Post by TonyV on Jul 23, 2012 22:40:07 GMT -5
To: All Traditional Employees
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
The Company submitted an employer filed claim report to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Division on behalf of all affected employees that were laid off during the previous week (Benefit Week 07/15/12 through 07/21/12). Because of the unexpected down week the list of affected employees was not able to be compiled and submitted to the state until the middle of last week. This in turn has caused a delay in receiving monetary determination notices and pay order forms in the mail from the unemployment insurance division. The monetary determination notice outlines your benefit amount, eligibility status, and effective date. The pay order form outlines when and how to request benefits. Once received please do not discard the monetary determination notice as you may need it for future reference. If you have not yet received these mailings from the state that does not mean that your claim has not been established, it is more than likely a mail delay and you should go ahead and attempt to request benefits in order to expedite this process. The default pin number when using the telephone Voice Response Unit (1-877-369-5984) will be either the first or last four digits of your social security number. Anyone who previously established a pin number should attempt to utilize it before trying the default pin number option referenced above. You may also do your benefit request online, however if you do so please make certain that you remember to click on “Request Benefit Check”. Do not click on “File a Claim” as this will overwrite the parameters of your current claim. Instructions for online request are outlined on the backside of the unemployment division issued pay order form, the web address is uiclaims.des.ky.gov/ebenefit
Please be aware that under the new Kentucky unemployment insurance guidelines all new claims opened on or after 01/01/2012 will be subjected to a waiting week rule whereas the first week claimed within a given benefit year (which is a rolling 12 month period from the claim effective date) will not be eligible for a benefit check. However, in this case it is critical that a benefit check is requested even though it will not be issued. There are two very important reasons why, the first being that the waiting week rule requirement will have been met for affected employees, and any future claim weeks within the benefit year will be eligible for benefit check payments provided all other eligibility requirements are met. The second being that you must be given credit for the waiting week from the state unemployment insurance division in order to be eligible to receive full Sub Pay from the Company for the layoff week. The next paragraph outlines what is going to be required when requesting Sub Pay benefits for all eligible employees.
Because affected employees are going to be receiving full Sub Pay (provided the eligibility requirements are met) from the Company the contractual Auto-Sub feature will not apply and all affected employees will be required to fill out a Sub Pay application form and submit it to the plant Labor Relations Department. The Company will be sending out an official email bulletin that will include a printable version of the Sub Pay application form that can be printed and distributed. There will also be copies available on the counter in the Labor Relations Department.
Some affected employees may have opened claims with the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Division during 2011 that may still be active or extendable (a benefit year is a rolling 12 month period) to which the waiting week rule does not apply. However, if you receive a monetary determination notice in the mail that means that your previous benefit year has expired and your new claim will be subjected to the waiting week rule.
***Recently transferred employees that began working at the plant prior to the end of the 1st calendar quarter of 2012 that had earnings paid to them from the Company (KTP) before the end of the 1st quarter, who most recently worked in a state other than Kentucky should be able to file a combined wage unemployment claim in Kentucky utilizing transferred previous quarter base wages from that state for the preceding quarters. This can only occur if you have payroll earnings reported to that state’s
unemployment insurance division. Affected employees can contact me after receiving their monetary determination notice from the unemployment insurance division and I will assist them with these claims.
***Recently transferred employees who began working at the plant after the beginning of the 2nd calendar quarter of 2012, who most recently worked in a state other than Kentucky will be required to contact that state's unemployment insurance division in order to utilize an existing or extendable claim (if applicable) or file for a new claim for unemployment benefits. Please contact the applicable state unemployment division for claim application and benefit check / waiting week request deadlines.
The following information will be needed when requesting benefits
Last Day Worked 07/13/2012
Return to Work Date 07/23/2012
Benefit Week of 07/15/2012 through 07/21/2012
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Any employee who experiences difficulty with his/her unemployment claim and/or benefit check - waiting week request may contact and/or visit any of the Kentucky Offices of Employment and Training Division of Unemployment Insurance throughout the state. However, our contact person Chris Townsend at the Division of Unemployment Insurance - Shelby County Branch is willing to provide help to anyone that is eligible to file an unemployment claim in Kentucky. I will also be available to help any employee that is having difficulty with his/her unemployment claim and/or benefit check - waiting week request.
Business hours for the Shelby County Branch: Monday through Friday 8:00am until 4:30pm. Business hours at other branch offices may vary, so please contact your local branch for specific business hours.
Directions to - Kentucky Office of Employment and Training / Division of UnemploymentInsurance – Shelby County Branch
From Louisville - Take I-64 East to Exit 35 (Highway 53), turn left at ramp intersection and go
approximately 3 ½ miles (crossing over Highway 60 at a 4 way intersection with Highway 53 & Highway
55 while in transit). After crossing over Highway 60 (onto Highway 55) you will see a Goodwill Thrift
Store on the right hand side of the roadway. After passing the Goodwill Thrift store, turn at the second
right (there is a Kentucky Government Sign at this location), then proceed through a small 4 way
intersection to a white building with a blue awning.
