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G - Benefits

City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał

Table of Contents A B C D E

F H I J K L TableofContents G

Benefits - Active Employees

Number: G-2

Revision: 1

Effective Date: 4-1-12

1.0 POLICY

n keeping with its compensation philosophy of maintaining a competitive market position, the

City of Greensboro offers a comprehensive package of benefits to full time and part time benefit

eligible employees.

2.0 PURPOSE

competitive benefits program is an integral part of a successful total compensation program.

Many benefit programs provide tax advantages for employees. As a result, a number of laws

have been established to govern how benefits are provided to employees. In order to comply with

these laws, the City has a number of requirements that govern benefit eligibility, enrollment,

and coverage changes. This policy focuses on these requirements and how they impact the City’s

employee benefit programs.

See the Benefits - Regulatory Issues policy on page 263.

See the

Benefits Book.

3.0 SCOPE

This policy covers benefit eligible employees of the City of Greensboro.

4.0 DEFINITIONS

4.1

Benefit Eligible

- Full time and part time employees who are eligible for coverage and

participation in the City’s benefit programs in addition to legally mandated coverage.

See the appendix document, Position Types on page 414.

4.2

Dependent

- For benefit purposes, dependents are: spouse; natural minor children;

adopted minor children or minor children placed for adoption; minor stepchildren if

the spouse is the custodial parent and the stepchildren live with the employee; minor

grandchildren for whom the employee is legally responsible and the non-minor parent

does not live with the employee; or other minor children for whom the employee has legal

responsibility.

4.3

COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986/Public Health

Act of 1986)

- Federal laws, enforced by the United States Department of Health and Human

Services for the public sector, that provide for continuation of health and dental coverage for

specified lengths of time and for certain circumstances following a loss of insurance coverage.

See the Benefits - Regulatory Issues policy on page 263.

4.4

HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)

- A Federal

law, enforced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, that governs