Unemployment Insurance & Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Plan (SUB) If you are laid off, you must file a claim for New York State Unemployment Insurance Benefits in order to qualify for SUB pay. Failure to complete the application process for New York State Unemployment Insurance will disqualify you from receiving unemployment insurance and sub pay. Opening a new claim To open a new claim you must call (1-888-209-8124) or register on-line (www.labor.state.ny.us) during the first week that you are unemployed. Follow the instructions from the New York State Department of Labor as outlined on the “How to File a New UI Claim” flyer. If you file on-line, print each page throughout the process. Be sure to answer all the questions presented. Be sure to respond to any correspondence that you receive from New York State Department of Labor in a timely manner, as this could hold up the processing of your claim. Claim Weekly Benefits Once your claim has been opened, you must certify for benefits every week that you are unemployed. This is done by calling Tel-Service (1-888-581-5812) or applying on line (www.labor.state.ny.us). You must call during the week immediately following each week that you are unemployed. This is to verify that you did not work more than three days or earn more than $405. Returning to work When you are called back to work, you should certify for benefits for the last week of lay off and then stop calling the New York State Unemployment Line. Re-Opening your claim If there is a break in your claim, you can re-open your claim by calling Tel-Service (1-888-581-5812) during the week immediately following the week you are laid off. You will receive a mailing that must be completed and returned to the Unemployment Office. Your Claim is good for one year. The first week will be your waiting week. When your year is up you must open a new claim. (see above) Unemployment benefits can either be issued to a single Direct Payment Card account or deposited into your personal checking account. Paper checks are no longer available.
Direct Payment Card customer service number 1-877-221-1634. How does a layoff affect my benefits? Health care coverage, prescription, durable medical, dental, vision, hearing aid, mental health and substance abuse continue based on your seniority at the time of a layoff as shown below: Years of Seniority as of Last Day Worked Prior to Layoff | Maximum Number of Months of Coverage Without Cost to The Employee | Less than 1 1 but less than 2 2 but less than 3 3 but less than 4 4 but less than 5 5 but less than 10 10 and over | 1 4 6 8 10 13 25 |
How does layoff affect my credited service?
You continue to accrue credited service for each week of layoff in a calendar year, provided you are compensated with pay for 170 or more hours during that same calendar year. Compensated hours include wages, holiday pay, jury duty pay, bereavement pay and vacation pay.
Supplemental unemployment benefit plan (SUB) Tonawanda Engine Plant is covered by the “auto-SUB” program, which means that your application for New York State Unemployment compensation is considered to be your SUB application. NY State provides GM with unemployment payment data based on your unemployment application. This information is used to process your SUB benefit. If you need information on your SUB claim, you can call the National Benefit Center at 1-800-489-4646. Our CISCO code is 18160. If you do not apply for unemployment benefits, you will not qualify for SUB pay. You cannot by-pass this system. Your benefit reps, committeemen or any other union rep cannot help you by-pass this system to get your SUB pay!! SUB Pay Calculation
40 hours x Rate of Pay (No shift premium) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Minus taxes (FICA, State, Federal) (Based on the number of dependents on Health Care Coverage) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ 95% of this balance _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Minus $30.00 (Work related expenses not incurred) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Equals Gross SUB Benefit The calculations above are completed to figure your gross sub benefit. That gross amount is then taxed as your regular paycheck would be taxed. If you receive a NY State Unemployment check (maximum would be $405); that amount would be deducted from the gross SUB benefit and then taxed. If you have reached your maximum on FICA, FICA tax would not be used to calculate your gross SUB benefit. This could mean that two people with the same job classification and same number of dependents would have a difference in their SUB payments. You must have 1 year seniority to be eligible for SUB benefits. PSP (Personal Savings Plan) participation has no affect on SUB pay calculations. |
