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Benefits News
NYS Minimum Wage Change as of January 1, 2025
Effective January 1, 2025, the New York State Department of Labor has increased the minimum wage to $16.50 per hour for New York City.
Paid Lactation Breaks
Columbia has recently revised its Lactation Policy in keeping with New York State law that now provides for 30-minute paid lactation breaks for employees.
New Casual Employment Letter for Immediate Use
A revised casual hiring letter is now available. The new letter is the only one that should be used effective immediately.
Benefits Events
Investing Essentials: Five Principles to Invest with Confidence (TIAA)
Savi + TIAA Student Loan Forgiveness Workshop
Take Control of Your Financial Life (TIAA)
Columbia University offers a comprehensive benefits package to support your every day needs and life events: health care, retirement savings,tuition, tax savings on commuting and child care, and more. With our upgraded CU Benefits Enrollment System, CUBES, we're making it easier for you to manage your benefits. Visit CUBES today and view the new, more modern design. Use CUBES anytime to report a Qualified Life Status Change such as marriage, the birth or adoption of a child, update Retirement Savings Plan elections, change Transit and Parking elections, print Tuition Program form, and update Life Insurance Beneficiaries.
CUBES is also a place to learn about benefits programs and resources, access benefits summaries and vendor contacts, and see your current elections. CUBES is also a place to message the Columbia Benefits Service Center. And when BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT comes this fall, use CUBES to access an enhanced cost estimator tool to help you choose a medical plan.
Managing your benefits is getting easier with CUBES. Your benefits is getting easier with CUBES. Learning about your benefits helps you take advantage of them.
Be on the lookout for Discover Your Benefits communications. Discover Your Benefits: Get tips on how Columbia benefits can help meet everyday needs like commuting and child care; help you and your family stay healthy; help pay for medical, dental, and vision services; help you save for the future; and much more.
Learn more so you can make informed decisions. Do more by using CUBES. Get more from your Columbia Benefits.
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The Human Resources/Benefits website is intended only to provide information for the guidance of Columbia University Officers, staff and union employees. The writers of the content have exercised their best efforts to ensure accuracy of the information, but accuracy is not guaranteed. If there are any discrepancies between the information on the website, verbal representations and the Plan documents, the Plan documents will always govern. The information is subject to change from time to time, and the University reserves the right to change or terminate these Plans at any time. The information contained on the website is not intended to replace the plan documents, nor is the information in any way intended to imply a contract.