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2. RAPID RESPONSE HELPSRAPID RESPONSE HELPS

3. How does Rapid Response help?How does Rapid Response help?
By helping you navigate
Unemployment Insurance (UI)
Getting you started on your job
search

4. Step One: Filing your UI claimStep One: Filing your UI claim
How do I file a claim?How do I file a claim?
On the Internet , go to the jobs4jersey.com website:
or by telephone
Contact a Reemployment Call Center

5. Need help translating into another language?Need help translating into another language?
Click on the Select Language upside down triangle
(drop-down) and choose your language.
The website will be translated; but it could take a few moments to load

6. Before filing,Before filing,
make sure youmake sure you
have…have…
 Name, address and telephone number of all employers
you worked for during the past 18 months
 Drivers license, Social Security Number or Alien
Registration Number (if you are not a citizen)
 Union information: local number & address
 Begin/end dates and reason for
job separation

7. When filing a claim…When filing a claim…
…be prepared to create a 4-digit PIN (personal
identification number); and, if you file online a user name
and password
…provide dependency information, if you aren’t already
entitled to the maximum benefit
…consider having federal taxes withheld from your
unemployment claim and forwarded to the Internal
Revenue service to help offset your tax liability since
unemployment benefits are subject to federal income taxes
…provide your bank account information, if you choose
direct deposit

8. What are my choices?What are my choices?
Direct Deposit Debit Card
Have your benefits
deposited directly
into your designated
financial institution
checking or savings
account
Use at any Bank of
America with no fees,
but
be careful using the
Debit Card elsewhere
since you could be
charged a fee
or

9. TTo file online, you MUSTo file online, you MUST
 Be a United States resident
 Have worked in NJ for the past 18 months
To file online, you MUST NOTTo file online, you MUST NOT
 Have worked for the federal government or
served in the military for the past 18 months
 Have worked for a maritime employer in the past 18
months
 Currently be disabled and unable to work
File Online @http://jobs4jersey.comFile Online @http://jobs4jersey.com
Click on the Blue – “File Here” button to get
started…..

10. Filing by TelephoneFiling by Telephone
Reemployment Call CentersReemployment Call Centers
Northern Union City (201) 601 – 4100
Central Freehold (732) 761 – 2020
Southern Cumberland (856) 507 – 2340
If you live outside of New Jersey:
(888) 795 – 6672

12. Step Two: Are you eligible?Step Two: Are you eligible?
To be eligible for unemployment benefits you
must meet one of the following requirements:
1. You must have worked at least 20 base weeks
at $145 during a 52-week period (or base
year) in covered employment
or
2. Must have earned $7,300 during your base
period

13. Let’s break this down…Let’s break this down…
What’s the base year?
…it’s the first four calendar quarters of the last five
completed calendar quarters before the date of your claim
What’s covered employment?
…services performed by an individual
for pay unless specifically prohibited by UI
law or regulation

14. If your claim is dated in:
Your claim is based on
employment from:
January 2014
February 2014
March 2014
October 1, 2012
to
September 30, 2013
April 2014
May 2014
June 2014
January 1, 2013
to
December 31, 2013
July 2014
August 2014
September 2014
April 1, 2013
to
March 31, 2014
October 2014
November 2014
December 2014
July 1, 2013
to
June 30, 2014
Your regular base year period
consists of 52 weeks that is
determined by the date of your
claim.

15.  Visit our website and use our Benefits CalculatorBenefits Calculator:
http://lwd.state.nj.us/uiapp/start.html
 Your total benefits are based on your earned wages
and the number of weeks worked (up to 26 weeksup to 26 weeks)
Step Three: Calculating YourStep Three: Calculating Your
BenefitsBenefits
 If you worked for less than 26
weeks during the base year, your
benefits will reflect your actualactual
number of weeksnumber of weeks worked
 Usually, your benefits are 60%60% of
your average weekly before-tax
wages during the base year

16. If you don’t qualify for the maximum weekly benefit
rate,
you may qualify for up to an additional 15% in benefits
if:
Your spouse or civil partner be unemployed the first
week you file
You have children or are a single parent
Maximize Your BenefitsMaximize Your Benefits

17.  Severance or Bonus PaySeverance or Bonus Pay
 Vacation or Sick days, HolidaysVacation or Sick days, Holidays
 Social Security BenefitsSocial Security Benefits
 Pension paymentsPension payments from employers outside of
the base year
Payments that do not affectPayments that do not affect
your benefits…your benefits…

18. Payments that affectPayments that affect your benefitsyour benefits
 If you take cash out of your 401K retirement or qualifying
pension plan while collecting unemployment, your
benefits will be reduced
 If you have the federal tax of 10% withheld, your benefits
will be reduced now as opposed to having to pay the taxes
the next tax year
 If your employer is required to give you notice, but chose,
instead, to give you “payment in lieu of notice,” you must
wait until those payments end to file for benefits
CAUTION!!!CAUTION!!!

