COVID-19 MASS LAYOFF INSTRUCTIONS
3/22/2020
– 4/6/2020 period
(tentative return to work for
purposes of unemployment)
For Unemployment Filing Purposes:
Last day worked: March 20, 2020 or March 27, 2020
(Dependent upon if you
worked the week of 3/23-3/28)
Return to work: April 6, 2020 (tentative return to work for purposes of unemployment)
All Ohio employees laid off due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should
use the following
mass-layoff number – 2000180 – when filing for benefits
to speed the processing of unemployment benefits.
COVID-19-affected claimants with otherwise
valid applications for unemployment will be awarded
benefits. While claimants must still meet the weekly requirements that they be able and available for work, the requirement that they actively
search for work while receiving
benefits has
been waived.
ADDITIONAL WEEK DETAILS
for 3/30/2020-4/5/2020
·
Due to COVID-19
and the new stay-at-home order, the Ohio Unemployment website and phones are experiencing massive
amounts of traffic. Please be patient in trying
to get through to unemployment to file a claim. This may mean accessing
the website during non-business hours
(e.g. early in the morning
or late at night) to get through.
·
Employees who last worked
week ending 3/21/20, but did not file for this week yet, continue to use 3/30/20 as your return to work date.
·
Employees who did not work week ending 3/28/2020 should
claim the second week (and subsequent weeks as necessary) as continuing weeks. DO NOT reopen your claim for subsequent weeks. This will cause a delay in processing.
·
Employees who worked week ending 3/28/2020 will open a new
claim or reopen their claims using Mass
Layoff #2000180 and 3/27/2020 as the
Last Day Worked. (Use
4/6/20 return to work date!!!)
·
4/6/2020 return
to work date is tentative
and may change due to COVID-19 conditions. Any changes will be communicated. Mass Layoff #2000180 will remain
in effect for the duration of this
layoff.
·
4/1 Retirees
have the option of filing for the week of 3/30-4/3
and reporting pension earnings for the days in April (i.e. 4/1-4/3), or not filing at all. If you do
file for unemployment, your
benefit amount will be reduced based on the amount of your pension.
If the pension
(divided into weeks) is more than the UC benefit amount,
you will not be eligible for UC for
the week. This may result in an overpayment, especially if you fail to claim
the pension money. If
you would like vacation instead
for 3/30 and 3/31, please contact your process
coach.
Employees
who worked on 3/22/20,
and are on a 5x8 pattern,
who have been a full-time
seniority employee
for at least one year will receive
SWW for pay ending
3/29/20... these employees should
not file Unemployment for week ending 4/5/2020
if they do not work 3/29-4/5.
SWW runs from Sunday to Saturday so Sunday hours will create SWW. Same rules apply if an employee works Sunday 3/29/20 for pay ending 4/5/20.
OHIO UNEMPLOYMENT & SUB PAY
·
Filing for unemployment benefits is a two-step
process.
1. Employees must file an application for benefits during the week of
3/22/2020-3/28/2020
2. Employees must claim the week of unemployment beginning on the Sundays
following the layoff
week, 3/29/2020 & 4/5/2020.
It is imperative that you follow the two-step process
for unemployment when filing your claim.
Failure to do so (including late filing) may result
in denial of unemployment benefits.
Employees
who have questions
about Ohio filing requirements should use the following
resources:
§ Online:
https://unemployment.cmt.ohio.gov/cmtview/loginc.jsp
§ Phone:
Out of State Unemployment
If you
are a recent transfer from
a plant outside of Ohio, and have
an open claim in
your former state, DO
NOT open a claim
in Ohio. If this is not a waiting week for you,
please re-file your claim with the state in
which you have an open
claim. As long as it is not a
waiting week and you have
no income to claim to
unemployment, your SUB will process automatically.
SUB Pay
Eligibility
SUB pay will
pay automatically for all weeks that an
employee receives an unemployment benefit,
if eligible. Employees
are eligible for SUB
pay once they are a
full-time employee for
a minimum
of one year.
Please contact
the Labor Office
if you have not received
a SUB payment within two weeks of
an Unemployment payment, or if you
have exhausted your
unemployment benefits
entirely. Contact Labor
Relations at jcarte53@ford.com
Waiting Week
If you are opening
a NEW claim during this period, the State of Ohio will waive your
waiting week.
Earned Income
If you have income
from employment outside of Ford or you have
income to report from Ford during
your layoff week, you will
need to contact Labor Relations at jcarte53@ford.com to
complete a SUB application, as SUB
will reject if there is a discrepancy. Per SUB Administration, a copy of
your paystub from outside
of Ford will
need to be provided in
order to process
a request for SUB
payment.