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		fmajid on Dec 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: AI researcher Timnit Gebru resigns from Google > Is accepting a resignation the same as firing someone? No. No COBRA benefits and usually no severance. Also the employee is not eligible for unemployment benefits.

throw__awvlilds on Dec 4, 2020 [–]

I'm pretty sure if you resign you're still entitled to access the employers' health plan via COBRA? (Distinct issue from whether, as part of a severance package, the company agrees to pay for some/all of it)

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