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BENEFIT BASICS
Here at Washington National Baseball Club, LLC, you have access to a variety of benefits to provide
financial wellness for you and your family. Please read this guide to learn more about your benefits.
Additional information, including the SPDs are available on the intranet.
Eligibility Eligible Dependents
All full-time employees are eligible for these Benefit Programs. Your dependent must meet one of the following
Full time employees are employees who work a full-time work definitions:
week of 35 hours or more on a regular basis.
Spouse: (your legally married husband/wife)
Part-time employees who work an average of 30 hours per Child(ren): children to age 26 (married or unmarried)
week are eligible for health insurance but are not eligible for
any of the other Benefit Programs listed in this packet. Children include: natural children, stepchildren, legally
adopted children, children placed for adoption, and
Benefits for newly-hired employees are effective on the first of children who you are legally appointed as guardian.
the month after hired. Example: John Brown joins the
company on November 20. He is eligible for benefits on Disabled Child: unmarried child who is mentally or
December 1. Second Example: John Brown joins the physically handicapped (handicap sustained before the
company on November 1. He is eligible for benefits on age of 25) and incapable of engaging in self-sustaining
November 1 (if newly-hired Employees are hired on the first of employment due to such incapacity, Dependent on your
the month, they are also active on the first of that month). IRS tax return.
Your 2023 benefits will take effect on January 1, 2023 and will
remain in effect until December 31, 2023 Remember that you
may only change coverage if you experience a qualifying life
event, as described below.
Benefit Changes
The benefit elections you make during annual open Note:
enrollment will remain in effect for the entire plan year
(January 1– December 31). You cannot change your Enrolling someone who is
elections during the year unless you have a qualified life
event. Some of these events include: not qualified as a dependent
Birth or adoption of an eligible child is considered insurance
Marriage or divorce
A change in your dependent’s eligibility for benefits through fraud.
his or her employer
A change in your or your spouse’s employment status
You or your dependent becomes enrolled in Medicare,
Medicaid or CHIPRA
Your dependent ceases to satisfy the dependent eligibility
requirements
You will be able to change your benefit election(s) within
30 days of the event as long as the change is consistent
with your qualified life event. You will be required to provide
supporting documentation.
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