There are no dues or agency shop fees for management confidential staff. There are many participating dentists in Western New York. There are also several participating optometrists in the area accepting the vision care allowance as full payment. Generic drugs must be used, if available, or the employee pays the difference in cost. Use of the mail order pharmacy for chronic drugs can produce considerable savings.
Benefits are similar to the union plans.
There is, however, a six month waiting period for dental coverage. These premiums are paid by payroll deduction. This program provides for replacement of sixty percent of monthly income to a maximum of five thousand dollars, inclusive of Social Security disability payments. The one year waiting period can be waived if new employees can document immediate coverage by the prior employer in similar plans. There is no employee cost for this coverage.