 pay for childcare expenses.
• Schedule a meeting with Cornell’s Work/Life consultant to discuss your child care options. 
• The Adoption Assistance Program reimburses qualified employees adoption expenses up to $5,000 per adoption.
• The Cornell Program for Healthy Living, New York State Insurance Plans (NYSHIP), and student health insurance program provide various forms of breast pump and consultation coverage. Learn more about insured lactation support (pdf).

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