UNEMPLOYMENT INSTRUCTIONS FOR
TEMPORARY LAYOFF
OCTOBER 26, 2020 THROUGH JANUARY 4, 2021
You MUST follow the instructions below very carefully
and file in a timely manner or YOU WILL NOT BE PAID UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS, as ODJFS
is no longer back dating claims.
File
for unemployment online with the instructions below 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. Below are the
instructions for filing for unemployment:
You
will file for unemployment benefits using Mass
Layoff # 2000599. Your last day worked was 10/23/2020 and
your return to work date is 01/04/2021.
1. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2020 – OPEN OR RESTART APPLICATION FOR BENEFITS
2. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2020 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 10/31/2020)
3. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2020 – CLAIM LAYOFF WEEK (WEEK ENDING 11/7/2020). PLEASE
NOTE: When you claim this layoff week, you must claim 10
hours’ pay for Election Day because the company has advised us that you will be
paid for this day off (Ex: your rate of pay x 10 = ___).
EACH SUNDAY THEREAFTER THROUGH THE
SUNDAY BEFORE YOU RETURN TO WORK, YOU WILL CALL OR VISIT THE ODJFS SITE TO
CLAIM YOUR WEEKS. As of now, the last time you will claim a week will be
Sunday, 01/03/2021.
PLEASE DO NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTION
REGARDING YOUR UNION because UAW Local 2000 is not a hiring hall and by
answering that question, you may create an eligibility issue that holds up your
pay.
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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