Specific Instructions For Local 871 Members

1. FILING FOR CALIFORNIA
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (UI):
HOW TO DETERMINE YOUR JOB TITLE/CLASSIFICATION ON
THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Step-by-Step Guide

2. VISIT THE
EMPLOYMENT DEVELOPMENT
DEPARTMENT (EDD)
WEBSITE
https://edd.ca.gov/Unemployment/UI_Online.htm
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3. EDD/UNEMPLOYMENT
ONLINE APPLICATION:
FIRST STEPS
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4. AFTER FILLING OUT “GENERAL INFORMATION” AND “LAST
EMPLOYER INFORMATION”, COMPLETE “EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY” SECTION.
*Motion Picture Industry
Members:
For the purpose of
Unemployment Insurance,
the Payroll Companies are
considered the Employers.
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5. ON THE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY PAGE, SCROLL DOWN TO
SECTION LABELED “EMPLOYMENT HISTORY” AND THEN
SELECT “PRIVATE EMPLOYER” FOR QUESTION 2b.
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6. YOU THEN WILL SELECT “ADD BUSINESS
TYPE”
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7. SELECT “SERVICES” FROM
BUSINESS CATERGORY LIST AND
CLICK SAVE.
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8. NEXT SELECT
“MOTION
PICTURES” IN THE
CATEGORY
RESULTS, THEN
CLICK SAVE.
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9. YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY RETURN TO THE
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY PAGE UPON CLICKING
SAVE. SELECT “ADD WORK TYPE” NEXT.
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10. YOU WILL NEXT BE ASKED FOR YOUR WORK TYPE/JOB
CLASSIFICATION. THE SCREEN WILL LOOK LIKE THE
IMAGE BELOW.
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11. YOU WILL THEN TYPE IN
YOUR JOB
TITLE/CLASSIFICATION.
TO THE LEFT ARE THE JOB
TITLES FOR LOCAL 871.
(TYPE THE TEXT FROM
COLUMN 2 INTO THE WORK
FIELD SECTION ON THE
ONLINE APPLICATION).
*If you can not find your job title,
please select closest match. This
information is used for statistical
reasoning and does NOT affect
eligibility to collect Unemployment
benefits.
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LOCAL 871
JOB TITLE/CLASSIFICATION
TYPE THIS TEXT IN THE WORK
FIELD SECTION ON THE
ONLINE APPLICATION
SELECT FROM THE
SEARCH RESULTS SECTION
Script Supervisors/Continuity, Coordinators, Accountants & Allied Production Specialists Guild, IATSE Local 871
Script Supervisors Script Supervisor SCRIPT SUPERVISOR
Production Coordinators Production Coordinator PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Assistant Production Coordinators Production Coordinator PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Art Department Coordinators Production Coordinator PRODUCTION COORDINATOR
Production Accountants Production Accountant PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Assistant Production Accountants Production Accountant PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Payroll Accountants Payment Processing Clerk PAYMENT PROCESSING CLERK
Script Coordinators Writer WRITER
Writers Assistants Assistant ASSISTANT
Stage Managers (Sports Venue) Stage Manager STAGE MANAGER
Graphic/Font Coordinators Graphic Designer GRAPHIC DESIGNER
Tape A.D.’s (Sports Venue) Video Tape Editor VIDEO TAPE EDITOR
Phone A.D.’s (Sports Venue) Technician TECHNICIAN/OPERATOR

12. EXAMPLE: IF YOUR JOB TITLE WITH LOCAL 871 IS GRAPHIC/FONT COORDINATOR,
TYPE “GRAPHIC DESIGNER” INTO THE WORK TYPE FIELD, THEN CLICK THE SEARCH
BUTTON.
NEXT SELECT “GRAPHIC DESIGNER” (FOUND IN COLUMN 3 ON PREVIOUS
SLIDE), THEN CLICK SAVE.
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13. ONCE YOU HAVE
COMPLETED THE
EMPLOYMENT
HISTORY SECTION,
CLICK NEXT AND
COMPLETE THE
ONLINE
APPLICATION. *Please be sure ALL required fields are filled out.
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14. FOR ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS REGARDING
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE CLAIMS,
PLEASE CONTACT EDD OR
LOCAL 871.
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