The change is designed to allow premium payment arrangements instead of a large payment in the seventh month of a leave. As before, your benefits will automatically be continued for the first six months of your leave, unless you notify the trust office in writing that you do not wish for that to occur. The written notice must be submitted within 31 days from your leave of absence. Currently, if you are not having premium deductions taken out of a sick or vacation paycheck.
Payments are due on the tenth of each month.
However, the first six months of premiums are now pro-rated to ease the burden of catching up with missed payments. And as before, a participant can keep their benefits for up to one year while on an approved leave of absence from the company, provided payments are received timely. Update on Final Back Pay Disbursement Members waiting for the last allocation of back pay from the National Labor Relations Board are hearing a familiar song. The Labor Board expects to locate and settle claims with the remaining litigants within the next six months. This would allow the NLRB to issue one final check, instead of spreading payments out even further.