Common use of Optional Benefit Plan Clause in Contracts

Optional Benefit Plan. A. Eligibility - a full-time regular, limited-term or probationary employee is eligible to receive the Optional Benefit provided he or she is continuously employed in a full-time capacity. Part-time employees whose normal workweek consists of twenty (20) hours or more will be eligible to receive fifty (50) percent of the Optional Benefit amount available to full-time employees. Employees hired or promoted after the commencement of a plan year will be eligible for the Optional Benefit on a pro-rata basis the first day of the month following the twenty-eighth (28th) day of employment in an eligible classification. An employee on an unpaid leave of absence during the annual Open Enrollment period will be provided the opportunity to make his/her elections for the upcoming plan year. However, if the employee has not returned to work in an eligible status on January 1st of the new plan year, his/her elections will be suspended until he/she returns to work. Upon return to work, elections and benefits will be reinstated on a prorated basis, effective the first day of the month following the return to work in an eligible classification. B. Each eligible full-time employee shall be entitled to select benefits from those listed below at a cost to the County, and be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed three thousand five-hundred ($3,500) dollars, effective the beginning of each calendar year. Eligible part-time employees shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed one-half of the Optional Benefit Plan for full-time managers. The options available shall include the following types of benefits such as: 1. Cash (taxable); 2. Health/Accident; a. Health care and/or dental expenses which are not reimbursed through any other source (employee and/or dependents) as permitted by state and federal law, regulations, and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. Examples of items covered under this provision may include such items as health and dental insurance deductibles, vision care, lenses and frames for eye glasses, and orthodontic treatment; i. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category as outlined in Section 2. a. will be subtracted from the amount the employee is eligible for under the County’s Health Care Reimbursement Account (if the employee participates) and subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan document. ii. Claims shall be made in the manner and/or form designated by the County or its designee, and shall be paid subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. iii. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category in which claims are not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. b. Employee's share of Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The AD&D premium option will be eliminated effective Plan Year 2020 or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible. 3. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan.

Optional Benefit Plan. A. Eligibility - a full-time regular, limited-term or probationary employee is eligible to receive the Optional Benefit provided he or she is continuously employed in a full-time capacity. Part-time employees whose normal workweek consists of twenty (20) hours or more will be eligible to receive fifty (50) percent of the Optional Benefit amount available to full-time employees. Employees hired or promoted after the commencement of a plan year will be eligible for the Optional Benefit on a pro-rata basis the first day of the month following the twenty-eighth (28th) day of employment in an eligible classification. An employee on an unpaid leave of absence during the annual Open Enrollment period will be provided the opportunity to make his/her elections for the upcoming plan year. However, if the employee has not returned to work in an eligible status on January 1st of the new plan year, his/her elections will be suspended until he/she returns to work. Upon return to work, elections and benefits will be reinstated on a prorated basis, effective the first day of the month following the return to work in an eligible classification. B. Each eligible full-time employee shall be entitled to select benefits from those listed below at a cost to the County, and be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed three thousand five-hundred ($3,500) dollars, effective the beginning of each calendar year. Eligible part-time employees shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed one-half of the Optional Benefit Plan for full-time managers. The options available shall include the following types of benefits such as: 1. Cash (taxable); 2. Health/Accident; a. Health care and/or dental expenses which are not reimbursed through any other source (employee and/or dependents) as permitted by state and federal law, regulations, and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. Examples of items covered under this provision may include such items as health and dental insurance deductibles, vision care, lenses and frames for eye glasses, and orthodontic treatment; i. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category as outlined in Section 2. a. will be subtracted from the amount the employee is eligible for under the County’s Health Care Reimbursement Account (if the employee participates) and subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan document. ii. Claims shall be made in the manner and/or form designated by the County or its designee, and shall be paid subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. iii. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category in which claims are not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. b. Employee's share of Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The AD&D premium option will be eliminated eliminatednot be effective Plan Year 2020 or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible. 3. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan.

