When Airlines Furlough
I’m furloughed, now what?
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Take care of your family, yourself, and your
career. Below are resources and a checklist for dealing with the challenges of
furlough. Use the information to help you…
Stress Management
Department of Health and Human Services- (HHS) is the United States
government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and
providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to
help themselves.
National Institute of Mental Health- The mission of NIMH is to transform
the understanding and treatment of mental illnesses through basic and clinical
research, paving the way for prevention, recovery and cure.
Depression: When the Blues Don't Go Away
Everyone occasionally feels blue or sad, but these feelings usually pass within
a couple of days. When a person has depression, it interferes with his or her
daily life and routine, such as going to work or school, taking care of
children, and relationships with family and friends. Depression causes pain for
the person who has it and for those who care about him or her.
Depression can be very different in different people or in the same person over
time. It is a common but serious illness. Treatment can help those with even the
most severe depression get better. To download an informative booklet
Click Here
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health- (NIOSH) is the
federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations
for the prevention of work-related injury and illness. NIOSH is part of the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
in the Department of Health and Human Services.
Medical Benefits
COBRA-The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the
right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health
plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary
or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs,
death, divorce, and other life events. Qualified individuals may be required to
pay the entire premium for coverage up to 102 percent of the cost to the plan.
http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/health-plans/cobra.htm
Financial Planning
Debt Management- InCharge Debt Solutions is part of InCharge Institute of
America, Inc., one of the nation's leading financial wellness organizations.
InCharge is a nonprofit community-service organization offering confidential and
professional credit counseling, debt management and financial education programs
to individuals nationwide. InCharge is committed to providing services that help
consumers pay off their debts and achieve financial independence.
www.incharge.org
Government Resources
Department of Labor- The Department of Labor
fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees
of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their
opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health
care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective
bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national
economic measurements. In carrying out this mission, the Department administers
a variety of Federal labor laws including those that guarantee workers’ rights
to safe and healthful working conditions; a minimum hourly wage and overtime
pay; freedom from employment discrimination; unemployment insurance; and other
income support. http://www.dol.gov/
USERRA- The Uniformed Services Employment and
Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) protects service members' reemployment rights
when returning from a period of service in the uniformed services, including
those called up from the reserves or National Guard, and prohibits employer
discrimination based on military service or obligation. The U.S. Department of
Labor’s (DOL) Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (VETS) administers
USERRA.
http://www.dol.gov/compliance/laws/comp-userra.htm
State Labor Resources- Find local resources offered by location.
http://www.dol.gov/dol/location.htm
Unemployment Insurance (UI)- In general, the Federal-State Unemployment
Insurance Program provides unemployment benefits to eligible workers who are
unemployed through no fault of their own (as determined under State law), and
meet other eligibility requirements of State law.
http://www.workforcesecurity.doleta.gov/unemploy/uifactsheet.asp
Jumpstarting your career
Resume Advice-
Networking-
Pilot Application Websites-
www.USAjobs.com - USAJOBS is provided
at no cost and offers information on 110,566 U.S. government job opportunities
worldwide.
www.airlineapps.com - Airline Apps,
Inc. is an online application service provider (ASP) being developed to correct
specific gaps with previous pilot application services.