Covered Family Member. For the purposes of NJ PST, a Family Member means an employee’s: child (biological, adopted, xxxxxx, step, legal xxxx, or a child of a domestic partner or civil union partner of the employee); grandchild; sibling (biological, adopted, xxxxxx); spouse; domestic partner; civil union partner; parent (biological, adoptive, xxxxxx, step, or legal guardian of an employee or of the employee’s spouse, domestic partner, or civil union partner, or a person who stood in loco parentis of the employee or the employee’s spouse, domestic partner, or civil union partner when the employee, spouse or partner was a minor child); grandparent; the spouse, domestic partner, or civil union partner of a parent or grandparent of the employee; the sibling of a spouse, domestic partner, or civil union partner of the employee; or any other individual related by blood to the employee or whose close association with the employee is the equivalent of a family relationship.
Covered Family Member. The primary member’s spouse or domestic partner • Dependent children under age 26 • Dependent children incapable of sustaining employment due to mental or physical disability • Dependent individuals living in the primary member’s home (i.e., parents, grandparents) MEMBER PLAN EXCLUSIONS Certain matters are excluded from coverage under the Plan. No services, not even a consultation, can be provided on the following matters: Appellate court proceedings, class actions, interventions, malpractice proceedings, actions in which punitive damages are being sought, derivative actions and amicus curiae filings. The preparation and filing of individual, partnership, or estate tax returns, appellate or administrative proceedings related to tax returns, litigation before the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. Court of Claims or any other federal, state, or other courts with respect to tax matters. Matters relating to securities, trademark or patent matters; business or commercial interests, including, but not limited to, professional, partnership and/or corporate matters; matters arising out of a Member/Covered Family Member’s role as an officer or director of an organization; matters involving the law or laws of jurisdictions other than the United States and its territories except as specifically described under Covered Services; any matters involving a government (domestic or foreign) entity or agency except as specifically described under Covered Services; farm related issues; matters involving commercial or rental property transactions, including the purchase, sale or lease of investment or income-producing property. A multi-family house, whether or not used by the Member/Covered Family Member as his or her primary residence, is deemed an investment or income-producing property. Legal services that are fully paid for or provided at no cost by any governmental agency, organization, or insurance company. Matters that the attorney deems frivolous, spurious, harassing, or unethical (collectively referred to as “frivolous”) or otherwise prohibited by the Model Rules of Professional Conduct of the state in which the attorney is licensed. Costs associated with covered legal services, including but not limited to, all fines, court costs, penalties, sanctions, expert witness fees, bonds, bail bonds, attorney fees, attorney fees awarded as part of a judgment, exhibits, deposition costs, filing fees, transcripts, postage, telephone, photocopying, recording fees, messengers, judgments, jury...
