Obamacare's effect on Teamsters 2013 contract
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Bagels
Family Leave Fridays!!!
You missed the point. Surprise!
saintrick
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brownmonster
Man of Great Wisdom
Excellent! I could use a new vehicle.
Bagels
Family Leave Fridays!!!
saintrick
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Bagels
Family Leave Fridays!!!
Very vague/ambiguous verbiage, probably intentionally...
saintrick
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Made me laugh.
Overpaid Union Thug
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"This includes complications resulting from the Affordable Care Act."
LOL! Yeah.....Obama Care has no effect on the contract negotiations.
LOL! Yeah.....Obama Care has no effect on the contract negotiations.
Brostalss92
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The Affordable Health Care Act: If you can afford it, you are going to pay for those who can't so they can still get it for free. Thanks a lot Obama.
saintrick
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Will the ACA 90 day waiting period eliminate the 12/18 month wait for part time benefits?
http://cciio.cms.gov/resources/files/Files2/2708-guidance-8-31-2012.pdf
http://cciio.cms.gov/resources/files/Files2/2708-guidance-8-31-2012.pdf
Catatonic
Nine Lives
A lot like the UPS Teamsters taking care of all the non-UPS Teamsters.
It's noble that you take care of your non-UPS Teamster brothers and sisters.
A. WAITING PERIOD DEFINED
A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage may not use a waiting
period that exceeds 90 days. A waiting period is the period of time that must pass before
coverage for an employee or dependent who is otherwise eligible to enroll under the terms of the
plan can become effective. For this purpose, being eligible for coverage means having met the
plan’s substantive eligibility conditions (such as being in an eligible job classification or
achieving job-related licensure requirements specified in the plan’s terms).
Short answer is no. PT employees aren't eligible to enroll until the contract requirements are satisfied. Once you're eligible to enroll, UPS can't exceed 90 days in getting you coverage. Currently UPS has a 30 day enrollment based on hours worked for the month, 20 for pt 40 for ft in my area.
A group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group coverage may not use a waiting
period that exceeds 90 days. A waiting period is the period of time that must pass before
coverage for an employee or dependent who is otherwise eligible to enroll under the terms of the
plan can become effective. For this purpose, being eligible for coverage means having met the
plan’s substantive eligibility conditions (such as being in an eligible job classification or
achieving job-related licensure requirements specified in the plan’s terms).
Short answer is no. PT employees aren't eligible to enroll until the contract requirements are satisfied. Once you're eligible to enroll, UPS can't exceed 90 days in getting you coverage. Currently UPS has a 30 day enrollment based on hours worked for the month, 20 for pt 40 for ft in my area.
saintrick
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How do you interpret the next line?
Consistent with PHS Act section 2708, eligibility conditions that are based solely on the lapse of a time period are permissible for no more than 90 days.
Does "eligibility conditions" apply to the 12/18?
Example 4. (i) Facts. Employee D begins working 25 hours per week for Employer Z on
January 3 and is considered a part-time employee for purposes of Z’s group health plans. Z
sponsors a group health plan that provides coverage to part-time employees after they have
completed a cumulative 1,200 hours of service. D satisfies the plan’s cumulative hours of
service condition on December 15.
(ii) Conclusion. In this Example 4, the cumulative hours of service condition with respect
to part-time employees is not considered to be designed to avoid compliance with the 90-day
waiting period limitation. Accordingly, coverage for D under the plan must begin no later than
the 91st day after D works 1,200 hours. (If the plan’s cumulative hours of service requirement
were more than 1,200 hours, the Departments would consider the requirement to be designed to
avoid compliance with the 90-day waiting period limitation.)
January 3 and is considered a part-time employee for purposes of Z’s group health plans. Z
sponsors a group health plan that provides coverage to part-time employees after they have
completed a cumulative 1,200 hours of service. D satisfies the plan’s cumulative hours of
service condition on December 15.
(ii) Conclusion. In this Example 4, the cumulative hours of service condition with respect
to part-time employees is not considered to be designed to avoid compliance with the 90-day
waiting period limitation. Accordingly, coverage for D under the plan must begin no later than
the 91st day after D works 1,200 hours. (If the plan’s cumulative hours of service requirement
were more than 1,200 hours, the Departments would consider the requirement to be designed to
avoid compliance with the 90-day waiting period limitation.)
saintrick
Well-Known Member
Thanks for the input. Cumulative hours are allowed for eligibility but a lapse of time is not.
Think I found what I was looking for.
From the DOL site.
Example 5. (i) Facts. A group health plan provides that
employees are eligible for coverage after one year of service.
(ii) Conclusion. In this Example 5, the plan's eligibility
condition is based solely on the lapse of time and, therefore, is
impermissible under paragraph (c)(2) of this section because it
exceeds 90 days.
If this applies to part timers at ups the 12/18 is out.
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