CURRENT NEWS

• Thursday, February 2, 2023
• Thursday, April 6, 2023
• Thursday, June 1, 2023 (Nominations) 
  
• Saturday, June 24, 2023 (Saturday Elections)
• Thursday, September 7, 2023
• Thursday, December 7, 2023 (Holiday Meeting)

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020

Empire Blue Cross Price Comparison Tool:

https://www.empireblue.com/find-care/

To access the tool, plan participants must enter their Empire ID.

Our Annual Labor Day Parade was a success. please click on the below link to watch video,

https://site-74766083.bcvp0rtal.com/

NO SURPRISE ACT: YOUR RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS AGAINST SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS

Visit https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/laws-and-regulations/laws/no-surprise-surprise-act for more information about your rights under federal law.

Dear Brothers And Sisters,

Please be advised the union office is open Monday through Friday from 7:00am to 3:30pm. All visits to the office will require an appointment.

IMPORTANT BENEFITS INFORMATION 

SMART Local Union 137 is providing all pertinent information regarding the Care Act, Unemployment Benefits, Family Leave Act, and important FAQ's via the documents below. Please take the time to carefully read the information as it may pertain to you and the benefits you are entilted to. If you have any further questions or are unclear on any issue email your union representative. 

NJ COVID 19 SCENARIOS AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE

Download UPDATED NJ DOL COVID-19 SCENARIOS.pdf

NJ WORKERS RELIEF 

Download NJ Worker Relief1.pdf

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE BENEFITS: UPDATED FAQs

https://www.labor.ny.gov/ui/pdfs/ui-covid-faq.pdf

UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE FLOW CHART

https://labor.ny.gov/ui/pdfs/cares-act-need-to-know-flowchart.pdf

UNEMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE (PUA)

https://labor.ny.gov/ui/pdfs/pandemic-unemployment-assistance.pdf

COVID GOVERNMENT INFORMATION LINKS

Download COVID Government Information Links.pdf

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE CARE ACT

https://labor.ny.gov/ui/pdfs/cares-act-need-to-know.pdf

UNEMPLOYMENT FILING DOC

https://www.labor.ny.gov/pressreleases/2020/march-17-2020-1.shtm

UNEMPLOYMENT FAQS

https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2020/03/dol_unemploymentinsurancefaq_032720.pdf

CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

https://nabtu.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ContractorSummary.pdf

SICK LEAVE LAW

https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2020/03/obtaining-order-of-quarantine.pdf

CARE ACT

https://covid-19.theabdteam.com/blog/how-the-cares-act-affects-employee-benefits

COVID-19 RELIEF AVAILABLE TO WORKERS UNDER NEW YORK STATE LAW

COVID-19 RELIEF AVAILABLE TO WORKERS UNDER FEDERAL LAW

ALERT: COVID-19 INFORMATION 

For your convenience we have provided link that will serve as reliable resources on how to limit and handle exposure including unemployment information. Please click on the links below for further details. 

https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home

https://labor.ny.gov/pressreleases/2020/march-17-2020-1.shtm

Yesterday, Governor Cuomo signed Executive Order 202.6 CONTINUING TEMPORARY SUSPENSION AND MODIFICATION OF LAWS RELATING TO THE DISASTER EMERGENCY –which requires Employers to reduce in-person workforce to 50% at any work location no later than March 20 at 8pm CONSTRUCTION is NOT SUBJECT to these restrictions.  Read the entire Executive Order 202.6 here:

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/no-2026-continuing-temporary-suspension-and-modification-laws-relating-disaster-emergency?fbclid=IwAR2U36ZMnkAJEkis5P2NqbNzKz-K_J81ygafzzYqdFclg9c7Dce8Vq_WfXI