Common use of EMPLOYEE WELFARE AND PENSION BENEFITS Clause in Contracts

EMPLOYEE WELFARE AND PENSION BENEFITS. During the Protection Period, the Company or the Successor Employer shall provide to the Employee the Welfare Benefits (including Retiree Healthcare Plan credits for purposes of this Section 6) and the Pension Plan, including supplemental medical insurance, travel accident insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability or life insurance benefits, or other substantially similar employee welfare and pension benefits, but in no event on a basis less favorable in terms of benefit levels and coverage than the Welfare Benefits and the Pension Plan. Subsequent to the Protection Period, the Company or Successor Employer shall provide to the Employee ongoing Welfare Benefits (whether in active or subsequent inactive status) under terms at least as favorable as provided to other Company or Successor Employer employees. In the event Employee is not a participant in a Welfare Benefits plan or the Pension Plan prior to the Effective Date, then Company shall have no obligation to provide that Welfare Benefits plan or the Pension Plan or other substantially similar employee welfare and pension benefits as provided in this Section 6. For purposes of this Section 6, if the Employee is not entitled to any future benefit accruals in the Pension Plan as of the Effective Date the Employee shall not be treated as a participant in the Pension Plan for purposes of accruing benefits under the Pension Plan.

EMPLOYEE WELFARE AND PENSION BENEFITS. During the Protection Period, the Company or the Successor Employer shall provide to the Employee the Welfare Benefits (including Retiree Healthcare Plan credits for purposes of this Section 6) and the Pension Plan, including supplemental medical insurance, travel accident insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability or life insurance benefits, or other substantially similar employee welfare and pension benefits, but in no event on a basis less favorable in terms of benefit levels and coverage than the Welfare Benefits and the Pension Plan. Subsequent to the Protection Period, the Company or Successor Employer shall provide to the Employee ongoing Welfare Benefits (whether in active or subsequent inactive status) under terms at least as favorable as provided to other Company or Successor Employer employees. In the event Employee is not a participant in a Welfare Benefits plan or the Pension Plan prior to the Effective Date, then Company shall have no obligation to provide that Welfare Benefits plan or the Pension Plan or other substantially similar employee welfare and pension benefits as provided in this Section 6. For purposes of this Section 6, if the Employee is not entitled to any future benefit accruals in the Pension Plan as of the Effective Date the Employee shall not be treated as a participant in the Pension Plan Plan, for purposes of accruing benefits under the Pension Plan.