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Retirement Benefits

Information on how layoffs and the Coronavirus crisis affect your pension and 401(k).

Walkathon Benefits Coalition for the Homeless

The 28th annual Hotel Workers Walkathon, held on Sunday, September 29, drew hundreds of participants to raise money for the Coalition for the Homeless. It was a great day for all, as members and their families gathered at the Roosevelt Hotel for a complimentary breakfast to kick off the event. As always, it was a fun-filled effort to benefit a worthy cause: The New York City Coalition for the Homeless. 

Reminder: Improved Optical Benefit Begins March 1

This is a reminder to Hotel Trades Council members and their families about the improvements in their optical benefits that will take place March 1.

$300 Supplemental unemployment benefits: what we know

September 2, 2020 11:16 AM

After the Republican-controlled Senate took a summer recess without approving any supplemental unemployment benefits for nearly 30 million Americans who are out of work, President Trump signed an executive order to partially fund additional unemployment benefits through the new “Lost Wages Assistance Program” overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”).

The executive order, which potentially provides up to $400 a week in supplemental unemployment benefits, has caused broad confusion and raised many legal and operational questions. As a result, unemployed workers in New York and New Jersey have yet to receive any supplemental benefits. Read more...

Know Your Benefits: What to Know About Your Benefits When You Are Traveling Abroad

Are you planning to travel to a foreign country? Although you don’t plan on getting sick or having an accident, especially when you are on vacation, you will want to be prepared just in case.

Stalled HEROES Act would benefit working people

July 2, 2020 12:56 PM

The HEROES Act contains essential relief for working people who have lost income, face evictions and foreclosures, and need protections as they return to work. The bill also extends important protections from the CARES Act, which was passed earlier in March. Our Union is demanding the passage of the HEROES Act as the vast majority of our members have been laid off due to the crisis. The Act contains an extension of the extra $600/week in federal unemployment benefits, which would otherwise expire on July 31, 2020, and is absolutely essential for our members to make ends meet. Read more...

Social Security Benefits Increase in 2016: Zero

The federal government has announced that there will be no cost of living increase (COLA) for Social Security recipients in 2016.

Benefits Update: In-Person Workers’ Compensation and Mortgage Planning Help Sessions Resume!

Workers’ Compensation and Mortgage / Home Equity Line of Credit help sessions are back! Read more...

Meet Dr. David Jacobson, New Benefit Funds CEO

I’d like to thank the Board of Trustees for giving me the privilege of serving hotel industry employees and their families in the capacity of Chief Executive Officer of the Benefit Funds. For the benefit of those who don’t know me, I’d like to tell you a little about myself.