Taxes on Benefits. Employee contributions for health insurance are deducted from employee pay on a pre-tax basis unless otherwise prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code. The employee is responsible for any tax consequences resulting from the inclusion of a registered domestic partner and the child(ren) of registered domestic partner under the health and welfare benefits offered pursuant to this Agreement. The County pays a monthly contribution for any of the medical insurance or health plans made available to employees pursuant to this Agreement. The County contribution is applicable to the coverage level selected by the employee. If the cost of the coverage exceeds the maximum County contribution, the employee pays the additional cost. a. Tier A: Employees hired prior to January 1, 2007, will be placed in Tier A. Effective January 1, 2007, employees in Tier A will receive a maximum County contribution of 80% of the Kaiser family rate for 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, the County insurance contribution was frozen at the level in effect on December 31, 2007 ($826.90), as well as entitlement to cash back, cash back maximums, plan selection incentive and FICA reductions, if applicable.. Employees in Tier A will remain in this tier unless they voluntarily elect to move to Tier B. Such election by an employee to move to Tier B will be irrevocable once made. b. Tier B: The County provides an insurance contribution, henceforth known as Tier B, for employees starting employment with the County on or after January 1, 2007, and employees who were in Tier A and have voluntarily elected to participate in Tier B. The County contribution resets annually on January 1 of each year. The County contribution amount will be 80% of the premium amount for the health plan and level of coverage selected provided, however, that the maximum amount of the contribution is 80% of the premium amount for the least expensive, full coverage HMO health plan option offered by the County, for the level of coverage selected by the employee. The employee pays through payroll deduction any additional premium not paid by the County contribution that is required for the plan option and level of coverage selected by the employee, or the default coverage if the employee did not select another plan or waive coverage as specified under the provisions of this Agreement. c. Employees are provided with at least the following: (1) Medical Plan Options: (a) A traditional Kaiser Foundation health maintenance organization plan (b) A traditional non-Xxxxxx Foundation health maintenance organization plan (c) Up to two (2) high-deductible health plan options, with a voluntary health savings account.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Taxes on Benefits. Employee contributions for health insurance are deducted from employee pay on a pre-tax basis unless otherwise prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code. The employee is will be responsible for any tax consequences resulting from the inclusion of a registered domestic partner and the child(ren) child of registered domestic partner under the health and welfare benefits offered pursuant to this Agreement. The County pays a monthly contribution for any of the medical insurance or health plans made available to employees pursuant to this Agreement. The County contribution is applicable to the coverage level selected by the employee. If the cost of the coverage exceeds the maximum County contribution, the employee pays will pay the additional cost.
a. Tier A: Employees hired prior to January 1, 2007, will be placed in Tier A. Effective January 1, 2007, employees in Tier A will receive a maximum County contribution of 80% of the Kaiser family rate for 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, the The County insurance contribution was frozen at the level in effect on December 31, 2007 ($826.90), as well as entitlement to cash back, cash back maximums, plan selection incentive and FICA reductions, if applicable.. . Employees in Tier A will remain in this tier unless they voluntarily elect to move to Tier B. Such election by an employee to move to Tier B will be is irrevocable once made.
b. Tier B: The County provides an insurance contribution, henceforth known as Tier B, contribution for employees starting employment with the County on or after January 1, 2007, and employees who were in Tier A and have voluntarily elected to participate in Tier B. The County County’s contribution resets is reset annually on January 1 of each year1. The County contribution amount will be is 80% of the premium amount for the health plan and level of coverage selected provided, however, that the maximum amount of the contribution is 80% of the premium amount for the least expensive, full coverage HMO health plan option offered by the County, for the level of coverage selected by the employee. The employee pays through payroll deduction any additional premium not paid by the County contribution that is required for the plan option and level of coverage selected by the employee, or the default coverage if the employee did not select another plan or waive coverage as specified under the provisions of this Agreementcoverage.
