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intended to provide you with monthly checks and medical coverage once you reach
                 retirement age.

                 SECTION 125 PLAN
                 Your Employer offers a pre-tax contribution option for employees.  This employee
                 benefit is known as a Section 125 plan.

                 A Section 125 plan is a benefit plan that allows you to make contributions toward
                 certain qualified benefits on a pre-tax rather than an after-tax basis.  This means your
                 qualified expenses are deducted from your gross pay before income taxes and Social
                 Security are calculated.

                 By  joining  the  Section  125  plan,  you  elect  to  have  your  gross  pay  reduced  by
                 qualified benefit premium amounts. Section 125 laws must be followed.  See plan for
                 details.

                 COBRA
                 You and your covered dependents will have the opportunity to continue medical,
                 dental and/or vision benefits for a period of up to 36 months under the provisions of
                 the Federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) when group
                 medical, dental, vision and Allstate coverage for you and your covered dependents
                 would otherwise end due to your death or because;  your employment terminates,
                 for reason other than gross misconduct; Your employment status changes due to a
                 reduction in hours; your child ceases to be a “dependent child” under the terms of
                 the medical, dental and vision plan; you become divorced or legally separated; or
                 you  become  entitled  to  Medicare;  in  the  event  of  divorce,  legal  separation,  or  a
                 child’s  loss  of  dependent  status,  you  or  a  family  member  must  notify  the  plan
                 administrator within 60 days of the occurrence of the event.

                 The plan administrator will notify the individuals eligible for continuation coverage
                 of their right to elect COBRA continuation coverage.













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