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.
union hall
hours are 7:30 am
– 2:30 pm m-f DURING both weeks of shutdown.
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.
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, using
mass layoff # 2200331. 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, which is at
the bottom of your Ford paystub. It
also shows how much vacation time you have.
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 your earnings are greater than your
unemployment benefit, you will not file for the first layoff week. If you do
not file for the first week, you can use mass layoff number 2200331 for the
second week. If you’ve already filed for the first week, do not use the mass
layoff number and continue your claim for the second 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.
ohio
assembly 12TH annual golf outing to benefit blessing house: Five singles are needed from our membership to golf in Ohio Assembly Annual Golf
Outing on Sunday, August 21st
at (9 AM start) at Grey Hawk Golf Club in Lagrange, Ohio. The entry fee for the outing is prepaid.
Those interested must call the union hall to turn in their name, address and
phone number or email the information to linda@uawlocal2000.org now through Friday, July 29th. A random drawing
will be held on Friday, July 29th
at 4:30 PM. Lost time or expenses will not be paid for attending.
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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