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[PATTI] Hi, I'm Patti Riddle and I'm from
Cornell's Medical Leaves Administration.
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Our office is here to help anyone who works
at Cornell and who needs
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a medical leave to care for themselves, or who
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needs a leave to care for a family member
with a serious health condition. We're also
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here to help assist faculty or staff who are exploring disability
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employment accommodations and would
like to talk about worksite changes or adjustments.
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Cornell is so unique in how we manage our leaves,
because we pay all of our short-term medical
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leaves via our own payroll. This means you aren't dealing
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with an outside insurance carrier and we try
to keep the leave process as simplified as
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possible. Because you stay on Cornell payroll, all of
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your benefit deductions continue on uninterrupted and
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your pay schedule and direct deposit continue
on as well. We understand that needing a
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medical leave can be stressful and confusing, and we're
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here to help as you navigate the process. Now let's
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meet all of our awesome case managers who
will explain the various ways they can assist you.