1. Applying for Unemployment Insurance Benefits
Presented by L.A. College Faculty Guild Adjunct Issues Committee Phyllis Eckler, Co-Chair

2. Accessing the Online Application

3. Accessing the Online Application

4. Unemployment Insurance Application: Read and Click Continue

5. Shows base period used for calculating benefits

6. An Alternate Base Period (ABP) may be used for calculating benefits
An Alternate Base Period (ABP) may be used for calculating benefits. To be considered for the ABP, you answer Yes to Q. 33b.

7. Initial Online Questions

8. Initial Online Questions (continued)

9. Completing the Online Application

10. Online Application (continued)
Provide appropriate telephone number for possible telephone interview.

11. Online Application (continued)
Retirement information

12. Online Application (continued)
If you work at more than one college in the LA District, write Los Angeles Community College District.
For those working at Glendale, GCC may be your last employer.

13. Online Application (continued)
Date in #27 must match #33g
xx/xx/2012 $
314.29
#27a. To calculate your total gross wages for your last week of work, take your gross semester pay (five paychecks for semester-length class) and divide by 16 weeks.
Assignment ended. Future assignment contingent on enrollment, funding, program changes, seniority. I don't have reasonable assurance for assignment.

14. Online Application (continued)
12/16/2011

15. What’s New at EDD?
Old Q 33 asked for total wages in last 18 months. Could be satisfied by looking at W-2s, paystubs, etc. Offered multiple options for how you were paid.
12/16/2011
12/14/2011
New Q 33 asks the questions a little differently requiring more detail information such as hourly rate, hours worked per week, and quarterly earnings for each employer in last 18 months.

16. What’s Up with Question 33
EDD now asks:
i) How much did you earn per hour?
j) How many hours did you work per week?
k) Gross wages earned for each of the last 6 quarters
Designed for those who work same hours each week with one rate of pay
Necessary for implementation of Alternate Base Period, which is good news for some
Not designed for adjunct instructors who have:
Breaks between semesters
Different loads during different semesters
Different number of hours in different weeks
Different hourly rates of pay
Different employers (i.e., freeway flyer)
aykm

17. EDD Help Screen and Alternate Base Period
GOOD NEWS: If you do not have sufficient wages in the Standard Base Period to establish a claim, EDD will consider the Alternate Base Period. However, you must answer Yes in Q 33b.

18. Let’s Take These Challenges One At A Time
Q 33i: How much you earn per hour
For LACCD suggest using: Semester pay  16 weeks  hours assigned per week = Hourly pay
If hourly rate was different in previous semesters, don’t worry. There is no place to explain on application form.
If you are paid more than one hourly rate, consider using a simple average.
Won’t be precise unless a weighted average is calculated, but should be satisfactory for EDD.

19. Next Challenge
Q 33j: How many hours you work per week
Suggestion: enter the total number of hours assigned per week in most recent semester.
Does not take into account prep time, grading, holidays, etc. but should include all hours for which you are normally paid.
Don’t worry if you had different assignment types (instructional, non-instructional, lab, etc.) with different pay rates. There is no place to explain on the application form.

20. Last Challenge Option 1 Locate 2011 W-2  divide total by 4 (quarters)
Q 33k: Gross earnings per quarter
Option 1
Locate 2011 W-2  divide total by 4 (quarters)
Take spring 2012 YTD earnings  divide total by 2
Pros and cons:
Pro: simple to calculate
Con: least accurate for individual quarters but total should be correct.

21. GROSS WAGES EARNED FROM/TO
Q 33k: Gross earnings per quarter (continued)
Option 2
Locate the following 6 paystubs
Perform the following calculations for each quarter
March 2011
June 2011
Sept 2011
Dec 2011
March 2012
June 2012
GROSS WAGES EARNED FROM/TO
EDD
Q 33k.
1/1/2011 to 3/31/2011
4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011
7/1/2011 to 9/30/2011
10/1/2011 to 12/30/2011
1/1/2012 to 3/31/2012
4/1/2012 to 6/30/2012
LACCD reports quarterly to EDD using this method
Use Year-To-Date (YTD) gross earnings from 3/31/2011 paystub
Take YTD gross earnings from 6/30/2011 paystub and subtract YTD gross earnings from 3/31/2011 paystub
Take YTD gross earnings from 9/30/2011 paystub and subtract YTD gross earnings from 6/30/2011 paystub
Take YTD gross earnings from 12/30/2011 paystub and subtract YTD gross earnings from 9/30/2011 paystub
Use YTD gross earnings from 3/31/2012 paystub
Take YTD gross earnings from 6/30/2012 paystub and subtract YTD gross earnings from 3/31/2012 paystub

