Common use of HEALTH FUND Clause in Contracts

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 2020, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 2021, the rate of contribution to the Fund shall be $21,240.00 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 2022, the rate of contribution to the Fund shall be $22,188.00 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 2023, the rate of contribution to the Fund shall be $23,196.00 per year for each covered employee. 6. The parties agree that if there is governmental health care reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the Funds, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 2020, the rate of contribution The Employer shall continue to contribute to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 18,494.44 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 2021, 2019 the rate of contribution to the Fund shall be increased to $21,240.00 19,790.80 per year employee per year. 3. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 3 of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than the benefits provided for each covered employeeherein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and the RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law. 4. Effective January 1, 2022, the rate of contribution to the Fund shall be $22,188.00 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 2023, the rate of contribution to the Fund shall be $23,196.00 per year for each covered employee. 6. The parties agree that if there is governmental health care reform mandating payment, payment in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the Funds, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “"Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” " to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, week with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to by the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, and provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, benefits or Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 2020, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 2021, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 2022, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 2023, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 per year for each covered employee. 6. Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon the agreement of the Union, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law. 7. If during the term of this Agreement, the Trustees find the payment provided herein is insufficient to maintain benefits and adequate reserves for such benefits, they shall require the parties to increase the amounts needed to maintain such benefits and reserves. In the event the Trustees are unable to reach agreement on the amount required to maintain benefits and reserves, the matter shall be referred to arbitration pursuant to the deadlock provisions of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The parties agree preceding maintenance of benefits provision shall be suspended for the life of this Agreement. 8. The RAB and the Union have agreed that if there is governmental health care reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the FundsHealth Fund, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “"Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” " to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, week with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to by the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, and provided such coverage covera ge is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ ' compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, benefits or Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for health benefits lose such coverage cove rage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 20202016, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 16,448.24 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 20212017, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 17,446.64 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 20222018, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 18,494.44 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 20232019, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 19,790.80 per year for each covered employee. 6. Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect prior to the effective date of this Agreement, which provides health benefits, the equivalent of or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon the agreement of the Union cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law. 7. If during the term of this Agreement, the Trustees find the payment provided herein is insufficient to maintain benefits and adequate reserves for such benefits, they shall require the parties to increase the amounts needed to maintain such benef its and reserves. In the event the Trustees are unable to reach agreement on the amount required to maintain benefits and reserves, the matter shall be referred to arbitration pursuant to the deadlock provisions of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The parties agree preceding maintenance of benefits provision shall be suspended for the life of this Agreement. 8. The RAB and the Union have agreed that if there is governmental health care reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the FundsHealth Fund , its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, benefits or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, pension shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for such health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 20202016, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 16,448.24 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 20212017, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 17,446.64 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 20222018, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 18,494.44 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 20232019, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 19,790.80 per year for each covered employee. 6. The parties agree that if there is governmental health care healthcare reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the Funds, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ ' contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, to the effective date of this Agreement which provides health benefits, benefits the equivalent of, or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, RAB cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If the Trustees decide the existing plan does not provide equivalent benefits, but does provide health benefits superior to one or more types of health benefits under this Fund, the Employer may participate in the Fund wholly, or partially for hospitalization and/or surgical coverage, and make payments to the Fund in the amount determined by the Trustees uniformly for all similarly participating Employers. 8. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “"Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” " to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, week with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to by the Trustees, cover such other of its his employees as it he/she may elect, and provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ ' compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, benefits or Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 20202016, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 16,448.24 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 20212017, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 17,446.64 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 20222018, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 18,494.44 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 20232019, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 19,790.80 per year for each covered employee. 6. Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect prior to the effective date of this Agreement, which provides health benefits, the equivalent of or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon the agreement of the Union cover his/her employees under his/her existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law. 7. If during the term of this Agreement, the Trustees find the payment provided herein is insufficient to maintain benefits and adequate reserves for such benefits, they shall require the parties to increase the amounts needed to maintain such benefits and reserves. In the event the Trustees are unable to reach agreement on the amount required to maintain benefits and reserves, the matter shall be referred to arbitration pursuant to the deadlock provisions of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The parties agree preceding maintenance of benefits provision shall be suspended for the life of this Agreement. 8. The RAB and the Union have agreed that if there is governmental health care reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the FundsHealth Fund, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, benefits or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, pension shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for such health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 2020, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 2021, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 2022, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 2023, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 per year for each covered employee. 