* Adjunct faculty are not paid between semesters. * CUNY sends letters of reappointment to adjuncts, but makes clear their courses are contingent on sufficient enrollment, funding, and the continuation of the program. * CUNY often cancels classes at the last minute, leaving adjuncts with less, or no, income. * But CUNY uses those letters to argue that adjuncts are ineligible for unemployment benefits under the law, because they have "reasonable assurance" of work in the coming semester. * Many adjuncts are unfairly denied unemployment benefits. * S4123-A/A0613-A would clarify the law by shifting the presumption to CUNY. (CUNY would have to prove the adjunct faculty has "reasonable assurance" of employment.) * California and Washington State have made similar changes. It's time for New York to do the same.