10 AM-11 AM April 8th: VIDOL Team Straight Talk on WJKC’s Caribbean Country 93.5 FM

Updates and reminders to help access virtual services during the COVID-19 State of Emergency.

USVI-April 8, 2020- The following Virgin Islands Department of Labor staff will be on WJKC’s Caribbean Country 93.5 FM to discuss ways to overcome challenges posed by social distancing, and receive services from the VI Department of Labor. The interview will be featured by Straight Talk Host, Holland Redfield. Tune in at 10 am-11 am Today, Wednesday, April 8th to hear from the following VIDOL Team members.

Gary Molloy, Commissioner

Nesha Christian-Hendrickson, Asst. Commissioner/Legal Counsel

Gary Halyard, Acting Director of Unemployment Insurance

In addition to promoting virtual services, the VIDOL Team will also share updates and the following Unemployment Insurance Reminders.

Any employer that needs to reduce hours, furlough, layoff, or reduced staff hours, the Virgin Islands Department of Labor is requesting that employers do the following:

1. Send a letter to the Unemployment Insurance Division that includes the names of the affected employees in advance of the reduction of hours to twenty (20) a week, discharge or layoff.

2. You must also contact the Department of Labor directly at the following numbers to gain information on services that can be provided for affected individuals:

·St. Thomas 340-776-3700 at the following extensions: 2094 or 2035

·St. Croix 340-773-1994 at the following extensions: 2152 or 2154

Individuals affected by reduced hours, furlough, layoff or interested in finding out eligibility criteria, contact the Department using the following methods.

To file a UI claim by phone call: St. Croix District at (340) 713- 3425 or contact the St. Thomas District at (340) 715-5725.

To file a UI claim online, visit www.vidol.gov. If you have questions about the status of your UI claim, you can call the VI Department of Labor or email uiclaims@dol.vi.gov.