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SEIU usww works your program how to complete the initial claim and payment certification form by building skills partnership and SEIU usww if you are planning on filing a claim for work share unemployment benefits you must do the following first verify with your employer or your union representative that your site is participating in the SEIU usww portrait program then you must wait for your employer to hand you two forms to complete number one is going to be the initial claim and payment certification form this is completed one time for the first week of your work trim program the second form is a work sharing certification form this is completed every two weeks starting the second work share week then EDD will notify you the claimant by mail if you are eligible to receive benefits if you are you will be mailed an EDD Bank of America card where your funds will be deposited and finally you must continue completing and mailing the work sure insert a patient form for all your work share weeks beginning week two before completing the form make sure you have all the information you will need including your name and social security number your mailing and residential address and your phone number your citizenship status you will have to provide proof if you are a legal resident or if you have work authorization your state issued driver's license number or identification card number your work history and earning estimates for the past 18 months any additional employers information including company name address and employee earnings the date you last filed for unemployment insurance if you ever have and pension information if you are receiving or will receive within the next year this is a guide on how to complete the initial claim and payment certification form otherwise known as de eight six four eight you will have to complete this form in order to file a claim for and receive work share unemployment benefits you only need to complete this form one time blank forms will be mailed to and distributed by your employer not by your union or BSP your employer will receive these forms from EDD and distribute them to you the workers once you receive your initial claim and payment certification form make sure that section a has been completed by your employer your company should complete section a before handing the form to you then you must complete section B and C and mail the form within the 14 days from the day it was given to you you must know your form to EDD special claims office Section a employers information and certification as mentioned your employer would have already completed section e before handing you the form your employer will complete section e with information for the week ending which is the first week of your work share program including your name and social security number your normal and reduced wages any absences and your work schedule another thing to note about section a is the date issued to employee this is the date your employer handed you the form you have 14 days from this date to mail the completed form to EDD as mentioned section B and C will be completed by you the employee Section B question number 1 additional employment check no if you did not work for anyone else or we're not self-employed during the first work share week otherwise known as week ending and section 8 if you did not work for anyone else or we're not self-employed skip Part A B and C and move on to question 2 if you did work for another employer or were self-employed during the first work share week otherwise known as the week ending in section a check yes and include your employer's name and address the last day you worked during the week ending the total earnings before taxes for the week ending and whether or not you are so employed by them section B question number 2 federal taxes and signature question number 2 if you would like your benefits for section A's week ending or the first workshare week federally tax check the box if you would not like your benefits text they will be taxed when you file your next income taxes the $600 from the cares Act is not taxed benefits once you have completed section B make sure you sign it and date the section Section C question number one personal information you must first fill in your basic information including your last name first name middle initial date of birth and then indicate your gender male or female for question number one check yes if the name written matches the name on your social security card if it does match skip on to the next question if the name written is different from the name that appears on your social security card check no and then enter the name that appears on your social security card if you have used any other additional names make sure you include them in section 1 e section C question number 2 address here you're gonna write in your mailing address and your resident address if they are different if they are the same check yes in two wait and then move on to the next question if they are different right in your mailing and then your residence address make sure you also write in your telephone number this is where ETD will contact you if they have any questions regarding your form Section C question number three and for question number three if you have filed an unemployment insurance or disability insurance claim in California in the past two years check yes and then write in the type of claim and the date when it was filed if you have not filed a claim in the past few years check no question number four if you worked for the federal agency or served in the military in the past 18 months check yes if you did not do either one of those things check now and then move on to the next question section C questions number five and six question number five if you worked outside of California in the last 18 months check yes and write in the state where you worked if you did not work outside of California in the last 18 months check no and move on to the next question question number six if you applied for unemployment insurance in another state in the last year check yes if you did not apply for unemployment insurance in another state in the last year check no and move on to question number seven [Music] Section C question number seven identification if you have a driver's license for an ID card from any state check yes and enter the state it was issued and the driver's license or ID number if you do not have a driver's license or an ID card check now note a driver's license or an ID card is not required in order to file a claim for work share unemployment benefits section C question number eight work authorization if you are a US citizen or national select yes and move on to question number nine if you are not a US citizen or national you will have to answer questions 8a through 8e you will need to provide the following information from your work authorization document including the type of document the