Eligibility for Supplemental Un/Underemployment Benefits. You must satisfy the SASMI general eligibility rules to receive these benefits as well as the following additional requirements (if you are unable to work due to illness, injury, or temporary disability, see II.C below): • You must be involuntarily unable to work the Group Hours applicable to your Home Local Union during a Stabilization Period; • You must be available for, seek, and accept suitable work in the Sheet Metal Industry in your Home Local Union at all times during a Stabilization Period and until receipt of payment of benefits; • You must demonstrate a willingness to travel reasonable distances on referral from your Home Local Union to secure suitable work in the Sheet Metal Industry; and • You must submit a timely application in accordance with procedures established by the Trustees. You can lose eligibility or forfeit these benefits for several reasons, including the following: • You turn down an offer of suitable employment during a Stabilization Period; • You refuse to travel a reasonable distance to secure suitable employment; • You are underemployed and do not enroll in an available program for advanced journeymen training in your jurisdiction; • You fail to take or pass job-site drug testing requirements unless you are enrolled in a bona fide employee assistance program; or • You exhaust your benefits under the Four Stabilization Period Limit, the 10% Rule, the 200% rule, or other provision related to loss of benefits.
Eligibility for Supplemental Un/Underemployment Benefits. You must satisfy the SASMI general eligibility rules to receive these benefits as well as the following additional requirements (if you are unable to work due to illness, injury, or temporary disability, see II.C below):