22. GROSS WAGES EARNED FROM/TO
Q 33k: Gross earnings per quarter (continued)
Option 2a—same outcome
Locate the last18 paystubs
Add the current gross earnings for each quarter
GROSS WAGES EARNED FROM/TO
EDD
Q 33k.
1/1/2011 to 3/31/2011
4/1/2011 to 6/30/2011
7/1/2011 to 9/30/2011
10/1/2011 to 12/30/2011
1/1/2012 to 3/31/2012
4/1/2012 to 6/30/2012
LACCD reports quarterly to EDD using this method
Add current gross earnings from Jan 2011
Feb 2011
Mar 2011
Paystubs
Add current gross earnings from Apr 2011
May 2011
Jun 2011
Add current gross earnings from Jul 2011
Aug 2011
Sep 2011
Add current gross earnings from Oct 2011
Nov 2011
Dec 2011
Add current gross earnings from Jan 2012
Feb 2012
Mar 2012
paystubs
Add current gross earnings from Apr 2012
May 2012
Jun 2012

23. Q 33k: Gross earnings per quarter (continued)
Option 3
Take entire semester’s pay, divide by number of weeks, and allocate $$ to proper quarter
Use the detailed calendars for Work Weeks per Month
Note: GCC reports only weeks worked to EDD.

24. Option 3 (continued)

25. Option 3 (continued)
Glendale calendars for 2011 and 2012

26. Option 3 (continued)
LACCD calendars for 2011 and 2012

27. Comparison of Options 2 & 3
EDD benefit difference
Option 2: $417
Option 3: $450 (max)

28. Complete Q 33 for Each Employer in the Last 18 Months
Amy: ok, I read everything you gave me, aykm?
Phyllis: it’s not that bad. Just do your best.
Amy: but it’s so much work AND math…I don’t know if I have all my paychecks
Phyllis: If you have direct deposit in LA, check your school , you probably have your paystubs.
Amy: good idea! I’ll try that.
Phyllis: if you are really having trouble, you can still use the mail-in application—EDD has not changed it yet. Phone in application is an option too.
Amy: thanks, Phyllis, you are so helpful!

29. Complete Q 33 for Each Employer in the Last 18 Months
No, we are not kidding…..
Additional Choices:
Mail-in application form is available online.
Phone in application is an option.

30. Online Application (continued)
LACCD—CITY COLLEGE
855 N. VERMONT AVE
LOS ANGELES CA
90029
02/06/2012
06/04/2012
$94.05 10
$7,530.35
$8,323.02
$5,036.80
$12,219.20
$8,323.20

31. Online Application (continued)
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
1500 NORTH VERDUGO ROAD
GLENDALE CA
91208
02/06/2012
06/04/2012
$68.30 10
$4,371.11
$5,894.37
$2,303.54
$4,983.16
$3,138.59
$3,911.86

32. Online Application (continued)
If you worked for another employer, answer Yes in You will see another employer screen until you indicate no more employers in the last 18 months.
Complete information for all employers from the last 18 months.
When all employers entered, select No (see below).

33. Avoid using “teacher” for occupation.
Online Application (continued)
GLENDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 24 4
Avoid using “teacher” for occupation.

34. Print Confirmation Page
Jane Q. Doe
Print Confirmation page too. We recommend printing the application before submitting.

35. Continued Claim Form
EDD offers an online version of the Continued Claim Form.

36. SAMPLE How Are Benefits Paid
EDD discontinued paper checks and now issue debit cards.
EDD Debit Card information available online
SAMPLE