{"id":53844,"date":"2020-12-09T08:53:03","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T13:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=53844"},"modified":"2020-12-09T08:53:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T13:53:03","slug":"new-sasmi-covid-benefit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/new-sasmi-covid-benefit\/","title":{"rendered":"New SASMI COVID Benefit","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"853s8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"853s8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"853s8-0-0\">As we get into winter the cases of COVID-19 are continuing and even increasing. The <\/span><span data-offset-key=\"853s8-1-0\">SASMI<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"853s8-2-0\"> Trustees see a need for reinstituting the COVID-19 Wage Replacement Temporary Benevolent Disaster Relief Benefit. However, more is known about the virus and testing has become more available so that it is possible to accurately identify positive cases. Accordingly, the Trustees have modified the Benefit to reflect the current situation. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"b0lre-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"b0lre-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"b0lre-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"206ns-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"206ns-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"206ns-0-0\">This updated benefit is available for those who test positive for COVID themselves, or for a family member who resided with them that tests positive and have a need to quarantine. This benefit is only available if you were\/are not being compensated for those day in quarantine by any Employer or Trust Fund under any Federal, State or Locality law (some due to expire prior to the end of the year) or special resolution. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"7vvch-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7vvch-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"6l9s-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6l9s-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6l9s-0-0\">Starting November 2020 and continuing until the Trustees modify or terminate the benefit, in each calendar month, a Participant is eligible for up to two (2) work weeks (10 work days) of wages at eight (8) times the Average Hourly Wage on which Contributions were remitted in the Employee\u2019s Home Local for each day of quarantine. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"fj96d-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"fj96d-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"fj96d-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"c6dn5-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"c6dn5-0-0\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sasmi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Modified-COVID.pdf\">Use this link to see the full details.\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"5g7cm-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5g7cm-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5g7cm-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"doji4\" data-offset-key=\"ba1hq-0-0\"><\/div>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we get into winter the cases of COVID-19 are continuing and even increasing. 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