31 Mt. Rushmore Court
Shelbyville, Ky. 40065
(502) 633-5045
Contact Person: Chris Townsend
Your committeeperson and I are available to answer any questions that you may have,
In Solidarity,
Royce Epperson
Bargaining Committeeperson
UAW Local 862 - KTP
(502) 429-2369 Office
(502) 372-3960 Pager
Dear Brothers & Sisters,
The Company submitted an employer filed claim report to the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Division on behalf of all affected employees that were laid off during the previous week (Benefit Week 07/15/12 through 07/21/12). Because of the unexpected down week the list of affected employees was not able to be compiled and submitted to the state until the middle of last week. This in turn has caused a delay in receiving monetary determination notices and pay order forms in the mail from the unemployment insurance division. The monetary determination notice outlines your benefit amount, eligibility status, and effective date. The pay order form outlines when and how to request benefits. Once received please do not discard the monetary determination notice as you may need it for future reference. If you have not yet received these mailings from the state that does not mean that your claim has not been established, it is more than likely a mail delay and you should go ahead and attempt to request benefits in order to expedite this process. The default pin number when using the telephone Voice Response Unit (1-877-369-5984) will be either the first or last four digits of your social security number. Anyone who previously established a pin number should attempt to utilize it before trying the default pin number option referenced above. You may also do your benefit request online, however if you do so please make certain that you remember to click on “Request Benefit Check”. Do not click on “File a Claim” as this will overwrite the parameters of your current claim. Instructions for online request are outlined on the backside of the unemployment division issued pay order form, the web address is uiclaims.des.ky.gov/ebenefit
Please be aware that under the new Kentucky unemployment insurance guidelines all new claims opened on or after 01/01/2012 will be subjected to a waiting week rule whereas the first week claimed within a given benefit year (which is a rolling 12 month period from the claim effective date) will not be eligible for a benefit check. However, in this case it is critical that a benefit check is requested even though it will not be issued. There are two very important reasons why, the first being that the waiting week rule requirement will have been met for affected employees, and any future claim weeks within the benefit year will be eligible for benefit check payments provided all other eligibility requirements are met. The second being that you must be given credit for the waiting week from the state unemployment insurance division in order to be eligible to receive full Sub Pay from the Company for the layoff week. The next paragraph outlines what is going to be required when requesting Sub Pay benefits for all eligible employees.
Because affected employees are going to be receiving full Sub Pay (provided the eligibility requirements are met) from the Company the contractual Auto-Sub feature will not apply and all affected employees will be required to fill out a Sub Pay application form and submit it to the plant Labor Relations Department. The Company will be sending out an official email bulletin that will include a printable version of the Sub Pay application form that can be printed and distributed. There will also be copies available on the counter in the Labor Relations Department.
Some affected employees may have opened claims with the Kentucky Unemployment Insurance Division during 2011 that may still be active or extendable (a benefit year is a rolling 12 month period) to which the waiting week rule does not apply. However, if you receive a monetary determination notice in the mail that means that your previous benefit year has expired and your new claim will be subjected to the waiting week rule.
***Recently transferred employees that began working at the plant prior to the end of the 1st calendar quarter of 2012 that had earnings paid to them from the Company (KTP) before the end of the 1st quarter, who most recently worked in a state other than Kentucky should be able to file a combined wage unemployment claim in Kentucky utilizing transferred previous quarter base wages from that state for the preceding quarters. This can only occur if you have payroll earnings reported to that state’s
unemployment insurance division. Affected employees can contact me after receiving their monetary determination notice from the unemployment insurance division and I will assist them with these claims.
***Recently transferred employees who began working at the plant after the beginning of the 2nd calendar quarter of 2012, who most recently worked in a state other than Kentucky will be required to contact that state's unemployment insurance division in order to utilize an existing or extendable claim (if applicable) or file for a new claim for unemployment benefits. Please contact the applicable state unemployment division for claim application and benefit check / waiting week request deadlines.
The following information will be needed when requesting benefits
Last Day Worked 07/13/2012
Return to Work Date 07/23/2012
Benefit Week of 07/15/2012 through 07/21/2012
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Any employee who experiences difficulty with his/her unemployment claim and/or benefit check - waiting week request may contact and/or visit any of the Kentucky Offices of Employment and Training Division of Unemployment Insurance throughout the state. However, our contact person Chris Townsend at the Division of Unemployment Insurance - Shelby County Branch is willing to provide help to anyone that is eligible to file an unemployment claim in Kentucky. I will also be available to help any employee that is having difficulty with his/her unemployment claim and/or benefit check - waiting week request.
Business hours for the Shelby County Branch: Monday through Friday 8:00am until 4:30pm. Business hours at other branch offices may vary, so please contact your local branch for specific business hours.
Directions to - Kentucky Office of Employment and Training / Division of UnemploymentInsurance – Shelby County Branch
From Louisville - Take I-64 East to Exit 35 (Highway 53), turn left at ramp intersection and go
approximately 3 ½ miles (crossing over Highway 60 at a 4 way intersection with Highway 53 & Highway
55 while in transit). After crossing over Highway 60 (onto Highway 55) you will see a Goodwill Thrift
Store on the right hand side of the roadway. After passing the Goodwill Thrift store, turn at the second
right (there is a Kentucky Government Sign at this location), then proceed through a small 4 way
intersection to a white building with a blue awning.
31 Mt. Rushmore Court
Shelbyville, Ky. 40065
(502) 633-5045
Contact Person: Chris Townsend
Your committeeperson and I are available to answer any questions that you may have,
In Solidarity,
Royce Epperson
Bargaining Committeeperson
UAW Local 862 - KTP
(502) 429-2369 Office
(502) 372-3960 Pager