SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IBEW-NECA SUPPLEMENTAL UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT TRUST FUND

Important Notice to Participants

November 2022

Dear Participant:

We are pleased to inform you that the SPD effective January 1, 2015 has been amended to maintain the changes in the SUB Plan benefits as set forth in Amendment No. 12.

Effective December 1, 2022, the enclosed Amendment No. 13 extends the current benefits to maintain the weekly benefits as set forth in Amendment No. 12 for benefit accruals occurring on or after November 30, 2022 through February 28, 2023:

1. Journeymen – The Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Trust Fund benefit is increased from $4.80 per each weekday to $20.00 per each weekday to a maximum of $100.00 per week through February 28, 2023.
2. Apprentices – The Supplemental Unemployment Benefit Trust Fund benefit is increased from $4.80 per each weekday to $10.00 per each weekday to a maximum of $50.00 per week through February 28, 2023.  No benefit under this subsection (2) is payable for an Apprentice's period of Mandatory Weekly Day Class attendance.
3. Apprentices Attending Mandatory Weekly Day Classes – An Apprentice meeting the eligibility requirements of this Plan while attending a week of Mandatory Day Classes shall be entitled to receive a benefit of $200 per week for a week of Mandatory Day Classes upon timely application if the report received by this Plan from the Electrical Training Institute (ETI) shows: (1) The Apprentice attending every required class during the week. (2) The Apprentice received a passing grade for every required course during the week. This benefit is payable for Mandatory Weekly Day Classes conducted November 1, 2020 through February 28, 2023. No other benefits are payable to an Apprentice for a week of Mandatory Weekly Day Classes even if the Apprentice receives California Unemployment Benefits for that week. 
   
   In order to receive this benefit, an eligible Apprentice must file an appropriate claim with the Administrative Trust Funds Office. No interest applies to any benefit paid or payable under this provision due to any inaccuracy in a report received from ETI, any delay in receipt of an ETI report or any reasonable processing delays of a report received from ETI. Any Apprentice disputing the accuracy of an ETI report must resolve any alleged inaccuracy with ETI and not this Plan. The timing of required reports being issued by ETI is within the control of ETI and not this Plan or the Administrative Trust Funds Office. No benefit is payable for any Mandatory Weekly Day Classes as set forth above unless the Apprentice files an application with the Administrative Trust Funds Office not later than six (6) months subsequent to the week of Mandatory Day Classes for which a benefit is being claimed.

Without further amendment to the Plan, SUB Plan weekly benefit amounts will revert to the original weekly benefit amount of $24.00 per week ($4.80 per workday) as set forth in the SPD.

This Notice is a Summary of Material Modifications ("SMM") within the meaning of section 104 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. An SMM describes changes to the information provided in the most recent SPD. The SMM describes important changes to the Plan effective as of the date listed above. Please keep this SMM with your SPD for future reference. Please contact the Plan Office if you would like to request a copy of the Plan document, SPD or any SMM relating to the Plan.

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