c. Employees are will be provided with at least the following:
(1) Medical Plan Options:
(a) A traditional Kaiser Foundation health maintenance organization plan
(b) A traditional non-Xxxxxx Kaiser Foundation health maintenance organization plan
(c) Up to two (2) high-high deductible health plan options, with a voluntary health savings account.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Taxes on Benefits. Employee contributions for health insurance are deducted from employee pay on a pre-tax basis unless otherwise prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code. The employee is responsible for any tax consequences resulting from the inclusion of a registered domestic partner and the child(ren) of registered domestic partner under the health and welfare benefits offered pursuant to this Agreement. The County pays a monthly contribution for any of the medical insurance or health plans made available to employees pursuant to this Agreement. The County contribution is applicable to the coverage level selected by the employee. If the cost of the coverage exceeds the maximum County contribution, the employee pays the additional cost.
a. Tier A: Employees hired prior to January 1, 2007, will be placed in Tier A. Effective January 1, 2007, employees in Tier A will receive a maximum County contribution of 80% of the Kaiser family rate for 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, the County insurance contribution was frozen at the level in effect on December 31, 2007 ($826.90), as well as entitlement to cash back, cash back maximums, plan selection incentive and FICA reductions, if applicable.. Employees in Tier A will remain in this tier unless they voluntarily elect to move to Tier B. Such election by an employee to move to Tier B will be irrevocable once made.
b. Tier B: The County provides an insurance contribution, henceforth known as Tier B, for employees starting employment with the County on or after January 1, 2007, and employees who were in Tier A and have voluntarily elected to participate in Tier B. The County contribution resets annually on January 1 of each year. The County contribution amount will be 80% of the premium amount for the health plan and level of coverage selected provided, however, that the maximum amount of the contribution is 80% of the premium amount for the least expensive, full coverage HMO health plan option offered by the County, for the level of coverage selected by the employee. The employee pays through payroll deduction any additional premium not paid by the County contribution that is required for the plan option and level of coverage selected by the employee, or the default coverage if the employee did not select another plan or waive coverage as specified under the provisions of this Agreement.
c. Employees are provided with at least the following:
(1) Medical Plan Options:
(a) A traditional Kaiser Foundation health maintenance organization plan
(b) A traditional non-Xxxxxx Kaiser Foundation health maintenance organization plan
(c) Up to two (2) high-deductible health plan options, with a voluntary health savings account.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Taxes on Benefits. Employee contributions for health insurance are is deducted from employee pay on a pre-tax basis unless otherwise prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code. The employee is responsible for any tax consequences resulting from the inclusion of a registered domestic partner and the child(ren) of registered domestic partner under the health and welfare benefits offered pursuant to this Agreement. The County pays a monthly contribution for any of the medical insurance or health plans made available to employees pursuant to this Agreement. The County contribution is applicable to the coverage level selected by the employee. If the cost of the coverage exceeds the maximum County contribution, the employee pays the additional cost.
a. Tier A: Employees hired prior to January 1, 2007, will be placed in Tier A. Effective January 1, 2007, employees in Tier A will receive a maximum County contribution of 80% of the Kaiser family rate for 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, the County insurance contribution was frozen at the level in effect on December 31, 2007 ($826.90), as well as entitlement to cash back, cash back maximums, plan selection incentive and FICA reductions, if applicable.. . Employees in Tier A will remain in this tier unless they voluntarily elect to move to Tier B. Such election Election by an employee to move to Tier B will be is irrevocable once made.
b. Tier B: The County provides an insurance contribution, henceforth known as Tier B, for employees starting employment with the County on or after January 1, 2007, and employees who were in Tier A and have voluntarily elected to participate in Tier B. The County contribution resets annually on January 1 of each year. The County contribution amount will be is 80% of the premium amount for the health plan and level of coverage selected provided, however, that the maximum amount of the contribution is 80% of the premium amount for the least expensive, full coverage HMO health plan option offered by the County, for the level of coverage selected by the employee. The employee pays through payroll deduction any additional premium not paid by the County contribution that is required for the plan option and level of coverage selected by the employee, or the default coverage if the employee did not select another plan or waive coverage as specified under the provisions of this Agreement.
c. Employees are provided with at least the following:
(1) . Medical Plan Options:
(a) A traditional Kaiser Foundation health maintenance organization plan
(b) A traditional non-Xxxxxx Kaiser Foundation health maintenance organization plan
(c) Up to two (2) high-deductible health plan options, with a voluntary health savings account.
