EXCLUSIVE: In many ways, location scouts and managers were the canaries in the coal mine for the industry’s coronavirus shutdown. As news accounts reported the spread of the virus, first in Asia an…
In many ways, location scouts and managers were the canaries in the coal mine for the industry’sshutdown. As news accounts reported the spread of the virus, first in Asia and then in the U.S., homes and businesses began closing their doors to location shoots. It happened slowly at first, and then all at once.
“My pilot for the Disney family channel shut down three weeks ago,” she said. “They were great. I got two weeks’ suspension pay, which was fine. A lot of the studios did that too. So I had to wait two weeks to apply for unemployment. Last Friday, when I went online to do the application process, I saw they have a new category – they ask you if you’ve lost your job because of the COVID-19 disaster. Once you file, you have a one week-waiting period, but I believe that’s being waived.
As for the additional $600 in weekly benefits on top of the maximum of $450 a week, she said: “I don’t think I’m gonna get it right away. I think it’s going to be retroactive, but I don’t know how they’re going to do it. When they send you the confirmation, they say, ‘Here’s what you’re getting.’ It was just like normal times. So I do not know when that’s going to be reflected.
“The Teamsters have been great,” Kronen said. “They really have our best interests at heart. I don’t have to take advantage of the dues reduction at this time, but I’m sure that there are other people that really need to.”
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