Common use of Contributions Towards Health and Prescription Benefits Clause in Contracts

Contributions Towards Health and Prescription Benefits. 1. Effective November 1, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, employees shall contribute, through the withholding of the contribution from the pay, salary, or other compensation, toward the cost of health care benefits coverage for the employee and any dependent provided under the NJ Direct and NJ Direct 2019 plan through State Health Benefits Program in an amount that is a percent of salary. Contribution rates for the available plan may be found on the official website of the State of New Jersey, Department of Treasury, Division of Pensions and Benefits. The homepage is available at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/treasury/pensions (“Department website”). Effective November 1, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, members participating in an HMO plan or HDHP will contribute a percentage of premium consistent with the rates set forth on the Department website. 2. Effective November 1, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, members participating in a Tiered Network plan shall contribute at a rate that is equal to 75% of the new PPO plan contributions rates consistent with the rates set forth on the Department website. 3. Effective July 1, 2021, the employee contribution amounts are subject to the agreed-upon reopener provisions set forth in Appendix 4. The parties recognize that any agreements by the parties reached during the reopener discussions required by this Agreement are subject to the approval of and implementation by the PDC. 4. The amount payable by any employee, pursuant to section 39 of P.L. 2011 c. 78 shall not under any circumstance be less than the 1.5 percent of base salary that is provided for in subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.1996, c.8 (C.52:14-17.28b). 5. An employee who pays the contribution required under section 40(a) of P.L. 2011 c. 78 shall not also be required to pay the contribution of 1.5 percent of base salary under subsection c. of section 6 of P.L. 1996, c. 8 (C. 52:14-17.28b). 6. The contribution shall apply to employees for whom the employer has assumed a health care benefits payment obligation, to require that such employees pay at a minimum the amount of contribution specified in this section for health care benefits coverage. 7. The parties agree that should an employee voluntarily waive all coverage under the State Health Benefits Plan (“SHBP”) and provide a certification to the State that he/she has other health insurance coverage, the State will waive the contribution for that employee. 8. An employee on leave without pay who receives health and prescription drug benefits provided by the State Health Benefits Program shall be required to pay the above-outlined contributions and shall be billed by the State for these contributions. Health and prescription benefit coverage will cease if the employee fails to make timely payment of these contributions. 9. Active employees will be able to use pre-tax dollars to pay contributions to health benefits under a Section 125 premium conversion option. All contributions will be by deductions from pay.

Contributions Towards Health and Prescription Benefits. 1. Effective November 1July 16, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, employees shall contribute, through the withholding of the contribution from the pay, salary, or other compensation, toward the cost of health care benefits coverage for the employee and any dependent provided under the NJ Direct and NJ Direct 2019 CWA Unity PPO plan through the State Health Benefits Program in an amount that is a percent percentage of salarysalary to the cost of benefits. Contribution The rates for the available plan may be found in Appendix 5, Schedule 2A to this Agreement and on the official website of the State of New Jersey, Department of Treasury, Division of Pensions and Benefits. The homepage is available at xxxxx://xxx.xxxxx.xx.xx/treasury/pensions (“Department Benefits website”). 2. Effective November 1July 16, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, members participating in an HMO plan or HDHP will contribute a percentage of premium consistent with the premium. The rates set forth may be found in Appendix 5, Schedule 2B and on the Department Division of Pensions and Benefits website. 23. Effective November 1July 16, 2019, or as soon thereafter as practicable, members participating in a Tiered Network plan shall contribute at a rate that is equal to 75% of the new CWA Unity PPO plan contributions contribution rates. The rates consistent with the rates set forth may be found in Appendix 5, Schedule 2C and on the Department Division of Pensions and Benefits website. 34. Effective July for the benefits plan year starting January 1, 2021, the employee contribution contributions amounts are subject to the agreed-upon reopener provisions set forth in Appendix 4. 5.B. The parties recognize that any agreements by the parties reached regarding the design of the CWA Unity PPO during the reopener discussions required by this Agreement are subject to the approval of and implementation by the PDC. 45. The amount payable by any employee, pursuant to section 39 of P.L. 2011 c. 78 N.J.S.A. 52:14- 17.28(c)(2)(added by L. 2010, c.2) shall not under any circumstance be less than the 1.5 percent of base salary that is provided for in subsection c. of section 6 of P.L.1996, c.8 (C.52:14-17.28b). . No employee shall contribute under Appendix 5. An , Schedules A, B and C, more than the employee who pays the contribution required would have contributed under section 40(a) 39 of P.L. 2011 c. 78 shall not also be required to pay the contribution of 1.5 percent of base salary under subsection c. of section 6 of P.L. 1996, c. 8 (C. 52:14-17.28bC52:14- 17.28c). 6. The contribution shall apply to employees for whom the employer has assumed a health care benefits payment obligation, to require that such employees pay at a minimum the amount of contribution specified in this section for health care benefits coverage. 7. The parties agree that should an employee voluntarily waive all coverage under the State Health Benefits Plan (“"SHBP”") and provide a certification to the State that he/she has other health insurance coverage, coverage the State will waive the contribution for that employee. 87. An employee on leave without pay who receives health and prescription drug benefits provided by the State Health Benefits Program shall be required to pay the above-outlined contributions contributions, and shall be billed by the State for these contributions. Health and prescription benefit coverage will cease if the employee fails to make timely payment of these contributions. 98. Active employees will be able to use pre-tax dollars to pay contributions to health benefits under a Section 125 premium conversion option. All contributions will be by deductions from pay. 9. Eligible negotiations unit employees and their spouses who complete the NJWELL Program shall each receive a $350 incentive effective November 2019.