Mr. Cox's primary responsibility is as the benefits administration specialist. He is the point person for employee benefits needs and has oversight for materials distribution. Mr. Cox gives each new benefit eligible employee, assistance with the policies of the Research Foundation and helps them with the forms they need to complete for their benefit choices. He also is responsible for fellowship paperwork and payroll deduction forms. Mr. Cox conducts orientations to employees of the Research Foundation on an individual basis.  He also handles matters related to payroll deductions, such as IRS Federal W4 and New York State IT-2104 forms, as well as credit union deductions. He also administers the direct deposit program. Mr. Cox handles employment verification requests and takes initial claims reports for workers compensation cases.