 |
|
Most people get eligibility by working enough hours to meet “initial eligibility”. Some gain eligibility through “Day-One”. To GET your benefits you must:
- Initial Eligibility - Work 360 hours in a 3-month work period. You then wait one month (called the lag month), and benefits begin on the first day of the following month (see table and example below);
- Day-One Eligibility - Work at a new property of a contributing employer during the first 30 days of property's opening, if the property agrees to be “Day One”.
GETTING BENEFITS |
360 HOURS WORKED IN: |
PROVIDES COVERAGE IN: |
Jan-Feb-Mar |
May-Jun |
Feb-Mar-April |
Jun-July-Aug |
Mar-April-May |
July-Aug |
April-May-Jun |
Aug-Sept-Oct |
May-Jun-July |
Sept-Oct |
Jun-July-Aug |
Oct-Nov-Dec |
July-Aug-Sept |
Nov-Dec |
Aug-Sept-Oct |
Dec-Jan-Feb |
Sept-Oct-Nov |
Jan-Feb |
Oct-Nov-Dec |
Feb-Mar-April |
Nov-Dec-Jan |
Mar-April |
Dec-Jan-Feb |
April-May-Jun |
Example of Initial Eligibility: You begin working on Feb. 10. You work a total of 430 hours during the Feb-Mar-April work period. You become eligible for benefits June 1 (see table).
WORK PERIOD |
LAG PERIOD |
ELIGIBILITY PERIOD |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun-Jul-Aug |
55 hours worked |
200 hours worked |
175 hours worked |
lag month |
initially eligible for coverage |
If you worked over
360 hours (55 + 200 + 175 = 430), so you will be initially eligible during June, July, and August. |
|
|
