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Eligibility
Eligibility
Eligible Dependents
If you are an eligible full-time Mersen USA Holding Corp., Your dependents are eligible for medical, prescription drug,
employee (or a part-time employee regularly scheduled to dental, vision, and dependent life insurance coverage until
work at least 30 hours a week), you are eligible to participate the last date of the month following their 26th birthday
in the Mersen USA benefit program. (additional deductible applies to family members).
However, you are not eligible to participate in the Mersen Children include your natural born children, legally
USA benefit program if you are: adopted children, stepchildren and any child placed in
your home for legal adoption or guardianship. You are
• Covered by a collective bargaining agreement
responsible for ensuring that your dependents enrolled
that does not provide eligibility for these
in the plan meet the eligibility requirements. Your
benefits
• Employed by an affiliate of Mersen USA spouse is your legally married spouse.
Holding Corp., that does not offer these
benefits
• Working at a specific division, department or What is a Qualifying Event?
other business unit (which may include Generally, you may only change your benefit elections
acquired operations) to which these benefits during the annual enrollment period. However, you
have not been extended may change your benefit elections during the year if
• An expatriate working in the US under an you experience an event such as:
assignment agreement • Marriage
• Divorce/legal separation
Coverage Effective Dates
• Birth of your child/spouse’s child
If you enroll in, reduce, or drop benefits in ADP
• Death of your spouse or dependent child
during the Annual Enrollment period, your change in
• Loss of coverage under another plan
coverage will take effect on January 1, 2022.
Qualifying Event Changes
New hires must enroll in ADP benefits online within
21 days of their hire date and will be eligible for You must notify Human Resources within 31
th
benefits as of their 90 day of employment. days of a qualifying life event.
Depending on the type of event, you may need
to provide proof of the event, such as a
marriage license, birth certificate or divorce
decree. If you do not contact Human Resources
within 31 days of the qualified event, you will
Check your first 2022 have to wait until the next annual enrollment
paystub to make sure period to make changes (unless you experience
you have enrolled in the another qualifying life event).
correct plans. Changes should be made on the ADP Self-
Service portal https://workforcenow.adp.com
Documentation should be provided to your
local HR manager.
Refer to your Local 502 union contract for more
details.
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