Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement. A. During January 2020 and again in January 2021, the Employer will make available two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in a medical flexible spending arrangement (FSA) account for each bargaining unit member represented by a Union in the Coalition described in RCW 41.80.020(3), who meets the criteria in Subsection 28.7(B) below.
B. In accordance with IRS regulations and guidance, the Employer FSA funds will be made available for a Coalition bargaining unit employee who:
1. Is occupying a position that has an annual full-time equivalent base salary of fifty thousand four dollars ($50,004) or less on November 1 of the year prior to the year the Employer FSA funds are being made available; and
2. Meets PEBB program eligibility requirements to receive the employer contribution for PEBB medical benefits on January 1 of the plan year in which the Employer FSA funds are made available, is not enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, and does not waive enrollment in a PEBB medical plan except to be covered as a dependent on another PEBB non- high deductible health plan.
3. Hourly employees’ annual base salary shall be the base hourly rate multiplied by two thousand eighty-eight (2088).
4. Base salary excludes overtime, shift differential and all other premiums or payments.
C. A medical FSA will be established for all employees eligible under this Section who do not otherwise have one. An employee who is eligible for Employer FSA funds may decline this benefit but cannot receive case in lieu of this benefit.
D. The provisions of the State’s salary reduction plan will apply. In the event that a federal tax that takes into account contributions to a FSA is imposed on PEBB health plans, this provision will automatically terminate. The parties agree to meet and negotiate over the termination of this benefit.
Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement. A. During January 2022 and again in January 2023, the Employer will make available two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) in a medical flexible spending arrangement (FSA) account for each bargaining unit member represented by a Union in the Coalition described in RCW 41.80.020(3), who meets the criteria in Subsection B.5 B below.
B. In accordance with IRS regulations and guidance, the Employer FSA funds will be made available for a Coalition bargaining unit employee who:
1. Is occupying a position that has an annual full-time equivalent base salary of fifty thousand four dollars ($50,004.00) or less on November 1 of the year prior to the year the Employer FSA funds are being made available; and
2. Meets PEBB program eligibility requirements to receive the employer contribution for PEBB medical benefits on January 1 of the plan year in which the Employer FSA funds are made available, is not enrolled in a high- deductible health plan, and does not waive enrollment in a PEBB medical plan except to be covered as a dependent on another PEBB non-high deductible health plan.
3. Hourly employees’ annual base salary shall be the base hourly rate multiplied by two thousand eighty-eight (2088).
4. Base salary excludes overtime, shift differential and all other premiums or payments.
C. A medical FSA will be established for all employees eligible under this Section who do not otherwise have one. An employee who is eligible for Employer FSA funds may decline this benefit but cannot receive cash in lieu of this benefit.
D. The provisions of the State’s salary reduction plan will apply. In the event that a federal tax that takes into account contributions to an FSA is imposed on PEBB health plans, this provision will automatically terminate. The parties agree to meet and negotiate over the termination of this benefit.
E. Eligible employees will be provided information regarding the benefit and use of the FSA funds at new employee orientation, during open enrollment periods, and at the beginning of each plan year. The PEB Health Care Benefits Labor Coalition and Health Care Authority committee will confer on methods of ensuring eligible employees understand and are able to access information regarding the FSA benefit, including exploring ways for employees to access information in preferred languages. SCHEDULE A SCHEDULE A ANACORTES BREMERTON MUKILTEO XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX PT DEFIANCE TAHLEQUAH PIER 52 XXXXXXX PT XXXXXXXX COUPEVILLE AKWA ANACOR...
Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement. A. During January 2020 and again in January 2021, the Employer will make available two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in a medical flexible spending arrangement (FSA) account for each bargaining unit member represented by a Union in the Coalition described in RCW 41.80.020(3), who meets the criteria in Subsection 29.05 B below.
B. In accordance with IRS regulations and guidance, the Employer FSA funds will be made available for a Coalition bargaining unit employee who:
Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement. A. During January 2024 and again in January 2025, the Employer will make available two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) in a medical flexible spending arrangement (FSA) account for each bargaining unit member represented by a Union in the Coalition described in RCW 41.80.020(3), who meets the criteria in Subsection 5 B below.
