Common use of Changes in Benefits Clause in Contracts

Changes in Benefits. Participation in the Employer’s health insurance benefit program shall be subject to specific plan eligibility requirements. The Employer shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under this new program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in this Section 14.1. In the alternative, if the Employer does not offer benefits substantially equivalent to the existing plan design, the Employer will notify the Association of the proposed new level of benefits for the applicable plan, and will meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain about the proposed plan changes with the Association prior to implementation. If no agreement can be reached, the provisions of Article 16 shall not apply for a period of thirty (30) days after impasse. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Employer’s non-bargaining unit employees.

Changes in Benefits. Participation in the Employer’s health insurance benefit program shall be subject to specific plan eligibility requirements. The Employer shall continue the current or a substantially equivalent level of aggregate benefits existing under this new the current program, including the level of premium contributions, for each of the insurance plans referenced in this Section 14.113.1. In the alternative, if the Employer does not offer benefits substantially equivalent to the existing plan design, the Employer will notify the Association of the proposed new level of benefits for the applicable plan, and will meet with the Association, upon request, to bargain about the proposed plan changes with the Association prior to implementation. If no agreement can be reached, the provisions of Article 16 17 shall not apply for a period of thirty (30) days after impasse. In no event shall bargaining unit nurses receive a level of benefits that is less than the level received by a majority of the Employer’s non-bargaining unit employees.