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Benefits Eligibility

When do these benefits begin? Changing Your Elections

• Salaried associates: On the 30th day following If you are a new hire, the benefit elections you make now
date of hire will be in effect for this current plan year. If you are a
current associate making benefit elections during Open
• Hourly associates: On the 60th day following
date of hire Enrollment, your elections will take effect the plan year
beginning on January 1 and ending December 31.
• Variable-hour associates: See page 3 for details on
eligibility requirements and benefits start date Under federal law, your benefit elections that are paid
with pretax dollars cannot be changed unless:
Are my dependents eligible for coverage? • It is Open Enrollment and you are making changes

for the next plan year
Yes, the following dependents are eligible for coverage:
• You experience a Qualifying Life Event
• Your legally married spouse

• Your children up to age 26 regardless of full-time A Qualifying Life Event may include:
student status • Marriage or divorce
Will I be required to complete a dependent • Death of a spouse or child

verification? • Birth or adoption of a child

• You or your eligible dependent(s) gain or lose
• Yes, you will be required to complete a dependent coverage elsewhere, etc.
verification for dependents enrolled in the medical, If you experience a Qualifying Life Event and need to
dental and vision plans for the first time. Our make a change to your current benefit elections, be sure
dependent verification service provider will mail you to visit the Benefits Marketplace portal within 30 days
a letter with a list of acceptable documentation.
from the date the event occurred.
• Please be sure to submit the documentation by the
deadline indicated in your letter in order to prevent
any gaps or loss of coverage for your dependents.

When Benefits Coverage Ends
Benefits will end on the last day of employment. You will be offered
continuation of your Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance
Program (EAP) and Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
elections through the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act (COBRA). COBRA is offered to associates and/or their dependents
with the right to continue group health care benefits for a specific time
due to a qualifying event. Please contact WageWorks COBRA Services
at 888-678-4881 for more information.

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