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What happens at your MTSO when you don't make line count for - insurance? Do you lose it until open enrollment, j


Posted: Jan 04, 2010

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COBRA - very expensive - debmt

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Lose it until re-evaluated, not necessarily until open enrollment. Different depending upon MTSO.

It depends - sm

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It depends on what policies for benefits your MTSO has made.

Most companies do not simply stop your benefits because of 1 payperiod failing to make production. It is way too cost prohibitive to constantly add and delete employees from insurance programs and most insurance contracts will not do that.

Usually you will have a policy that states if you fail to meet production for X payperiods, you will lose coverage. Then you may have COBRA options but bear in mind that COBRA means you pay the entire premium plus 2% for that coverage and it must be paid up front each month.

Each company is different. We are not penalized - KJ

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if the reason we do not make line count because there is no work, as long as we have met production goal in the past.


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