Fall or Winter Semester Benefits Bridge Sample Clauses

Fall or Winter Semester Benefits Bridge a. The provisions of this section apply to Employees in the following academic units: School of Social Work, English Language Institute, Xxx Arbor School of Nursing, and Dearborn College of Education, Health and Human Services. If another academic unit emerges as having Employees with similar regular appointment patterns as those identified above, the parties will meet in Special Conference regarding potential inclusion under this Section. b. Employees whose regular appointments are 50% or more for winter semester and spring-summer term, or who are covered by Article XVII, Section I, and who are participating in the health and/or dental plans shall receive Employer contributions to fall semester (September 1 through December 31) health and/or dental benefits. c. Employees covered by B.7.a. above and B.7.e. below who are participating in vision, long-term disability, life insurance or legal plan shall have access to vision, long-term disability, life insurance or legal plan coverage during the fall semester (September 1 through December 31). Employees need not be enrolled in health and/or dental benefits in order to receive this benefit. d. For Employees eligible under B.7.b above who are not on University Year appointments, Employee contributions toward Fall semester health and/or dental benefits coverage will be deducted from the Employee’s last paycheck in August unless the Employee notifies the Benefits Office in writing, by no later than August 1, that (1) they do not wish to continue health and/or dental benefits during the fall semester or (2) that they wish to make monthly payments to the Employer during the fall semester. e. Employees whose appointments are 50% or more for spring-summer term, who are participating in the health and/or dental plans, and who will have a benefits-eligible appointment for the following winter semester shall receive Employer contributions to fall (September 1 through December 31) health and/or dental benefits. The Employee must notify the Benefits Office that they wish to continue coverage and must submit by check the full payment for the Employee contributions toward fall benefits coverage by August 24. In the event that the notification of the Employee’s eligibility is provided by the academic unit to the Benefits office by August 25, benefits will be made available retroactively once the lecturer’s full payment has been received. Payment must be received within five business days of receipt of notice of eligibility. ...