EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND
Our mission is to provide our employees with emergency aid in the form of cash paid directly to workers impacted by declared disasters and certain personal hardship situations.
Please review the questions below. If you respond yes to all the questions in the following criteria, we encourage you to proceed with the application process.
Am I able to answer yes to all the questions below?
I am a:
- full time employee (defined for those who work a minimum of 30 hours or more per week)
- have completed one year of service
- in good standings with the company (No Final Warnings and or Performance Improvement Plan)
Is the event for which I am requesting a grant listed below?
- QUALIFIED DISASTER: These events include state or federally declared disasters, disasters resulting from common carrier accidents, and disasters that result from a terroristic or military action.
- DEATH OF AN EMPLOYEE OR THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER: This includes the death of the employee, spouse, or eligible dependent(s). The loss of income or the cost of funeral expenses or medical bills must significantly impact the family’s resources. The Fund may also be able to pay expenses to bring a child whose parents have died to live with a new family, typically a relative.
- NATURAL DISASTERS: Situations such as a wildfire, flood, tornado, hurricane, severe storms or earthquake that have damaged or destroyed the employee’s primary residence. The Fund cannot pay to repair other property and cannot pay to replace non-essential items, e.g. electronics, etc. Photographs and/or insurance reports may be required.
- SERIOUS ILLNESS OR INJURY OR NON-ROUTINE/EXCEPTIONAL EXPENSE: The Fund is not a substitute for medical insurance; employees do not automatically qualify for a grant when they, or their dependents, are diagnosed with or suffer a life-threatening or serious illness or injury. There must be resulting financial need placing significant pressure on the family’s financial resources. Doctor confirmation and/or medical documentation will be required.
- DOMESTIC ABUSE: This is a situation that causes the employee and other victims to leave an unsafe residence.
- IMPACTS PRIMARY RESIDENCE: This includes but is not limited to: fire, major home damage that could not be prevented, serious crime against the employee (robbery, arson, assault, domestic abuse or another reportable crime) that significantly impacts the family’s resources. Police, fire, or other official incident report may be required.
- VICTIM OF A VIOLENT CRIME: This includes a serious crime against the employee (robbery, arson, assault or other reportable crime) that significantly impacts the family’s resources.
- MILITARY DEPLOYMENT: In the time of a natural disaster or national emergency, the employee, spouse or domestic partner is unexpectedly or unavoidably called to active duty from the military reserves or National Guard.
Is the hardship you are facing listed below?
- Food, Clothing, and Housing: immediate needs only applicable up to 60 days after the Event
- Mortgage or Rent assistance for primary residence: generally, for a period beyond 60 days
- Reasonable repairs to damaged property
- Essential appliances and furnishings
- Essential utility expenses
- Reasonable evacuation expenses
- Reasonable funeral, travel, and burial expenses
- Car repairs other than routine maintenance, or repairs that could not have been reasonably avoided
- Cost of Car rental or public transportation for up to 30 days
- Medical expenses not covered by insurance, including prescription medication
- Psychological counseling deemed by a physician to be necessary following an event and in excess of what is covered by insurance
- Security deposits for new housing if unable to inhabit existing home
- Expenses resulting from flight from domestic violence, such as temporary housing
- Unable to work due to the event
- Unexpected childcare up to 60 days
APPLICATION
If anything is missing from your application, it will delay the review process.
Make sure you answer all required fields and accept prior to submitting your grant application. Please note that once you “Submit” your completed application, you will need to contact hr@applemoving.com directly to make any further changes. Your application will be treated in a confidential manner by Apple Moving.
A confirmation email will be sent to you upon receipt of your application. We expect the review of your application to take about 5-7 days and if all is in good order, a confirming email will be sent to you and a check will be issued within a few days following approval. If you have questions regarding your application, please address them to hr@applemoving.com.