Determination of Eligibility - Payment Procedure. (a) When an applicant files an application for a Benefit and furnishes the evidence and information required to be furnished under Section 2 of this Article, the Company shall determine within five working days whether a Benefit is payable to him and, if so, the amount thereof. (b) If the Company determines that a Benefit is payable, it shall within five working days arrange payment by the Trustee. (c) If the Company or the Board determines that any Benefits paid under the Plan should not have been paid or should have been paid in a lesser amount (as a result of a subsequent disqualification for Employment Insurance Benefits or otherwise), written notice thereof shall be mailed to the recipient and he shall return the amount of overpayment to the Trustees. If such recipient shall fail to return such amount promptly the Trustee shall arrange for the amount of overpayment to be reimbursed to the Fund by making a deduction from future Benefits otherwise payable to such recipient or by requesting the Company to make a deduction from compensation and in such event shall pay the amount deducted to the Trustee, and advise the Board of such action. At such times as such overpayment is recovered by the Fund, the number of Credit Units, if any, theretofore cancelled with respect to such overpayment of benefits shall be restored to such employee, subject to the provisions of Article VI. (d) Payment of Benefits under the Plan shall be made by, and the return of amounts of overpayment shall be made to, the representative of the Trustee appointed by it for such purpose. Such representative may be a person or persons employed by the Company. (e) If the Company determines that an applicant is not entitled to a benefit for which he has applied, it shall send prompt written notice thereof to him by registered mail.
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Samples: Collective Agreement, Collective Agreement (Maverick Tube Corporation)
Determination of Eligibility - Payment Procedure. (a) When an applicant files an application for a Benefit and furnishes the evidence and information required to be furnished under Section 2 of this ArticleArticle 10.02, the Company shall determine within five working days promptly whether a Benefit is payable to him and, and if so, the amount thereof.
(b) If the Company determines that a Benefit is payable, it shall within five working days arrange payment by the TrusteeTrustee as promptly as practicable.
(c) If the Company or the Board determines that any Benefits paid under the Plan should not have been paid or should have been paid in a lesser amount (as a result of a subsequent disqualification for Employment Insurance EI Benefits or otherwise), written notice thereof shall be mailed to the recipient within 120 days from the date the overpayment was established or created and he shall return the amount of overpayment to the TrusteesTrustee, provided the cumulative overpayment exceeds $3.00. No time limitation will apply, however, in the event that the overpayment is the result of fraud or willful misrepresentation. If such recipient shall fail to return such amount promptly the Trustee shall arrange for the an amount of overpayment to be reimbursed to the Fund by making a deduction from future Benefits otherwise payable to such recipient recipient, or by requesting the Company to make a deduction from compensation otherwise payable to him, or both. The Company may make such deductions from the Employee's compensation and in such event shall pay the amount deducted to the Trustee, and advise the Board of such action. At such times time as such overpayment is recovered by the Fund, the number of Credit Credits, Units, if any, theretofore therefore cancelled with respect to such overpayment of benefits Benefits shall be restored to such employeeEmployee, subject to the provisions provision of Article VI3.
(d) Payment of Benefits under the Plan shall be made by, and the return of amounts of overpayment shall be made to, the representative of the Trustee appointed by it for such purposepurposes. Such representative may be a person or persons employed by the Company.
(e) If the Company determines that an applicant is not entitled to a benefit Benefit for which he has applied, it shall send prompt written notice thereof to him by registered mailhim.
f) The Company shall forward to the Office Union Chairman a copy of all notices and denials and overpayment.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Determination of Eligibility - Payment Procedure. (a) When an applicant files an application for a Benefit Bene- fit and furnishes the evidence and information required to be furnished under Section 2 of this Article, Article the Company shall determine within five working days promptly whether a Benefit is payable to him and, and if so, the amount thereof.
(b) . If the Company determines that a Benefit is payablepay- able, it shall within five working days arrange payment by the Trustee.
(c) Trustee as promptly as practicable. If the Company or the Board determines that any Benefits paid under the Plan should not have been paid or should have been paid in a lesser amount (as a result of a subsequent disqualification for Employment Insurance Benefits or otherwise), written notice thereof noticethereof shall be mailed to the recipient within days from the date the overpayment was established or created and he shall return the amount of overpayment overpay- ment to the TrusteesTrustee, provided the cumulative overpayment exceeds No time limitation will apply, however, in the event that the overpay- ment is the result of fraud or willful misrepresen- tation. If such recipient shall fail to return such amount promptly the Trustee shall arrange for the an amount of overpayment to be reimbursed to the Fund by making a deduction from future Benefits otherwise payable to such recipient recipient, or by requesting re- questing the Company to make a deduction from compensation and otherwise payable to him, or both. The Company may make such deductions from the Employee’s cornpensationand in such event shall pay the amount deducted to the Trustee, and advise the Board of such action. At such times time as such overpayment is recovered by the Fund, the number of Credit Credits, Units, if any, theretofore therefore cancelled with respect to such overpayment overpay- ment of benefits Benefits shall be restored to such employeeEm- ployee, subject to the provisions provision of Article VI.
(d) Payment of Benefits under the underthe Plan shall be made by, and the return of amounts of overpayment shall be made to, the representative of the Trustee Trus- tee appointed by it for such purposepurposes. Such representative may be a person or persons employed em- ployed by the Company.
(e) If the Company determines that an applicant is not entitled to a benefit for which he has applied, it shall send prompt written notice thereof to him by registered mail.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement