Effective Date: |
November 1, 2009 |
Function: |
Human Resources |
Contact: |
Kathleen Caggiano-Siino |
This document explains where to find the Research Foundation's (RF's) rules on eligibility and circumstances for coverage continuation, who pays for coverage continuation and explains how central office maintains changes to an employee's benefits in the RF business applications.
All regular employees and their eligible, enrolled (i.e., covered) dependents are eligible to continue benefits, provided they meet the benefits continuation requirements for the event that occurs.
The following situations could cause an employee’s benefits eligibility status to change:
Situation |
Procedure |
There is a change in the percentage of effort or employment category |
"Eligibility for Health Insurance Coverage" |
Employment ends due to death |
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Employment ends due to termination |
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Employment ends due to retirement |
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An employee goes on disability — workers' compensation, NYS Disability and Long-Term Disability |
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An employee goes on leave — FMLA, LOA, PFL, and military |
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A child reaches the limiting age |
"Benefits Continuation After A Child Reaches the Limiting Age" |
Divorce or legal separation |
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A child marries or is no longer financially dependent |
Premiums are paid by the employee or the dependent.
Exceptions:
Central office will maintain an employee's benefits by inputting benefit overrides into the Benefits Eligibility Table when the employee's status changes because of any of the following reasons:
Date |
Summary of Change |
March 10, 2020 |
Added Paid Family Leave language. Reformatted in Procedure template. |
November 1, 2009 |
Added additional events impacting continuation of benefits for dependents. |
March 31, 2006 |
Removed leave codes table and updated wording |
February 16, 2005 |
Updated links and formatting |
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