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  NEW HAVEN BENEFITS 2011 - 2012

Who's Eligible?
for Discretionary Benefits*

Non-Exempt Employee - If you are a regular, Non-Exempt Employee (paid hourly) you are eligible the first of the month following 3 full months (or 90 days of equilvalent service). Submit paperwork when you start your 3rd month with us!

Exempt Employee - If you are a regular exempt employee (paid a salary)you are eligible 1st of month following 30 days of regular work. Submit your paperwork soon after your first day of hire!

Change in Employment Status - If you changed from an on-call employee to a regular employee, you would be eligible to benefit elections on the first of the month following your status change, if you have meet the above eligibility requirements.
(Note - On-call employees are not eligible for discretionary benefits. Refer to our Policies & Procedures Section for further clarification.).

If you waive coverage, you are still eligible for Group Life Benefits. If you waive medical, New Haven will pay the full cost of any elected Dental and/or Vision Benefits.

 

Open Enrollment Periods
(Current year Open Enrollment is September 07th - September 16, 2011)
Kick Off Date - Wednesday, September 07th (for questions and enrollment information)
 Each year (around the beginning of September), we designate an Open Enrollment Period that affords employees the opportunity to re-elect benefits or make changes to their existing benefits (due to possible changes renegotiated each year with current and recommended carriers). This period also allows those who had not previously elected coverage to do so for themselves and any eligible dependents.

Changes in Status
You may also be eligible to add or drop coverage for yourself and/or an eligible dependent during the plan year. These are usually due to a birth, marriage, loss of coverage for your covered dependent, etc. If you question if you are eligible for a change in status benefit to enroll in coverage, contact HR.

What are Discretionary Benefits?
Those benefits which you can choose to enroll in for yourself and/or your eligible dependents, i.e. Healthcare, Dental, 403B, Life Insurance, Flex Plan, 403B, etc. (as opposed to mandated). For purposes of benefit administration, we also consider Group Life Insurance to be a "discretionary" benefit. In addition to these discretionary benefits, all regular employees earn vacation, sick time benefits and holiday benefits.

Note: Again, on-call employees are not eligible for benefits, other than those mandated benefits (i.e. social security, SDI, Unemployment, Worker's Compensation, etc.) which all employees receive.