B. In accordance with IRS regulations and guidance, the Employer FSA funds will be made available for a Coalition bargaining unit employee who:
1. Is occupying a position that has an annual full-time equivalent base salary of sixty-thousand dollars ($60,000), or less on November 1 of the year prior to the year the Employer FSA funds are being made available; and
2. Meets PEBB program eligibility requirements to receive the Employer contribution for PEBB medical benefits on January 1 of the plan year in which the Employer FSA funds are made available, is not enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, and does not waive enrollment in a PEBB medical plan except to be covered as a dependent on another PEBB non-high deductible health plan.
3. Hourly employees’ annual base salary shall be the base hourly rate multiplied by two thousand eighty-eight (2,088).
4. Base salary excludes overtime, shift differential and all other premiums or payments.
Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement. A. During January 20254 and again in January 20265, the Employer will make available two three hundred fifty dollars ($300 250) in a medical Flexible Spending Arrangement (FSA) account for each bargaining unit member represented by a Union in the Coalition described in RCW 41.80.020(3), who meets the criteria in Subsection X.5 B below.
B. In accordance with IRS regulations and guidance, the Employer FSA funds will be made available for a Coalition bargaining unit employee who:
1. Is occupying a position that has an annual full-time equivalent base salary of sixty-thousand dollars ($60,000) sixty-four thousand, five hundred dollars ($64,500.00) sixty-eight thousand and four dollars ($68,004.00) or less on November 1 of the year prior to the year the Employer FSA funds are being made available; and
2. Meets PEBB program eligibility requirements to receive the Employer contribution for PEBB medical benefits on January 1 of the plan year in which the Employer FSA funds are made available, is not enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, and does not waive enrollment in a PEBB medical plan except to be covered as a dependent on another PEBB non-high deductible health plan.
3. Hourly employees’ annual base salary shall be the base hourly rate multiplied by two thousand, eighty-eight (2,088).
4. Base salary excludes overtime, shift differential and all other premiums or payments.
C. An medical FSA will be established for all employees eligible under this Section who do not otherwise have one. An employee who is eligible for Employer FSA funds may decline this benefit but cannot receive cash in lieu of this benefit.
D. The provisions of the State’s salary reduction plan will apply. In the event that a federal tax that takes into account contributions to an FSA is imposed on PEBB health plans, this provision will automatically terminate. The parties agree to meet and negotiate over the termination of this benefit.
Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement. 7 A. During January 2022 and again in January 2023, the Employer will make 8 available two hundred fifty dollars ($250) in a medical flexible spending 9 arrangement (FSA) account for each bargaining unit member represented 10 by a Union in the Coalition described in RCW 41.80.020(3), who meets the 11 criteria in Subsection 43.5 B below.
12 B. In accordance with IRS regulations and guidance, the Employer FSA funds 13 will be made available for a Coalition bargaining unit employee who:
14 1. Is occupying a position that has an annual full-time equivalent base 15 salary of fifty thousand four dollars ($50,004) or less on November
16 1 of the year prior to the year the Employer FSA funds are being 17 made available; and
18 2. Meets PEBB program eligibility requirements to receive the 19 employer contribution for PEBB medical benefits on January 1 of 20 the plan year in which the Employer FSA funds are made available, 21 is not enrolled in a high-deductible health plan, and does not waive 22 enrollment in a PEBB medical plan except to be covered as a 23 dependent on another PEBB non-high deductible health plan.
24 3. Hourly employees’ annual base salary shall be the base hourly rate 25 multiplied by two thousand eighty-eight (2088).
26 4. Base salary excludes overtime, shift differential and all other 27 premiums or payments.
1 C. A medical FSA will be established for all employees eligible under this 2 Section who do not otherwise have one. An employee who is eligible for 3 Employer FSA funds may decline this benefit but cannot receive cash in 4 lieu of this benefit.
Medical Flexible Spending Arrangement. Work Group M-
