Assuming you meet all of the eligibility requirements for SUB Fund benefits, you'll be eligible to receive SUB Fund benefits on a weekly basis during your involuntary unemployment within the applicable Benefit Year.
Below is a summary of the Plan's eligibility rules:
- You must be available for work and considered eligible by the State Unemployment Commission. You cannot receive SUB if you were fired or quit your job or on disability.
- You must verify your current non-working status.
- Your Contributing Employer(s) must have contributed at least 300 hours on your behalf in the prior SUB Fund Plan Year.
- You must provide acceptable evidence of your unemployment status, such as a copy of your 'claim summary' or an 'unemployment verification' from the state Department of Labor Unemployment Office, to the SUB Fund Office. You must provide proof of your continuing unemployment with each SUB claim
- You must be considered available for work with the Union Referral Office.
- You must not be receiving a workers' compensation benefit unless you've been released for light-duty work.
- In general, you may not be receiving other income from a medical disability benefit, a Social Security disability benefit or any type of retirement benefit.