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Impact on Benefits
Impact on Benefits describes how taking an authorized leave of absence affects your benefits. Your participation in and certain service credit under many of the benefit plans can continue for up to the first 12 months of your authorized unpaid leave of absence. However, your participation in certain plans will be suspended when you start your leave.
Medical Plan
What happens to my medical coverage when I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage continues with the same Company subsidy as active employees if you pay the required contributions on an after-tax basis. (In some circumstances, COBRA medical coverage may be available.)
If you take an authorized unpaid leave of absence that is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you may elect to continue your before-tax contributions to the plan by prepaying them for the period of the leave (otherwise, you will pay for the contributions monthly on an after-tax basis). To prepay before-tax contributions, you must authorize a lump-sum payroll deduction prior to the start of the leave.
Before-tax contributions will resume when you return to active employment.
Dental Plan
What happens to my dental coverage when I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage continues with the same Company subsidy as active employees if you pay the required contributions on an after-tax basis. (In some circumstances, COBRA dental coverage may be available.)
If you take an authorized unpaid leave of absence that is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you may elect to continue your before-tax contributions to the plan by prepaying them for the period of the leave (otherwise, you will pay for the contributions monthly on an after-tax basis). To prepay before-tax contributions, you must authorize a lump-sum payroll deduction prior to the start of the leave.
Before-tax contributions will resume when you return to active employment.
Vision Care Plan
What happens to my vision coverage when I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage continues if you pay the required contributions on an after-tax basis. (In some circumstances, COBRA vision coverage may be available.)
If you take an authorized unpaid leave of absence that is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you may elect to continue your before-tax contributions to the plan by prepaying them for the period of the leave (otherwise, you will pay for the contributions monthly on an after-tax basis). To prepay before-tax contributions, you must authorize a lump-sum payroll deduction prior to the start of the leave.
Health Care Flexible Spending Account
What happens to my Health Care Flexible Spending Account when I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Your before-tax contributions cease; your contributions must be made on an after-tax basis during the leave to receive reimbursement for expenses incurred during the leave. (In some circumstances, COBRA participation may be available.)
If you take an authorized unpaid leave of absence that is covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you may elect to continue your before-tax contributions to the plan by prepaying them for the period of the leave (otherwise, you will pay for the contributions monthly on an after-tax basis). To prepay before-tax contributions, you must authorize a lump-sum payroll deduction prior to the start of the leave.
In any event, your annual total reimbursement cannot exceed your elected annual contribution amount.
Before-tax contributions will resume if you return to active employment in the same calendar year
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
What happens to my Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account when I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Your before-tax contributions cease while you are on leave. If you return to active employment in the same calendar year, your before-tax contributions will resume.
Business Travel Accident Insurance Plan
What happens to my Business Travel Accident Insurance when I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage is suspended during the leave of absence and will resume when you return to active employment.
Personal Accident Insurance Plan
What happens to my Personal Accident Insurance when I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage continues during the leave of absence if you pay the required contributions on an after-tax basis.
If you take an authorized leave of absence that's covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act, you may elect to continue your before-tax contributions by prepaying them for the period of the leave (otherwise, you will pay for the contributions monthly on an after-tax basis). To prepay before-tax contributions, you must authorize a lump-sum payroll deduction prior to the start of the leave.
Before-tax contributions will resume when you return to active employment.
Life Insurance Plans
What happens to my Basic, Optional, Spouse, Dependent Children and Personal Life Insurance when I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Basic Life Insurance continues for up to the first 12 months of the leave of absence at no cost to you.
Optional Life, Spouse Life, and Dependent Children Life Insurance coverage may also continue for up to the first 12 months of the leave of absence, provided you pay the required contributions.
Personal Life Insurance coverage may continue with the same Company subsidy as an active employee provided you pay the required contributions. If you participate in the Personal Life Insurance Plan and you are on an authorized unpaid leave of absence, an invoice will be sent directly to your home.
You may not enroll for or increase Optional, Spouse, Dependent Children or Personal Life Insurance coverage during your leave.
Payroll deductions for coverage will resume when you return to active employment.
If you participate in the Personal Life Insurance Plan, you must contact Marsh Voluntary Benefits at 1-800-695-7451 to resume payroll deductions for coverage when you return to active employment.
Disability
What happens to my Short Term Disability Plan, Basic Long Term Disability Plan, Optional Long Term Disability Plan, and Long Term Disability Bonus Income Plan while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage (and any related contributions) is suspended during the leave of absence and will resume when you return to active employment.
Group Umbrella Liability Insurance Plan
What happens to my Group Umbrella Liability Insurance coverage while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage may continue during the leave of absence provided you pay the required contributions. An invoice will be sent directly to your home.
You must contact Marsh Voluntary Benefits at 1-800-225-2265 to resume payroll deductions for coverage when you return to active employment.
401(k) Savings & Investment Plan and Supplemental Savings & Investment Plan
Can I continue to contribute to the 401(k) Savings & Investment Plan and the Supplemental Savings & Investment Plan while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Contributions are suspended during the leave of absence. (Service credit continues for up to the first 12 months of the leave of absence.) Loan repayments must continue.
Contributions will resume when you return to active employment
Special rules apply if you are on a military leave of absence.
Stock Purchase Plan
Can I continue to contribute to the Stock Purchase Plan while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Contributions are suspended during the leave of absence, although you may keep your balance in the plan and it will continue to earn interest. Your balance will be used to buy shares at the end of the current quarterly purchase period, even if you have not yet returned to active employment by then.
Contributions will resume if you return to active employment.
Retirement Program
What happens to my service credit for the Retirement Program while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Service credit towards eligibility for and vesting in the plan (but not benefit accrual) continues for up to the first 12 months of the leave of absence
Transportation Reimbursement Incentive Program (TRIP)
What happens to my Transportation Reimbursement Incentive Program (TRIP) coverage while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Your contributions cease. You are responsible for the cost of any transit pass you ordered.
You cannot purchase a transit pass or be reimbursed for expenses incurred during the leave of absence.
You must contact WageWorks to re-elect your TRIP benefit when you return to active employment.
Long Term Care Insurance Plan
What happens to my Long Term Care coverage while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage may continue during the leave of absence provided you pay the required contributions.
You must contact MetLife at 1-800-438-6388 to resume payroll deductions for coverage when you return to active employment.
Choice Auto and Home Insurance Program
What happens to my Choice Auto and Home Insurance coverage while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage may continue during the leave of absence provided you pay the required contributions.
You must contact Marsh Voluntary Benefits at 1-800-225-2265 to resume payroll deductions for coverage when you return to active employment.
Pet Insurance Plan
What happens to my Pet Insurance coverage while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage may continue during the leave of absence provided you pay the required contributions.
You must contact Marsh Voluntary Benefits at 1-800-225-2265 to resume payroll deductions for coverage when you return to active employment.
Legal Assistance Plan
What happens to my Legal Assistance Plan coverage while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage may continue during the leave of absence provided you pay the required contributions. Payroll deductions for coverage will resume when you return to active employment.
Identity Theft Plan
What happens to my Identity Theft coverage while I am on an authorized unpaid leave of absence?
Coverage may continue during the leave of absence provided you pay the required contributions.
You must contact Marsh Voluntary Benefits at 1-800-225-2265 to resume payroll deductions for coverage when you return to active employment.
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Benefits effective June 6, 2008
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