Optional Benefit Plan. A. Eligibility - a full-time regular, limited-term or probationary employee is eligible to receive the Optional Benefit provided he or she is continuously employed in a full-time capacity. Part-time employees whose normal workweek consists of twenty (20) hours or more will be eligible to receive fifty (50) percent of the Optional Benefit amount available to full-time employees. Employees hired or promoted after the commencement of a plan year will be eligible for the Optional Benefit on a pro-rata basis the first day of the month following the twenty-eighth (28th) day of employment in an eligible classification. An employee on an unpaid leave of absence during the annual Open Enrollment period will be provided the opportunity to make his/her elections for the upcoming plan year. However, if the employee has not returned to work in an eligible status on January 1st of the new plan year, his/her elections will be suspended until he/she returns to work. Upon return to work, elections and benefits will be reinstated on a prorated basis, effective the first day of the month following the return to work in an eligible classification. B. Each eligible full-time employee shall be entitled to select benefits from those listed below at a cost to the County, and be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed three thousand five-hundred ($3,500) dollars, effective the beginning of each calendar year. Eligible part-time employees shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed one-half of the Optional Benefit Plan for full-time managers. The options available shall include the following types of benefits such as:. 1. Cash (taxable); 2. Health/Accident; a. Health care and/or dental expenses which are not reimbursed through any other source (employee and/or dependents) as permitted by state and federal law, regulations, and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. Examples of items covered under this provision may include such items as health and dental insurance deductibles, vision care, lenses and frames for eye glasses, and orthodontic treatment; i. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category as outlined in Section 2. a. will be subtracted from the amount the employee is eligible for under the County’s Health Care Reimbursement Account (if the employee participates) and subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan document. ii. Claims shall be made in the manner and/or form designated by the County or its designee, and shall be paid subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. iii. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category in which claims are not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. b. Employee's share of Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The AD&D premium option will be eliminated effective Plan Year 2020 or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible. 3. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan.

Optional Benefit Plan. A. Eligibility - a full-time regular, limited-term or probationary employee is eligible to receive the Optional Benefit provided he or she is continuously employed in a full-time capacity. Part-time employees whose normal workweek consists of twenty (20) hours or more will be eligible to receive fifty (50) percent of the Optional Benefit amount available to full-time employees. Employees hired or promoted after the commencement of a plan year will be eligible for the Optional Benefit on a pro-rata basis the first day of the month following the twenty-eighth (28th) day of employment in an eligible classification. An employee on an unpaid leave of absence during the annual Open Enrollment period will be provided the opportunity to make his/her elections for the upcoming plan year. However, if the employee has not returned to work in an eligible status on January 1st of the new plan year, his/her elections will be suspended until he/she returns to work. Upon return to work, elections and benefits will be reinstated on a prorated basis, effective the first day of the month following the return to work in an eligible classification. B. Each eligible full-time employee shall be entitled to select benefits from those listed below at a cost to the County, and be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed three thousand five-hundred ($3,500) dollars, effective the beginning of each calendar year. Eligible part-time employees shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed one-half of the Optional Benefit Plan for full-time managers. The options available shall include the following types of benefits such as:. 1. Cash (taxable); 2. Health/Accident; a. Health care and/or dental expenses which are not reimbursed through any other source (employee and/or dependents) as permitted by state and federal law, regulations, and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. Examples of items covered under this provision may include such items as health and dental insurance deductibles, vision care, lenses and frames for eye glasses, and orthodontic treatment; i. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category as outlined in Section 2. a. will be subtracted from the amount the employee is eligible for under the County’s Health Care Reimbursement Account (if the employee participates) and subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan document. ii. Claims shall be made in the manner and/or form designated by the County or its designee, and shall be paid subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. iii. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category in which claims are not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. b. Employee's share of Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The AD&D premium option will be eliminated effective Plan Year 2020 or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible. 3. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan.

