Employees
All regular, full-time U.S. salaried and non-union hourly employees are eligible to enroll in benefits offered through Benefit Essentials. Regular part-time employees working at least 20 hours per week and those employees participating in a phased-in retirement program are also eligible.
U.S. wage employees whose collective bargaining agreement establishes eligibility for this program may participate.
Eligible Family Members
You may enroll your eligible family members including:
- Your spouse
- Your domestic partner*
- Your domestic partner’s children to age 26
- Your children to age 26
- Dependent children over the age of 26 who are incapable of earning a living because of a disability that was in existence at the time they would have no longer been eligible for coverage under the plan
Eligible children include:
- natural children
- foster children
- adopted children
- step children
- court-ordered children
- children for which you are legal guardian
- domestic partner’s children
For more information on child eligibility please contact your local benefits representative.
*Domestic partner eligibility is subject to certification and must be completed within 30 days to receive coverage for your eligible domestic partner and their eligible children.
