Eligibility Verification Audit Sample Clauses

Eligibility Verification Audit. The parties understand that new employees and those adding dependents not previously audited will continue to be required to provide evidence to establish dependent status. Section 2 For the duration of the AGREEMENT, benefit-earning EMPLOYEES shall be entitled to participate in the benefits programs listed in this section to the same extent and upon the same terms and conditions as are applicable to all similarly-situated Hennepin County benefit-earning EMPLOYEES. The EMPLOYER may at any time during the term of this Agreement unilaterally amend, modify, improve, discontinue or terminate any of these benefit plans or implement new plans or provisions provided those same changes are made for other similarly-situated benefit-earning EMPLOYEES throughout Hennepin County. The EMPLOYER shall have sole discretion and authority to exercise these rights without any obligation to bargain with the UNION regarding the impact upon EMPLOYEES covered by this AGREEMENT. Flexible Spending Account - Heath Care (optional) Flexible Spending Account - Dependent Care (optional) Flexible Spending Account - Adoption Assistance (optional) Flexible Spending Account – Parking (optional) Dental Insurance and 40% Subsidy Vision Insurance (optional) Basic Life Insurance of $50,000 (EMPLOYER paid) Additional Life Insurance (optional) Spouse/Domestic Partner Life Insurance (optional) Dependent Life Insurance (optional) Short Term Disability Plan (optional) – requires standard hours of 30 or more/week Long Term Disability Plan (auto-enrolled, Employer-paid) - requires standard hours of 30 or more/week Deferred Compensation (optional – does not require employee to be benefit earning) 529 MN College Savings Plan (optional – does not require employee to be benefit earning) Bus cards with 50% subsidy – (optional does not require employee to be benefit earning) Section 3. It is expressly understood that the EMPLOYER's obligation in this Article is limited to payment of the specified premium charges for the group insurance coverage as specified herein. Section 4. The EMPLOYER reserves the right to change insurance carriers or self-insure. If such change of carriers or self- insurance is to result in a change in the level of employee benefits, the EMPLOYER agrees to meet and confer with the UNION on the change.