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About this Notice
The Plan reserves the right to change the terms of this notice and
to make the new notice provisions effective for all Protected Health
Information we maintain. If the Plan changes this notice, you will receive
a new notice via mail.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions, or if you wish to exercise the rights
described in this notice, please contact the U.S. Xpress office identified
below, which will provide you with additional information. The contact
is:
Amanda Thompson
Sr. Director of Human Resources
(800)251-6291 Ext.3491
You may submit a written complaint to the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services. The Plan will not retaliate in any way
against you if you choose to file a complaint with us or the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
COBRA

This section of the Handbook is your notice of continuation coverage
rights under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1985 (“COBRA”). COBRA continuation coverage can become available
to you and to your spouse and dependent children, if they are covered
under the Plan when you would otherwise lose your group health
coverage. Under the Plan, COBRA continuation coverage rights apply
to medical (including prescription drug), vision and dental benefits and
also apply on a limited basis to medical reimbursement benefits. COBRA
continuation coverage is a continuation of Plan coverage when coverage
would otherwise end because of a life event known as a “qualifying
event.” Specific qualifying events are listed later in this notice. COBRA
continuation coverage must be offered to each person who is a “qualified
beneficiary.” A qualified beneficiary is someone who will lose coverage
under the Plan because of a qualifying event. Depending on the type
of qualifying event, employees, spouses of employees, and dependent
children of employees may be qualified beneficiaries. Under the Plan,
qualified beneficiaries who elect COBRA continuation coverage must pay
for COBRA continuation coverage.
If you are an employee covered under the Plan, you have a right to
choose this continuation coverage if you lose your group health coverage
because of a reduction in your hours of employment or the termination
of your employment (for reasons other than gross misconduct on your

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