SUB Fund

In order to receive benefits from the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Fund, you must be a participant in the Plan and satisfy eligibility requirements.

• A participant is one who has had contributions made on his or her behalf into the Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Fund for a minimum of 500 hours from April 1 through March 31, prior to his or her period of unemployment.
• A participant must be unemployed due to a layoff, registered at the Union Hiring Hall and immediately ready and able to work. Participants must also formally apply for supplemental unemployment benefits by completing the appropriate application.
• A participant must supply proof of benefit payment from the State with each application form. This proof may include copies of Internet Certification, Bank Statements, ATM Card and Withdrawal Receipts, or State Unemployment Payment History. If proof of payment is unavailable, submit written documentation from the State explaining the reason for no payment.
• A participant must maintain a primary residence within one of the counties set forth under the Plan.

No one looks forward to a period of unemployment. But it's comforting to know Local 825's Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Fund is there in the event you need it.

You are allowed to work up to the equivalent of 24 regular hours and remain eligible for supplemental unemployment benefits.

If you have worked 24 or fewer hours during a week for which benefits are being claimed, submit all pay stubs along with proof of payment from the State (if eligible) with your application.

Penalties for misrepresentation and fraudulent claims will be eight weeks for each week collected, in addition to reimbursement to the Fund of all monies secured through misrepresentation.

Frequently Asked Questions

Security step by NJ Unemployment Requires action from SUB recipients

Local 825 members who have filed for SUB benefits must provide proof of identity because their social security numbers have been removed from their files by the NJ Unemployment Office as a security measure.

The NJ Unemployment Office made these changes to protect recipients from identity theft, due to an increase in the use of false social security numbers and identity fraud. However, as a result of the removal of SSN numbers from their Certification pages, there is no longer any identifying information for Local 825 to verify deposits.

What you must do

In order to confirm your identity, members must submit one of the following documents to Local 825's S.U.B. Department. You may submit this via Email, Fax or Mail to process your claim.

1. Prior paperwork from your local unemployment office with your Claimant Identification Number and Name (your name can be found on the back of the page).

OR

2. A bank statement that shows the Unemployment Deposit with your name or the last 4 digits of the account number, along with a voided deposit slip or voided check showing your name to cross-reference the deposit.

OR

3. The Unemployment Claim Status Report. Members who choose to submit this report must log out of the NJ Unemployment's web portal. After certifying with NJ Unemployment, go back into the NJ Unemployment website to obtain the Claim Status Report.

(If needed, please print the prior week's report before certifying for the current week. After you certify, if the current week is not present, wait a few minutes to give the system time to update and then log back into the website.)

CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SUB DEPARTMENT

Fax: (973) 315-9005

Email: SUBinfo@825funds.org

Tel: (973) 671-6761, (973) 671-6760, or 973-671-6843

Address: 65 Springfield Ave., Second Floor
Springfield, NJ 07081

We regret any inconvenience caused by the NJ Unemployment Office's action. Our interest in notifying you is to prevent any delay in processing your application.