alien registration or authorization number on the document the expiration date for the work authorization and whether or not you are legally entitled to work in the US for the last 19 months Section C question number nine pension information if you are or will receive within the next year a pension based on your work or wages check YES on question number nine and provide the following a who is paying your pension be how you are or will receive your pension payments C did you pay into your pension and D did any of your employers in the last 18 months pay into the fund if you are not or will not be receiving pension payments in the next year check no and move on to the next question section C question number 10 employment history here you will need to provide your employment history for the past 18 months for each one of your employers in the last 18 months list the following the employer name the dates you work with them your earnings before taxes while you work with them and how you were paid whether was weekly bi-weekly monthly or another form if you need additional space you can attach a separate piece of paper with the additional employer information Section C question number eleven longest employer based on the list of employers you listed in question ten identify which one you worked the longest for for that employer you will enter information on questions eleven include the employer name the type of business for example a janitorial company the type of work you performed for that company example janitorial services and how long you worked for that company in years and months section c questions twelve three thirteen question twelve you can check know if you have not been an officer or a stockholder of a corporation in the last 18 months question 13 if you are receiving or will be receiving workers compensation check yes and then write in the insurance carrier and your case number if you are not receiving or will not be receiving workers compensation you can check no and move on to the next question section C questions 14 through 15 preferred language question 14 select your preferred language for written communication for example if II D D needs to mail you any documents would you rather than be in English or Spanish question 15 select your preferred spoken language for example if EDD needs to call you to ask the question about your claim would you rather be in English Spanish or another language section C question 16 through 17 demographics know these questions are optional questions 16 what race or ethnicity do you identify with select one question 17 do you have a disability answer yes no or I choose not to answer note a disability is a physical or mental impairment that significantly limits one or many life activities section C signature this is the final part of Section C once you have verified the information you provided you must sign write your social security number and date the form note that in signing you are certifying that you have legal work authorization and are eligible to claim work share and employment benefits it is important that you review your information before mailing in the forms to avoid delays in your benefits review your information more than once now that you have verified that your information is correct and accurate you're ready to mail in your application remember that you must mail in your application within 14 days from the day was received on this screen is a sample envelope of what your envelope should look like when sending your forms to the EDD special claims office so now that you have completed your initial claim and payment certification form what happens now so now EDD will review your claim and verify your work authorization with the US Department of Homeland Security then EDD will notify you by mail with an award letter in two to three weeks this award letter will contain information about whether or not you were approved for benefits and if you were approved it will detail how much you will receive then EDD will also be mailing you a Bank of America debit card this is where your funds will be deposited if you have already filed for a claim before in the past three years the same card will be used [Music] in order for you to continue receiving benefits while in the work share program you must complete the work sharing certification form every two weeks this form is broken down into two pages page one is filled by the employer similar to this form and page two is filled by you the claimant remember that you are responsible for mailing all forms to EDD within 14 days from the date you receive them you can also check out our building skills partnership YouTube page to find a how-to guide and step-by-step tutorial on how to complete the work sharing certification of one things to keep in mind number one if you aren't sure if you meet the requirements to file a work share unemployment claim as BSP number two it is up to you if you wish to file a claim for work share benefits as long as you meet the requirements number three the duration in the workshop program will vary by site depending on the local stay-at-home order and also the site needs number four if you have another job you will need to report this additional income and this may affect how much you receive in work share benefits number five sick days and vacation days will be reported on the work chain certification form and can also affect how much you receive and work share benefits voting skills partnership and SEIU usww have added additional resources on our respective websites to help members navigating the work share program on our websites you will beautify in the following an overview of the SEIU usww work share program a step-by-step guide on how to complete the initial claim and payment certification form which is this presentation a step-by-step guide on how to complete the work sharing certification form and SEIU usww created work share program FAQ and additional community resources available to you during covered 19 if you'd like to help access either the building skilled partnership or the SAA usww website use the URL addresses displayed on the screen another resource available to you is a weekly zoom call led by your Union SEIU usww the is an opportunity for you to ask questions and learn more about participating in the work share program the call is every Saturday at 12 p.m. and there are multiple ways to join you can join by calling in with the number displayed or enter the meeting ID in the zoo map or use the link displayed if you still have questions or need individual assistance with your work share forms you are welcome to call the work share program hotline number the number is four zero two two three five six six seven seven this number is managed by the SP staff from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday no we are not able to answer any union related questions or employer specific questions on behalf of building skills partnership and SEIU usww thank you for watching