6. The parties agree that if there is governmental health care healthcare reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the Funds, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, to the effective date of this Agreement which provides health benefits, benefits the equivalent of, or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, RAB cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If the Trustees decide the existing plan does not provide equivalent benefits, but does provide health benefits superior to one or more types of health benefits under this Fund, the Employer may participate in the Fund wholly, or partially for hospitalization and/or surgical coverage, and make payments to the Fund in the amount determined by the Trustees uniformly for all similarly participating Employers. 8. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, week with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to by the Trustees, cover such other of its his employees as it he/she may elect, and provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, benefits or Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 20202016, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 16,448.24 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 20212017, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 17,446.64 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 20222018, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 18,494.44 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 20232019, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 19,790.80 per year for each covered employee. 6. Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect prior to the effective date of this Agreement, which provides health benefits, the equivalent of or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon the agreement of the Union cover his/her employees under his/her existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law. 7. If during the term of this Agreement, the Trustees find the payment provided herein is insufficient to maintain benefits and adequate reserves for such benefits, they shall require the parties to increase the amounts needed to maintain such benefits and reserves. In the event the Trustees are unable to reach agreement on the amount required to maintain benefits and reserves, the matter shall be referred to arbitration pursuant to the deadlock provisions of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The parties agree preceding maintenance of benefits provision shall be suspended for the life of this Agreement. 8. The RAB and the Union have agreed that if there is governmental health care reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the FundsHealth Fund, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “"Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” " to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, week with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to by the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, and provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, benefits or Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 20202024, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 23,892.00 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 20212025, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 24,612.00 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 20222026, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 25,104.00 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 20232027, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 25,728.00 per year for each covered employee. 6. Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon the agreement of the Union, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law. 7. If during the term of this Agreement, the Trustees find the payment provided herein is insufficient to maintain benefits and adequate reserves for such benefits, they shall require the parties to increase the amounts needed to maintain such benefits and reserves. In the event the Trustees are unable to reach agreement on the amount required to maintain benefits and reserves, the matter shall be referred to arbitration pursuant to the deadlock provisions of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The parties agree preceding maintenance of benefits provision shall be suspended for the life of this Agreement. 8. The RAB and the Union have agreed that if there is governmental health care reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the FundsHealth Fund, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, benefits or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, pen- sion shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disabilitydis- ability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously previ- ously covered for such health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disabilitydis- ability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 20202012, the rate of contribution contri- bution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 13,442.64 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 20212013, the rate of contribution contri- bution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 14,014.64 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 20222014, the rate of contribution contri- bution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 14,794.64 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 20232015, the rate of contribution contri- bution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 15,574.64 per year for each covered employee. 6. The parties agree that if there is governmental health care governmen- tal healthcare reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the Funds, its participants partic- ipants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits ben- efits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements require- ments of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable paymentspay- ments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty penal- ty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions ' con- tributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable paymentspay- ments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraphpara- graph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, to the effective date of this Agreement which provides health benefits, benefits the equivalent of, or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, RAB cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If the Trustees decide the existing plan does not provide equivalent benefits, but does provide health benefits superior to one or more types of health benefits under this Fund, the Employer may participate in the Fund wholly, or partially for hospitalization and/or surgical coverage, and make payments to the Fund in the amount deter- mined by the Trustees uniformly for all similarly participating Employers. 8. If any future applicable legislation is enactedenact- ed, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to the Trustees, cover such other of its employees as it may elect, provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, benefits or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, pen- sion shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disabilitydis- ability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously previ- ously covered for such health benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund provision extending coverage for disabilitydis- ability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 20202008, the rate of contribution contri- bution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 10,998.64 per year for each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 20212009, the rate of contribution contri- bution to the Health Fund shall be $21,240.00 11,622.64 per year for each covered employee. 4. Effective January 1, 20222010, the rate of contribution contri- bution to the Health Fund shall be $22,188.00 12,246.64 per year for each covered employee. 5. Effective January 1, 20232011, the rate of contribution contri- bution to the Health Fund shall be $23,196.00 12,870.64 per year for each covered employee. 6. The parties agree that if there is governmental health care governmen- tal healthcare reform mandating payment, in full or part, by a contributing Employer Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the Funds, its participants partic- ipants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, to the effective date of this Agreement which provides health benefits, benefits the equivalent of, or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, RAB cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If the Trustees decide the existing plan does not provide equivalent benefits, but does provide health benefits superior to one or more types of health benefits under this Fund, the Employer may participate in the Fund wholly, or partially for hospitalization and/or surgical coverage, and make payments to the Fund in the amount deter- mined by the Trustees uniformly for all similarly participating Employers. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage cover- age and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law. 8. If during the terms of this Agreement, the Trustees find the payment provided herein is insuffi- cient to maintain benefits and adequate reserves for such benefits, they shall require the parties to increase the amounts needed to maintain such benefits and reserves. In the event the Trustees are unable to reach an agreement on the amount required to maintain ben- efits and reserves, the matter shall be referred to arbitration pursuant to the deadlock provisions of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust.