Optional Benefit Plan. A. Eligibility - a full-time regular, limited-term or probationary employee is eligible to receive the Optional Benefit provided he or she is continuously employed in a full-time capacity. Part-time employees whose normal workweek consists of twenty (20) hours or more will be eligible to receive fifty (50) percent of the Optional Benefit amount available to full-time employees. Employees hired or promoted after the commencement of a plan year will be eligible for the Optional Benefit on a pro-rata basis the first day of the month following the twenty-eighth (28th) day of employment in an eligible classification. An employee on an unpaid leave of absence during the annual Open Enrollment period will be provided the opportunity to make his/her elections for the upcoming plan year. However, if the employee has not returned to work in an eligible status on January 1st of the new plan year, his/her elections will be suspended until he/she returns to work. Upon return to work, elections and benefits will be reinstated on a prorated basis, effective the first day of the month following the return to work in an eligible classification. B. Each eligible full-time employee shall be entitled to select benefits from those listed below at a cost to the County, and be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed three thousand five-hundred ($3,500) dollars, effective the beginning of each calendar year. Eligible part-time employees shall be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed one-half of the Optional Benefit Plan for full-time managers. The options available shall include the following types of benefits such as: 1. Cash (taxable); 2. Health/Accident; a. Health care and/or dental expenses which are not reimbursed through any other source (employee and/or dependents) as permitted by state and federal law, regulations, and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. Examples of items covered under this provision may include such items as health and dental insurance deductibles, vision care, lenses and frames for eye glasses, and orthodontic treatment; i. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category as outlined in Section 2. a. will be subtracted from the amount the employee is eligible for under the County’s Health Care Reimbursement Account (if the employee participates) and subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan document. ii. Claims shall be made in the manner and/or form designated by the County or its designee, and shall be paid subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. iii. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category in which claims are not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. b. Employee's share of Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The AD&D premium option will be eliminated effective Plan Year 2020 or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible. 3. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan.

Optional Benefit Plan. A. Eligibility - a full-time regular, limited-term or probationary employee is eligible to receive the Optional Benefit provided he or she is continuously employed in a full-time capacity. Part-time employees whose normal workweek consists of twenty (20) hours or more will be eligible to receive fifty (50) percent of the Optional Benefit amount available to full-time employees. Employees hired or promoted after the commencement of a plan year will be eligible for the Optional Benefit on a pro-rata basis the first day of the month following the twenty-eighth (28th) day of employment in an eligible classification. An employee on an unpaid leave of absence during the annual Open Enrollment period will be provided the opportunity to make his/her elections for the upcoming plan year. However, if the employee has not returned to work in an eligible status on January 1st of the new plan year, his/her elections will be suspended until he/she returns to work. Upon return to work, elections and benefits will be reinstated on a prorated basis, effective the first day of the month following the return to work in an eligible classification. B. . Each eligible full-time employee shall be entitled to select benefits from those listed below at a cost to the County, and be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed three thousand five-hundred ($3,500) dollars, effective the beginning of each calendar year. Eligible part-time employees shall be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed one-half of the Optional Benefit Plan for full-time managers. The purpose of the plan is to provide options to individual employees to best meet the needs of themselves and dependents while enhancing the employee's expertise and skills on the job. The options available shall include the following types of benefits such as: 1. Cash : cash (taxable); 2. ; Health/Accident; a. Health ; health care and/or dental expenses which are not reimbursed through any other source (employee and/or dependents) as permitted by state and federal law, regulations, and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. Examples of items covered under this provision may include such items as health and dental insurance deductibles, vision care, lenses and frames for eye glasses, and orthodontic treatment; i. ; Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category as outlined in Section 23.C.5.a. a. will be subtracted from the amount the employee is eligible for under the County’s Health Care Reimbursement Account (if the employee participates) and subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines guidelines. employee's share of Accidental Death and as permitted by Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 125 Plan 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan. Except as set forth in Section 3A (above) an employee who does not make an election during the election period shall receive a taxable cash lump sum following the close of the election period. Employee elections are irrevocable unless permitted by state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and allowed by the plan document. ii. For expenses to be eligible, they must be incurred during a plan period in which an employee is eligible. Claims may be filed at anytime during the plan period and all claims must be filed no later than March 31st of the next year. The Chief Human Resources Officer shall administer the plan in accordance with the stated purpose and pursuant to state/federal law. Any portion of the Optional Benefit not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. Claims shall be made in the manner and/or form designated by the County or its designee, and shall be paid subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. iii. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category in which claims are not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. b. Employee's share of Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The AD&D premium option will be eliminated effective Plan Year 2020 or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible. 3. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan.

