Common use of Employed Prior to January 1, 1987 Clause in Contracts

Employed Prior to January 1, 1987. The District will pay lifetime medical and dental insurance premiums for retirees and eligible spouse/domestic partners who were employed by the District as Contract I employees prior to January 1, 1987 and met the eligibility criteria. The eligible retired member of the unit, and that member’s spouse/domestic partner at the time of the member’s retirement, shall be eligible for continuation of benefits during the life of the retired member of the unit, and, following the death of the retired member, during the life of the un- remarried surviving spouse/domestic partner. The surviving spouses/domestic partners of deceased retirees are continued on benefits without interruption as long as they remain unmarried. The domestic partner benefit portion applies only to those retirees who retired on January 1, 2000 or after.

Employed Prior to January 1, 1987. The District will pay lifetime medical and dental insurance premiums for retirees and eligible spouse/domestic partners who were employed by the District as Contract I employees prior to January 1, 1987 1987, and met the eligibility criteria. The eligible retired member of the unit, and that member’s spouse/domestic partner at the time of the member’s retirement, shall be eligible for continuation of benefits during the life of the retired member of the unit, and, following the death of the retired member, during the life of the un- remarried surviving spouse/domestic partner. The surviving spouses/domestic partners of deceased retirees are continued on benefits without interruption as long as they remain unmarried. The domestic partner benefit portion applies only to those retirees who retired on January 1, 2000 2000, or after.