Ithaca Co-Lab

ILR students Daisy Meng and Davyn Jones went on the streets to find out what folks know about "just cause" in Ithaca and beyond. This video is part of an engaged learning course project for "The Fight Against Unemployment" with Ian Greer, director of the Ithaca Co-Lab.

Tompkins County Legislature is exploring a countywide minimum wage. Cornell ILR Co-Lab is hosting 10 convenings across the county to hear from workers, businesses, and the community.

As the City of Ithaca debates whether to consider adopting just cause protections, Ian Greer, Director of the ILR Ithaca Co-Lab at Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, provides facts and data to answer commonly asked questions about them.

This video examines the unemployment insurance application and appeals process in New York. Including interviews with legal professionals and a former claimant, the video informs viewers on the steps of the UI application process, best practices when applying for UI and what to expect during the application and appeals process.

This student-led video examines unemployment insurance overpayments in New York State. Through conversations with past unemployment benefits claimants, this video shows how strict policing of fault and fraud have worsened the financial hardships facing unemployed workers and their families.

This student-led video examines worker misclassification in New York State’s unemployment insurance (UI) system. Employees treated by their employers as independent contractors, often in violation of the law, struggle to receive benefits, enabling their employers to avoid paying UI taxes.