"One punch a week to maintain insurance"?

[Ahdowbsafje]

I work on the preload shift, and on Wednesday of last week, I left work a few mins early to get a root canal done. Long story short, I didn't get the root canals that day, but I did get temporary crowns, which got infected and hurt like hell. I missed work on Thursday and Friday of last week. I had a tooth pulled on Monday (this week), and I have a root canal today. Haven't been to work since this past Wednesday.

I've been told that I need one punch a week to maintain my insurance. Since I worked last Wednesday and not today, did I lose my insurance? Or since I punched in last week, would I be okay to punch in tomorrow or Friday?

Do I have to work or can I just punch in, check with my sup, and go home? I'm not eligible for FMLA at this time and am honestly in too much pain to be loading trucks.

 

[Indecisi0n]

Use a sick/personal day that will "reset" you for another 7 days. The week where you do not work 7 days (or have any punches) you are responsible for all medical expenses for that week.

 

[Ahdowbsafje]

Use a sick/personal day that will "reset" you for another 7 days. The week where you do not work 7 days (or have any punches) you are responsible for all medical expenses for that week.

I don't have any sick time accumulated and only have 20 hours of vacation time. Am I even allowed to use that?

 

[Ahdowbsafje]

Use a sick/personal day that will "reset" you for another 7 days. The week where you do not work 7 days (or have any punches) you are responsible for all medical expenses for that week.

Since I worked last Wednesday, am I still okay today for my root canal?

 

[Brownslave688]

Since I worked last Wednesday, am I still okay today for my root canal?

Yes. You just need to work one day per week. It's not a rolling 7 days.

 

[Johney]

Use a sick/personal day that will "reset" you for another 7 days. The week where you do not work 7 days (or have any punches) you are responsible for all medical expenses for that week.

Not true. In a worse case scenario you can make the COBRA payment which would be likely a lot cheaper than a serious medical bill.

 

[UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)]

Yes. You just need to work one day per week. It's not a rolling 7 days.

Depends on your local.

Here we have to work x amount of days in a quarter to get benefits for the following quarter.

 

[Johney]

I'm almost positive that while UPS does contribute to our benefits weekly there is a buffer zone so to speak as they have to inform you that you have lost coverage and give you the chance to make COBRA payments. This takes a couple of weeks.

 

[Hellobrown2000]

750 hours a year for pt to get insurance.

 

[clean hairy]

Check with your local, see what they say.

 

[PT Car Washer]

750 hours a year for pt to get insurance.

750 hours a year for a PT pension credit. One punch a week to maintain insurance. Don't even have to work that one day, just show up, punch in, punch out and go home.

 

[Hellobrown2000]

750 hours a year for a PT pension credit. One punch a week to maintain insurance. Don't even have to work that one day, just show up, punch in, punch out and go home.

We don't have a one week punch for insurance.

 

[Ahdowbsafje]

750 hours a year for a PT pension credit. One punch a week to maintain insurance. Don't even have to work that one day, just show up, punch in, punch out and go home.

Are you sure I'm able to just punch in and out? Won't the sups see it and adjust it because I wasn't there?

 

[Brownslave688]

We don't have a one week punch for insurance.

Are you in the western conference

 

[PT Car Washer]

Are you sure I'm able to just punch in and out? Won't the sups see it and adjust it because I wasn't there?

You had better have your managers permission before you try it. Always sending people home by seniority.

 

[PACNW]

Depends on where you are. Here it's 20 hours in a month to maintain benefits for the following month.

 

[Ahdowbsafje]

You had better have your managers permission before you try it. Always sending people home by seniority.

Should I text my PT sup and tell him what's going on?

 

[FrigidFTSup]

Are you sure I'm able to just punch in and out? Won't the sups see it and adjust it because I wasn't there?

Do yourself a favor and don't do that

 

[Brownslave688]

Should I text my PT sup and tell him what's going on?

Am I invisible. Work Thursday or Friday and you'll be fine.

 

[clean hairy]

Should I text my PT sup and tell him what's going on?

You are calling in each day?
Don't want have problems with no call no show.