INFORMATION BULLETIN www.uawlocal2000 JUNE 24, 2022
H LINE UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Please follow the unemployment instructions below carefully to avoid your benefits being held up. We have been informed by ODJFS that they will not be backdating any more claims.
if you don’t file on time, you will not be paid.
Bill and Linda will be out of the office on vacation 7/4/22 – 7/6/22 so we will not be available to assist with filing issues until we return on Thursday 7/7.
File for unemployment benefits online at http://unemployment.ohio.gov. If you do not have internet access, call your processing center (the number is located on correspondence you’ve received from the ODJFS). ODJFS business hours are 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Monday – Friday, except holidays.
PLEASE NOTE: You must confirm that your yearly claim is not expired by going under CLAIM DETAILS, click on VIEW CLAIM SUMMARY / PAYMENT HISTORY. At the top of the page in the left hand corner, you will see your beginning and end dates of your yearly claim. If your claim is expired, please do not reopen or restart because YOU MUST FILE A NEW CLAIM. If you can’t file online, call them to file. The phone lines there are usually not as busy later in the week.
File for unemployment benefits using Mass Layoff # 2200294. Your last day worked is 06/24/2022 and your return to work date is 07/04/2022 (for unemployment purposes ONLY). PLEASE NOTE: You will need to call your processing center or visit the ODJFS web site TWO TIMES to file for unemployment benefits. The first time to reopen or restart your application for benefits and the second time to claim your layoff week (see below):
SUNDAY, JUNE 26, 2022 – Open or restart application for benefits or file a new claim if your old claim has expired.
SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2022 – Claim layoff week (week ending 07/02/2022).
Please DO NOT do these things when filing: DO NOT fill out the information about the union hiring hall. UAW LOCAL 2000 IS NOT A HIRING HALL. Please do not check ANY boxes or fill in ANY information at all in the union section. DO NOT answer “NO” to the job search question. Whether or not you have a mass layoff number, if they ask for jobs you applied for, you will need to enter two jobs.
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH CLAIMS QUESTIONS: Call the processing center and schedule a return call from the adjudication team. Alternative option: the “Submit a Question” button at unemploymenthelp.ohio.gov/employee. If you click it, you’ll be taken to an online form that allows you to provide detailed information about your issue(s). Submitted forms are directed to the adjudication queue for response. When they select the “submit a question online” that will generate a notification directly to a team member for follow-up.
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH OHIO ID LOGIN ISSUES: Call 877-644-6562.
FOR ASSISTANCE WITH IDENTITY AUDITS: Mail documentation to jfs.ui_respond@jfs.ohio.gov. Be sure your images are legible and in Microsoft Word or Paint format or they won’t be processed. If the address on your driver’s license differs from the address on your check, you will also need to submit a utility bill or another household bill with your new address. Please note: When you send your documents in, you must also answer eligibility questions and certify or you may get another audit next time you file for UC benefits.
VACATION SHUTDOWN ONLY
LAYOFF INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 80 HOURS VACATION
Please follow the unemployment instructions below carefully to avoid your benefits being held up. We have been informed by ODJFS that they will not be backdating any more claims. if you don’t file on time, you will not be paid.
MEMBERS WITH 40 VACATION HOURS OR MORE BUT LESS THAN 80 VACATION HOURS MUST FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR THE *2ND WEEK ONLY: You will be laid off for ONE (1) WEEK. Your last day worked will be 07/08/2022 (for unemployment purposes) and your return to work date is 07/18/2022. On Sunday, 07/10/2022, you will open or restart your claim. On Sunday, 07/17/2022, you will file a claim for week ending 07/16/2022. Please note: You will be paid for 40 hours vacation for the first week but any vacation hours remaining must be claimed on the 2nd week X your base wage. Example: 56 hours total vacation time – 40 hours paid for the first week, additional 16 hours X base wage will need to be claimed when you file for unemployment benefits on Sunday, July 17th when you file for benefits. $18.54 X 16 hours = $296.64. This is an example only. Please check your base wage rate before claiming earnings.
MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN 40 VACATION HOURS WILL FILE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR BOTH WEEKS: You will be laid off for TWO (2) WEEKS. Your last day worked will be 07/01/2022 and your return to work date is 07/18/2022. On Sunday, 07/03/2022, you will open or restart your claim. On Sunday, 07/10/2022, you will file a claim for week ending 07/09/2022. On Sunday, 07/17/2022, you will file a claim for week ending 07/16/2022. If you qualify for holiday pay you must claim it, in addition to your vacation pay. PLEASE NOTE: If you have 40 hours you don’t claim anything for the first week.
WAITING WEEK INFORMATION: Unit 1 OHAP members who were on layoff status and serving their waiting week will be denied unemployment. You must go to the ODJFS web site and from your correspondence inbox print your unemployment benefit payment document showing ZERO amount paid. You also need to click on the “Claim Details” section, and print the “View Claim Summary/Payment History” page that shows “WW Served” as the most current status and take all three pages to Human Resources or email them to ohaphrly@ford.com to sign up for your SUB pay. If you aren’t able to print your paystub showing ZERO AMOUNT PAID, print ANYTHING from the ODJFS with your Social Security number on it and use that instead. Signing up for SUB this time will start your auto SUB for one year in the event of future layoffs. If you have any questions about your SUB pay, please contact Labor Relations at OHAP because they process the SUB payments.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING: Due to Executive Board action in the absence of a quorum at June’s General Membership Meeting, the next General Membership Meeting is Sunday, September 11th at 2:30 PM at UAW Local 2000, 3151 Abbe Road in Sheffield Village. Please attend and be informed.
Bill Samples, President / Herb Bennett, Chairperson Unit 1 / Melanie Meyer, Chairperson Unit 2
Linda Williams, Chairperson Unit 3 / Kenneth McNeil, Chairperson Unit 4 / Tony Rollison, Chairperson Unit 5
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