2. Coverage Levels: Status quo continues for employees desiring coverage under the County medical insurance plans. Employees may elect coverage under one
(1) of the following levels:
(a) Employee only
(b) Family Premiums for insurance coverage are based on the level of coverage selected.
d. The default medical plan enrollment is the County's lowest premium high- deductible health plan, employee only coverage. The employee is responsible for paying 20% of the premium for this coverage on a pre-tax, payroll deduction basis.
e. Co-payments remain at their respective 2006 levels. The County contributes $25.00 biweekly to the employee's retiree health savings plan. Employees must enroll in the County's dental insurance plan. The County pays 100% of the cost for dental coverage for employees and covered dependents. The default level of dental insurance coverage is employee only coverage. The effective date of the default level of dental insurance coverage is the first of the month following the thirty (30) day initial enrollment period.
a. Basic Benefit: The basic life insurance benefit is $50,000 for employees. This is the default level of life insurance coverage, that is provided at no cost to the employee. The effective date of default level of life insurance coverage is the first day of employment as long as the employee is actively at work that day.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
Taxes on Benefits. Employee contributions for health insurance are is deducted from employee pay on a pre-tax basis unless otherwise prohibited by the Internal Revenue Code. The employee is responsible for any tax consequences resulting from the inclusion of a registered domestic partner and the child(ren) of registered domestic partner under the health and welfare benefits offered pursuant to this Agreement. The County pays a monthly contribution for any of the medical insurance or health plans made available to employees pursuant to this Agreement. The County contribution is applicable to the coverage level selected by the employee. If the cost of the coverage exceeds the maximum County contribution, the employee pays the additional cost.
a. Tier A: Employees hired prior to January 1, 2007, will be placed in Tier A. Effective January 1, 2007, employees in Tier A will receive a maximum County contribution of 80% of the Kaiser Xxxxxx family rate for 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, the County insurance contribution was frozen at the level in effect on December 31, 2007 ($826.90), as well as entitlement to cash back, cash back maximums, plan selection incentive and FICA reductions, if applicable.. . Employees in Tier A will remain in this tier unless they voluntarily elect to move to Tier B. Such election Election by an employee to move to Tier B will be is irrevocable once made.
b. Tier B: The County provides an insurance contribution, henceforth known as Tier B, for employees starting employment with the County on or after January 1, 2007, and employees who were in Tier A and have voluntarily elected to participate in Tier B. The County contribution resets annually on January 1 of each year. The County contribution amount will be is 80% of the premium amount for the health plan and level of coverage selected provided, however, that the maximum amount of the contribution is 80% of the premium amount for the least expensive, full coverage HMO health plan option offered by the County, for the level of coverage selected by the employee. The employee pays through payroll deduction any additional premium not paid by the County contribution that is required for the plan option and level of coverage selected by the employee, or the default coverage if the employee did not select another plan or waive coverage as specified under the provisions of this Agreement.
c. Employees are provided with at least the following:
(1) . Medical Plan Options:
(a) A traditional Kaiser Xxxxxx Foundation health maintenance organization plan
(b) A traditional non-Xxxxxx Foundation health maintenance organization plan
(c) Up to two (2) high-deductible health plan options, with a voluntary health savings account.
2. Coverage Levels: Status quo continues for employees desiring coverage under the County medical insurance plans. Employees may elect coverage under one
(1) of the following levels:
(a) Employee only
(b) Family Premiums for insurance coverage are based on the level of coverage selected.
d. The default medical plan enrollment is the County's lowest premium high- deductible health plan, employee only coverage. The employee is responsible for paying 20% of the premium for this coverage on a pre-tax, payroll deduction basis.
e. Co-payments remain at their respective 2006 levels. The County contributes $25.00 biweekly to the employee's retiree health savings plan. Employees must enroll in the County's dental insurance plan. The County pays 100% of the cost for dental coverage for employees and covered dependents. The default level of dental insurance coverage is employee only coverage. The effective date of the default level of dental insurance coverage is the first of the month following the thirty (30) day initial enrollment period.
a. Basic Benefit: The basic life insurance benefit is $50,000 for employees. This is the default level of life insurance coverage, that is provided at no cost to the employee. The effective date of default level of life insurance coverage is the first day of employment as long as the employee is actively at work that day.
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement