Employee Benefit Fund. §10.1 The State and the Union agree that they shall hereinafter enter into a contract to provide for the implementation of an employee benefit fund, in accordance with such terms as shall be jointly agreed upon by the parties and subject to the approval of the Comptroller to be established by the union to provide certain health and welfare benefits for employees and retirees.
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Employee Benefit Fund. The Employer agrees to contribute to the Local 219 Em- ployee Benefit Fund, a Fund administered by a Board of Trustees in accordance with the terms of a Trust Document, the hourly contribution rate established by the Employee Benefit Fund Trustees, for each hour and part of an hour worked for each Employee covered by this Agree- ment, according to the payment procedures outlined in Addendum 12. Contributions for those hours for which wages are paid at one and one half (1½) or two (2) times the gross taxable wage will be made to the Fund at one and one half (1½) or two (2) times the hourly contribution rate, respectively.
Employee Benefit Fund. 4/1/08: $900 a year per person 4/1/09: $950 a year per person 4/1/10: $1,000 a year per person and thereafter 4/1/11: additional lump sum payment of $50 per person None 4/1/11: Current funding 4/1/12: Current funding 4/1/13: Current funding 4/1/14: $1,050 per person per year 4/1/15: $1,100 per person per year Current Contract NYS Original Proposal Tentative Agreement
Employee Benefit Fund. No effect. No effect.
Employee Benefit Fund. § 10.1 The State and the Union agree that they shall hereinafter enter into a contract to provide for the implementation of an employee benefit fund, in accordance with such terms as shall be jointly agreed upon by the parties and subject to the approval of the Comptroller to be established by the union to provide certain health and welfare benefits for employees and retirees.
§ 10.2 For purposes of this Article, the term "employee" shall mean any person holding a position in this negotiating unit who is eligible for enrollment in the State Health Insurance Plan in accordance with the provisions contained in Part 73 of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Civil Service (4 NYCRR Part 73), except that it shall not mean seasonal employees whose employment is expected to last less than six months, employees in temporary positions of less than six months duration, or employees holding appointments otherwise expected to last less than six months. For purposes of this Article, the term "retiree" shall mean any person who held such a position on or after April 1, 1984 and who immediately upon termination of employment in such position is eligible to receive a service retirement benefit from either the New York State Employee Retirement System or the New York City Employees Retirement System.
Employee Benefit Fund. The UNION has established an Employee Benefit Fund to provide various benefits for employees, including those set forth in paragraphs “F” and “G,” below. The UNION is solely responsible for satisfying any and all requirements governing the establishment of the Employee Benefit Fund and shall indemnify the CITY for the cost of defending any action concerning the Fund and hold the CITY harmless from any liability that may result from any action. The UNION shall supply to the CITY copies of the documentation that establishes the Employee Benefit Fund. The Fund shall submit to the City Comptroller a yearly financial statement, which is also available on the Fund’s website, and the Fund shall be subject to audit by designated CITY representatives. The UNION and/or the Fund shall be responsible for expenditures made by the Fund and shall indemnify the CITY for the cost of defending any action concerning the Fund’s expenditures and hold the CITY harmless from any liability that may result from any action.
Employee Benefit Fund. The employee benefit fund, up to the limits established in sections 1 and 2 will be available to reimburse the eligible unit member for out of pocket medical, dental and vision expenses incurred by the unit member, their spouse and their eligible dependents during a given school year.
1. The District shall set aside the credit of six hundred dollars ($600) annually in an employee benefit fund for each unit member actively employed and regularly working twenty (20) or more hours per week and less than thirty (30) hours per week. Any such funds to the credit of the unit member which are not used by the end of the fiscal year shall revert to the District and shall not be carried over to the credit of such unit member. The amount shall be pro-rated for new employees based on hire date.
2. The District shall set aside the credit of three hundred dollars ($300) annually in an employee benefit fund for each unit member actively employed and regularly working thirty (30) or more hours per week. Any unused amounts shall be rolled over in the new year to each individual account. Upon retirement, this amount will be used for health premiums. The amount shall be pro-rated for new employees based on hire date.
3. The amount of the Employee Benefit Fund for Food Service and Transportation unit members will be determined by the job assignment/run pick at the beginning of each school year or based on the first job assignment when hired for the school year. Changes in employee assignment throughout the school year will not alter the initial selection governing this benefit except under the following two circumstances:
a. In the event a forty (40) week unit member moves from a job with less than thirty (30) hours to a job with more than thirty (30) hours after the initial job assignment/run pick, they will immediately be eligible for the $300 Employee Benefit Fund specified in Section J., 2. of this article.
Employee Benefit Fund. (a) Effective April 1, 2017, the State shall contribute a pro rata annual sum of $1,365 per active employee for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund. A pro rata contribution of $682.50 to such Fund shall be made by the State for parttime and per diem employees provided they are working on a regular basis at least half the regular hours of fulltime employees in the same title.
(b) Effective April 1, 2018, the State shall contribute a pro rata annual sum of $1,390 per active employee for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund. A pro rata contribution of $695 to such Fund shall be made by the State for parttime and per diem employees provided they are working on a regular basis at least half the regular hours of fulltime employees in the same title.
(c) Effective April 1, 2019, the State shall contribute a pro rata annual sum of $1,420 per active employee for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund. A pro rata contribution of $710 to such Fund shall be made by the State for parttime and per diem employees provided they are working on a regular basis at least half the regular hours of fulltime employees in the same title.
(d) The State shall contribute a pro rata sum of $885 per employee retired since April 1, 1998 for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund in each fiscal year of the Agreement.
22.2 The State and the Union shall enter into a separate Supplemental Employee Benefit Fund Agreement which shall specify the obligations of both parties regarding implementation, activities and reporting requirements of the Fund.
22.3 Upon Execution of this Agreement, the State shall provide the Union with a separate nonrecurring, onetime lump sum payment in the amount of $1,250,000 to be used for education and benefit enhancement.
Employee Benefit Fund. The District shall set aside for the credit of each unit member actively employed, to be used for the purchase of fringe benefits, the sum of seven hundred dollars ($700). The fringe benefits purchased by the District at the direction of the unit member shall be limited in any one (1) fiscal year to the purchase of disability benefits, life insurance, dental expense benefits, optical expenses, premium pay- ments for additional riders to the existing health insurance coverage, routine physical examinations, health and dental plan deductibles and co-payments or expenses for health care services. Possible additional benefits shall be subject to the procedures in Articles III and IV. Any such funds to the credit of the unit member which are not used by the end of any school year shall revert to the District and shall not be carried over to the credit of such unit member.
Employee Benefit Fund. (a) Effective April 1, 1999, the UCS shall contribute a pro rata annual sum of $835 per active employee for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund. A pro rata contribution of $417.50 to such Fund shall be made by the UCS for part-time and per diem employees provided they are working on a regular basis at least half the regular hours of full-time employees in the same title.
(b) Effective April 1, 2000, the UCS shall contribute a pro rata annual sum of $885 per active employee for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund. A pro rata contribution of $442.50 to such Fund shall be made by the UCS for part-time and per diem employees provided they are working on a regular basis at least half the regular hours of full-time employees in the same title.
(c) Effective April 1, 2001, the UCS shall contribute a pro rata annual sum of $930 per active employee for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund. A pro rata contribution of $465 to such Fund shall be made by the UCS for part-time and per diem employees provided they are working on a regular basis at least half the regular hours of full-time employees in the same title.
(d) Effective April 1, 2002, the UCS shall contribute a pro rata annual sum of $980 per active employee for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund. A pro rata contribution of $490 to such Fund shall be made by the UCS for part-time and per diem employees provided they are working on a regular basis at least half the regular hours of full-time employees in the same title.
(e) The UCS shall contribute a pro rata sum of $785 per employee retired since April 1, 1998 for remittance to the Employee Benefit Fund in each fiscal year of the Agreement. Effective March 31, 2003, the UCS shall contribute a pro rata annual sum of $885 per employee retired since April 1, 1998, to the Employee Benefit Fund.
(f) Upon learning of the death of a retiree who has been receiving benefits from the Employee Benefit Fund, either the Union or the UCS shall promptly notify the other of the death. The UCS shall recoup all contributions paid on behalf of such retiree if paid after the retiree’s death.
22.2 The UCS and the Union shall continue the separate Supplemental Employee Benefit Fund Agreement which shall specify the obligations of both parties regarding implementation, activities and reporting requirements of the fund.
