Health & Welfare Funds. (1) The EMPLOYER agrees to be bound by all provisions set forth in the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, and all amendments thereto, governing establishment and operation of the I.U.P.A.T. District Council No. 21 Welfare Fund. The Trust Agreement provides, inter alia, for the receipt of contributions by the Welfare Fund for the purpose of providing group health, medical surgical disability and other related welfare benefits to eligible workers and their families, in such form and amounts as the Trustees of the Welfare Fund may determine in conformity with the discretion vested in them under provisions set forth in the Trust Agreement. The EMPLOYER agrees to contribute for each EMPLOYEE covered by this Agreement to the Welfare Fund in the manner provided herein, in the then current amounts and for the periods as set forth in Article 5.
Health & Welfare Funds. 16.01 The Employer will pay the amount as set out in Schedule A for all scheduled hours worked for each Employee or DSP towards the Union’s Health and Welfare Fund. No amount of these payments will be deducted from an employee’s or DSP’s wages. The total amount will be remitted to the Union thirty (30) days following the end of each month together with an itemized list of the employees or DSPs for whom the remittances are made and the amount remitted for each.
16.02 It is the responsibility of each employee or DSP to be familiar with the specific details of coverage and eligibility requirements of all benefit plans and neither the Union nor the Employer have any responsibility for ensuring that all requirements for eligibility or conditions of coverage or entitlement of benefits are met by the employee or DSP, beyond the obligations specifically stipulated in this Agreement.
16.03 Penalties for delinquent payment of health and welfare contributions and/or deductions:
a) The Union will notify the Employer in writing within 48 hours of any delinquency. Refer to MOA dated March 8, 2017 for further clarification.
Health & Welfare Funds. Section 1. For the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, the Employer shall contribute the amount of $923.87 (nine hundred twenty-three dollars and eighty-seven cents) each month on behalf of each employee on its active payroll to the SEIU Local 1 & Participating Employers Health Trust; provided, however, that the Employers’ contributions shall be prorated for those months in which employees begin working, cease their employment and/or remain on medical or personal leaves of absence for periods in excess of those specified in Article XVII, Sections 1 and 2 and Section 5 of this Article, respectively. If, as of July 1, 2022, the Trustees of the SEIU Local 1 & Participating Employers Health Trust, after reviewing all other options, determine that benefit changes may be necessary, the parties agree to meet and confer to discuss alternative funding options.
Section 2. For the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, the Employer shall contribute the amount of $923.87 (nine hundred twenty-three dollars and eighty-seven cents) each month on behalf of each employee on its active payroll to the SEIU Local 1 & Participating Employers Health Trust; provided, however, that the Employers’ contributions shall be prorated for those months in which employees begin working, cease their employment and/or remain on medical or personal leaves of absence for periods in excess of those specified in Article XVII, Sections 1 and 2 and Section 5 of this Article, respectively. If, as of July 1, 2023, the Trustees of the SEIU Local 1 & Participating Employers Health Trust, after reviewing all other options, determine that benefit changes may be necessary, the parties agree to meet and confer to discuss alternative funding options.
Section 3. For the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, the Employer shall contribute the amount of $932.53 (nine hundred thirty-two dollars and fifty-three cents each month on behalf of each employee on its active payroll to the SEIU Local 1 & Participating Employers Health Trust; provided, however, that the Employers’ contributions shall be prorated for those months in which employees begin working, cease their employment and/or remain on medical or personal leaves of absence for periods in excess of those specified in Article XVII, Sections 1 and 2 and Section 5 of this Article, respectively.
Section 4. The Employer adopts the provisions of and agrees to comply with and be bound by the Trust Agreement establishing the SEIU Local 1 & Partic...
Health & Welfare Funds. The EMPLOYER agrees to be bound by all provisions set forth in the Agreement and Declaration of Trust, and all amendments thereto, governing establishment and operation of the Painters District Council No. 21 Health & Welfare Fund. The Trust Agreement provides, inter alia, for the receipt of contributions by the Welfare Fund for the purpose of providing group health, medical surgical disability and other related welfare benefits to eligible workers and their families, in such form and amounts as the Trustees of the Welfare Fund may determine in conformity with the discretion vested in them under provisions set forth in the Trust Agreement. The EMPLOYER agrees tocontribute for each EMPLOYEE covered by this Agreement to the Welfare Fund in the manner provided herein, in the then current amounts and for the periods as set forth in Schedule A.
