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Benefits Enrollment
Annual Look Back Period Newly Hired Employees
Each year Intertek is required under the Afordable New hires who are scheduled to work more than 30
Care Act to complete an annual review of hours hours per week are considered beneit eligible and will
worked by each employee which is not beneit eligible be able to participate in beneits upon completion of
and determine if the employee is eligible for beneits the new hire waiting period. Newly hired employees
for the next plan year. For any employee who averaged have 30 days from your date of hire to enroll. If you
30 or more hours per week during the look back miss this new hire enrollment opportunity, you must
period is eligible to participate in open enrollment. For wait until annual enrollment to elect or change your
employees who are currently eligible for beneits and coverage. You may also change your coverage if you
no longer working an average of 30 hours per week experience a qualifying life event. Intertek will conduct
based on our look back period, those employees will a New Hire Look Back review for all employees who
become ineligible for beneits for the next calendar were not deemed beneit eligible as a new hire. The
year. The lookback period for the 2022 plan year is New Hire Look back period will review the irst 10
from October 4, 2020 to October 3, 2021. months of employment and determine if the employee
worked an average of 30 or more hours per week
during that time. If yes, then the employee will be
ofered an enrollment window to add any beneits they
choose. If not eligible, the employee will be annually
reviewed under the Annual Look Back period each year
to determine eligibility for the next plan year.
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Annual Look Back Period Newly Hired Employees
Each year Intertek is required under the Afordable New hires who are scheduled to work more than 30
Care Act to complete an annual review of hours hours per week are considered beneit eligible and will
worked by each employee which is not beneit eligible be able to participate in beneits upon completion of
and determine if the employee is eligible for beneits the new hire waiting period. Newly hired employees
for the next plan year. For any employee who averaged have 30 days from your date of hire to enroll. If you
30 or more hours per week during the look back miss this new hire enrollment opportunity, you must
period is eligible to participate in open enrollment. For wait until annual enrollment to elect or change your
employees who are currently eligible for beneits and coverage. You may also change your coverage if you
no longer working an average of 30 hours per week experience a qualifying life event. Intertek will conduct
based on our look back period, those employees will a New Hire Look Back review for all employees who
become ineligible for beneits for the next calendar were not deemed beneit eligible as a new hire. The
year. The lookback period for the 2022 plan year is New Hire Look back period will review the irst 10
from October 4, 2020 to October 3, 2021. months of employment and determine if the employee
worked an average of 30 or more hours per week
during that time. If yes, then the employee will be
ofered an enrollment window to add any beneits they
choose. If not eligible, the employee will be annually
reviewed under the Annual Look Back period each year
to determine eligibility for the next plan year.
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