Optional Benefit Plan. A. Eligibility - a full-time regular, limited-term or probationary employee is eligible to receive the Optional Benefit provided he or she is continuously employed in a full-time capacity. Part-time employees whose normal workweek consists of twenty (20) hours or more will be eligible to receive fifty (50) percent of the Optional Benefit amount available to full-time employees. Employees hired or promoted after the commencement of a plan year will be eligible for the Optional Benefit on a pro-rata basis the first day of the month following the twenty-eighth (28th) day of employment in an eligible classification. An employee on an unpaid leave of absence during the annual Open Enrollment period will be provided the opportunity to make his/her elections for the upcoming plan year. However, if the employee has not returned to work in an eligible status on January 1st of the new plan year, his/her elections will be suspended until he/she returns to work. Upon return to work, elections and benefits will be reinstated on a prorated basis, effective the first day of the month following the return to work in an eligible classification. B. . Each eligible full-time employee shall be entitled to select benefits from those listed below at a cost to the County, and be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed three thousand five-hundred ($3,500) dollars, effective the beginning of each calendar year. Eligible part-time employees shall be reimbursed for eligible expenses in an amount not to exceed one-half of the Optional Benefit Plan for full-time managers. The purpose of the plan is to provide options to individual employees to best meet the needs of themselves and dependents while enhancing the employee's expertise and skills on the job. The options available shall include the following types of benefits such as: 1. Cash : cash (taxable); 2. ; professional conferences which are job related (employee only) including fees and other expenses while attending; professional membership fees, licenses, and certificates which are job related and from professional organizations whose primary purpose is not collective bargaining (employee only); professional journals and periodicals (employee only) which are job related; Health/Accident; a. Health ; health care and/or dental expenses which are not reimbursed through any other source (employee and/or dependents) as permitted by state and federal law, regulations, and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. Examples of items covered under this provision may include such items as health and dental insurance deductibles, vision care, lenses and frames for eye glasses, and orthodontic treatment; i. ; Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category as outlined in Section 23.C.5.a. a. will be subtracted from the amount the employee is eligible for under the County’s Health Care Reimbursement Account (if the employee participates) and subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines guidelines. employee's share of Accidental Death and as permitted by Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 125 Plan 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan. Except as set forth in Section 3A (above) an employee who does not make an election during the election period shall receive a taxable cash lump sum following the close of the election period. Employee elections are irrevocable unless permitted by state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and allowed by the plan document. ii. For expenses to be eligible, they must be incurred during a plan period in which an employee is eligible. Claims may be filed at anytime during the plan period and all claims must be filed no later than March 31st of the next year. The Chief Human Resources OfficerDirector shall administer the plan in accordance with the stated purpose and pursuant to state/federal law. Any portion of the Optional Benefit not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. Claims shall be made in the manner and/or form designated by the County or its designee, and shall be paid subject to state and federal law, regulations and guidelines, and as permitted by the County’s Section 125 Plan Document. iii. Any portion of the Optional Benefit allocated towards the health reimbursement category in which claims are not incurred within the plan period shall remain County funds. b. Employee's share of Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance premiums for employee and dependents available through the County. The AD&D premium option will be eliminated effective Plan Year 2020 or as soon thereafter as administratively feasible. 3. The County’s Defined Contribution Plan: A pre-tax contribution to the County’s Section 457(b) Defined Contribution Plan.