HEALTH FUND. 1. The Employer shall make contributions to a health trust fund, known as the “”Building Service 32BJ Health Fund,” , to cover employees covered by this Agreement who work more than two (2) days per week, with such health benefits as may be determined by the Trustees of the Fund. The Employer may, unless rejected by the Trustees, upon execution of a participation agreement in the form acceptable to the Trustees, cover such other of its his employees as it he may elect, provided such coverage is in compliance with law and the Trust Agreement. Employees who are on workers’ compensation or who are receiving statutory short term disability benefits, Building Service 32BJ long term disability benefits, benefits or a Building Service 32BJ disability pension, shall be covered by the Health Fund without employer Employer contributions until they may be covered by Medicare or thirty (30) months from the date of disability, whichever is earlier. In no event shall any employee who was previously covered for health benefits Health Benefits lose such coverage as a result of a change or elimination of the Health Fund Plan provision extending coverage for disability. In the event the provision extending coverage for disability is discontinued for any reason, the Employer shall be obligated to make contributions for the duration of the period that would have otherwise been available. 2. Effective January 1, 20202016, the rate of contribution to the Health Fund shall be $20,496.00 16,448.24 per year for on behalf of each covered employee, payable when and how the Trustees determine. 3. Effective January 1, 20212017, the rate of contribution to the Fund fund shall be $21,240.00 per year for each covered employee. 417,446.64. Effective January 1, 20222018, the rate of contribution to the Fund fund shall be $22,188.00 per year for each covered employee. 518,494.44. Effective January 1, 20232019, the rate of contribution to the Fund fund shall be $23,196.00 per year 19,790.80. If the Employer has a plan in effect immediately prior to becoming party to this Agreement which provides for each covered employee. 6health benefits the equivalent or better than the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, the Employer may upon agreement of the Union and the RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If, during the term of this Agreement, the Trustees find the payment provided herein is insufficient to maintain benefits, and adequate reserves for such benefits, they shall require the parties to increase the amounts needed to maintain such benefits and reserves. In the event the Trustees are unable to reach agreement on the amount required to maintain benefits and reserves, the matter shall be referred to arbitration pursuant to the deadlock provision of the Fund’s Agreement and Declaration of Trust. The preceding maintenance of benefits provision shall be suspended for the life of this Agreement. The parties agree that if there is governmental health care healthcare reform mandating paymentpayments, in full or in part, by a contributing Employer Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants, the parties shall meet to discuss what ameliorative steps, if any, might be appropriate to minimize any adverse impact on the FundsFund, its participants and Employers. The parties agree that if the recently passed healthcare reform legislation or any future governmental healthcare reform requires (i) any payment by contributing Employers for some or all of the benefits already provided for in the Health Fund to participants or (ii) requires any contributing Employers to pay any excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount relating to or resulting from the eligibility requirements of or the level of benefits provided by the Fund, the parties shall recommend that the Trustees revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable. In the event the Trustees do not revise the plan of benefits under the Fund so that such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount are not payable, the affected Employers’ contributions to the Fund, or contributions to the other Benefit Funds shall be reduced by the amount of such excise or other tax, penalty (including assessable payments), fee or other amount. With respect to any future governmental healthcare reform that requires any payments described in (i) and/or (ii) in this paragraph, the bargaining parties will bargain over what to recommend to the Trustees consistent with the goals of maintaining quality benefits and containing costs. 7. Except as qualified by Article III, Section 2, of this Agreement with respect to group life insurance, any Employer who becomes party to this Agreement and who has a plan in effect immediately prior thereto, which provides health benefits, the equivalent or better than, the benefits provided for herein, and the cost of which to the Employer is at least as great, may upon agreement of the Union and RAB, cover its employees under its existing plan in lieu of this Fund. If any future applicable legislation is enacted, there shall be no duplication or cumulation of coverage and the parties will negotiate such changes as may be required by law.