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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 regardless of eligibility for You must notify Human Resources within 31
benefits. days of a qualifying life event.
Depending on the type of event, you may need
Starting in 2022, the Base Plan will not be available
to provide proof of the event, such as a
to new hires or rehires or in the case of a qualifying
marriage license, birth certificate or divorce
event.
decree. If you do not contact Human Resources
within 31 days of the qualified event, you will
During 2023 open enrollment, the Base Plan will
have to wait until the next annual enrollment
only be available to active employees that selected
period to make changes (unless you experience
this plan for the 2022 benefit plan year.
another qualifying life event). The Base Plan is
not an election option for any 2022 qualifying
events.
Check your first 2022
paystub to make sure Changes should be made on the ADP Self-
Service portal https://workforcenow.adp.com
you have enrolled in the Documentation should be provided to your
correct plans.
local HR manager.
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PLEASE NOTE: Employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement should refer to their union agreement to determine if they are eligible for these plans.
