Benefits

VAC HR

We have an employee who we have employed for about 3 years and has an ongoing medical condition and is out sick. We partially pay for his benefits (80%), but with him being out sick, and now being out over a month, can we drop his benefits because he is not working the required 32 hours a week? At this point, it is costing us over 200 dollars a month.

lnelson

Does your company fall under FMLA? 50 or more ee.

Lisa

VAC HR

Yes, we have 100 employees, a professional security company (standing officers)

lnelson

The ee may be covered under FMLA then his benefits need to be continued. You need to decide if qualifies for FMLA.(sounds as if it does) You may ask the ee for repayment of their portion of the insurance.

JMO,
Lisa

jmcaa

If you haven't put him on FMLA, then you should do that immediately. I would contact him today and have him get the Certification of Health Care Provider Form WH-380 filled out. Let him know that his portion of the health insurance has to be paid regularly while he is on FMLA.

The Employer Response to Employee Form WH-381 includes provisions in number 5(a)(b)(c) which apply to health insurance premiums. The employee is given a 30-day grace period for making the premium payments or you may cancel his insurance as long as you give a written notice to him 15 days before the date that the health coverage will lapse.

For more information regarding Family & Medical Leave Act go to: [url]www.dol.gov/esa/whd/fmla[/url]

Don D

This is exactly the type of employer action that got the FML Act passed in the first place.