19.  It’s a good idea to work part-time during your job search; it
extends your eligible benefit period for up to one year
 By working part-time, your earnings will be deducted from
your partial weekly benefit rate (PWBR), which is 20% more
than your weekly benefit rate
 So, if you are still searching for full-time work when your
benefits would have ended, you will continue to receive
benefits until all the money deferred because of the part-
time work is gone
Working Part-TimeWorking Part-Time

20.  You must be ableable, availableavailable and actively seekingactively seeking
employmentemployment
 You may be asked to provide documentation
about your job search efforts
 You will need contact unemployment to recertifyrecertify
your benefits every two weeksyour benefits every two weeks via the phone or
weeklyweekly via the internet by answering seven
questions
Step Four: Remaining EligibleStep Four: Remaining Eligible

21. And the questions are…And the questions are…
1. Were you able to work?
2. Were you available to work?
3. Were you actively seeking work?
4. Did you refuse a suitable job?
5. Did you receive any of the following types of payment this
week: vacation, holiday, sick days, severance?
6. Are you receiving or have you applied for a pension other
than retirement pay (not including social security
benefits) from an employer included in your claim? (If yes,
to question 6, has there been any change in the amount
of your pension since you last applied for benefits?)
7. Did you work during the week(s) claimed?

22.  All unemployment claims begin on the Sunday of the
week in which you filed
 It is your responsibility to file promptly after your
layoff.
 Unemployment benefits are not retroactive and you
will not be paid for weeks prior to the date you filed.
 If you miss your filing day and fail to file within the
seven day period, you will lose your benefits for the
week you did not file
About your claimAbout your claim

23. Jump start your job search…Jump start your job search…
develop connectionsdevelop connections

24. …uses state-of-the-art technology to help you
quickly connect to jobs, training, education
and job-search resources

25. Now, take the next stepNow, take the next step
in your job searchin your job search
with….with…. …
 Simply upload an existing resume
or create a new one
 Get better job leads
 Customize your job leads
 Think outside of the box

26. Once you’ve gotten yourself off to a good start
by posting your resume and searching
Approach your job search like any other job:
Set goals
Dedicate particular hours every day
And take a break every once in a while
Remember,Remember,
looking for a job IS a FULL-TIME joblooking for a job IS a FULL-TIME job

27. It’s time to join –It’s time to join –
…joining a Jersey Job Club at
your local One-Stop Career
Center gives you the tools and
support you need to find a job
To get involved in the Jersey
Job Club, just register online
at:

28. Joining a Jersey JobJoining a Jersey Job
Club helps you…Club helps you…
…Get the personal attention and support you need to
conduct a successful job search
…Grow your network through shared experiences,
support, and feedback from fellow
jobseekers
…Identify, create, and act on job
opportunities you might not have
known existed otherwise

29. Increase your existing job search
skills or develop new skills through
a variety of workshops with guest
speakers that speak on a range of
topics relating to your regional
labor market including:
Learn about the job opportunities in New Jersey’s key industry
sectors from speakers who represent New Jersey’s Talent
Networks and connect New Jersey employers with trained
employees.

30. Talent Networks are a strategic partnership of employers,
educators and workforce development professionals working
together to strengthen the workforce in specific key industry
sectors:
 Advanced Manufacturing
 Financial Services
 Health Care
 Life Sciences
 Retail, Hospitality and Tourism
 Technology and Entrepreneurship
 Transportation, Logistics, and Distribution

31. How can Talent Networks help you?How can Talent Networks help you?
Talent Networks help you connect by:
Providing reemployment information,
tools and opportunities
Hosting networking events
Providing sector-specific workshops at
local Jersey Job Clubs
Providing materials and job aides

32. Visit aVisit a One-Stop Career CenterOne-Stop Career Center
Here, you can access all of the state’s job-searching services –
at no cost to you.
The One-Stop Career Center is a partnership of government,
community-based and educational institutions, working
together, to help you get the skills you need to find and keep a
job.

33.  Help you develop your job search action plan by reviewing your
education and work history and help to match your skills to jobs
available in your area;
 Provide guidance in exploring occupations that best utilize your
existing job skills;
 Assess your skills and, if necessary, discuss training options; and
 Refer you to support services to make getting and keeping a job
easier.
Speak with one of our dedicated careerSpeak with one of our dedicated career
counselors who will:counselors who will:

34. a training program to secure the skills you need to
succeed
your high school equivalency diploma
You may be eligible to enroll in…You may be eligible to enroll in…
Prepare for…Prepare for…
your reading, writing and math skills
Freshen up…Freshen up…

35. Network! Network! Network!
…utilizing websites such as LinkedIn, Twitter or
Facebook to connect with people in your field
…start a blog to highlight
your expertise
expertise
And don’t forget …And don’t forget …

36. Thank you for taking the time today
to learn about the programs
and services available to you
On behalf of the New JerseyOn behalf of the New Jersey
Department of Labor and Workforce DevelopmentDepartment of Labor and Workforce Development