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What the SEIU Healthcare 1199NW agreement (Nov 2023 – Sep 2027) actually says, excerpted from the contract with page citations.

ARTICLE 12 - MEDICAL, DENTAL LIFE INSURANCE and RETIREMENTp. 41
12.1 Medical Insurance. Effective January 1, 2020, the Employer shall provide a medical plan for eligible regular, full-time and part-time employees assigned 0.5 FTE or greater, effective the first day of the month following of the date of hire into continuous eligible employment. As an exception to this Article, employees enrolled in the medical plan as of January 22, 2005 who are 0.26 - 0.49 FTE shall not lose eligibility for coverage during the term of this agreement. Provided however, that if such an employee’s FTE subsequently increases to 0.5 or above, the employee will become ineligible for coverage if their FTE later drops back below 0.5 FTE. The Employer shall also provide family member coverage for regular employees assigned a 0.75 FTE or greater, subject to the employee’s agreement to pay the required monthly premium cost share. Employees with a 0.5-0.74 FTE can enroll their e …
ARTICLE 12 - MEDICAL, DENTAL LIFE INSURANCE and RETIREMENTp. 44
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 12.9 Child Bonding. The Employer shall provide child bonding leave for regular employees assigned 0.75 FTE or more with at least one (1) year of service. Child bonding leave is two (2) weeks of leave at the regular rate of pay, pro-rated for FTE, provided to parents of a newborn baby or a child newly placed for adoption. Child bonding leave must be completed within six (6) weeks of the child’s birth or placement for adoption and runs concurrently with other forms of leave an employee might be eligible for (such as FMLA, LTD). 12.10 Adoption Assistance. The Employer shall provide the standard adoption reimbursement benefit (currently up to two thousand dollars ($2000)) to help offset the costs of adopting a child for regular employees assigned 0.75 FTE or greater with at least one (1) year of continuous KFHPWA employment. 12.11 Eligibility Requirements. Participatio …
ARTICLE 12 - MEDICAL, DENTAL LIFE INSURANCE and RETIREMENTp. 43
12.5 Worker’s Compensation. The Employer shall provide Worker’s Compensation Insurance for all employees. Upon completion of eighteen (18) months of regular employment, employees assigned a 0.75 FTE or more on a leave of absence due to an on-the-job injury shall continue to receive Employer-paid medical coverage for themselves and their eligible dependents for a period of up to six (6) months. 12.6 Life Insurance. The Employer shall provide life insurance for regular employees assigned 0.75 FTE or greater, effective the first of the month following one (1) month of continuous eligible employment. The Employer will provide a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) basic life insurance and a ten thousand dollar ($10,000) basic accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) during the term of this Agreement, subject to the specific terms, conditions, and eligibility requirements of the plan. The employee wi …
ARTICLE 12 - MEDICAL, DENTAL LIFE INSURANCE and RETIREMENTp. 42
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 The Employer will continue in full force and effect its Defined Contribution Employee Retirement Plan (6.3% of eligible compensation including overtime). The Employer agrees not to reduce the current level of contributions during the term of this Agreement. This commitment does not apply to administrative changes that may occur to the plan. Except as provided in Section 12.4.4, the Employer agrees not to reduce the current level of retirement benefit defined in the Defined Benefit Plan during the term of this Agreement. This commitment does not apply to administrative (non-benefit) changes that may occur to the plan. 12.4.1 Retiree Medical Coverage. The Employer will offer its retiree medical plan coverage for eligible regular employees age fifty-five (55) or greater with twelve (12) years of continuous KFHPWA employment assigned a 0.75 FTE or greater. The premium …
7/70 Alternative Staffing Patternp. 67
I. All Registered Nurses assigned to work within a 7/70 staffing pattern have agreed to so work on a voluntary basis recognizing that it is a new and innovative staffing pattern within KFHPWA. a. Full-time Employee: A Registered Nurse who has completed the initial hiring probationary period and is regularly scheduled to work seventy (70) hours within two (2) consecutive seven- (7) day workweeks consisting of four (4) ten-hour days in one (1) workweek followed by three (3) ten- (10) hour days in the next work week. Such employee shall receive full benefits to include: medical, surgical, and hospital insurance, including Employer- paid dependent coverage, subject to co-payments and premiums as set forth in this Agreement; Employer-paid portion of life insurance when eligible; employee-paid accident insurance; dental insurance, Employer- paid to the extent designated in the KFHPWA/1199NW Em …
ARTICLE 12 - MEDICAL, DENTAL LIFE INSURANCE and RETIREMENTp. 43
SEIU RN/ARNP 2023-2027 transfer back in to a position covered by this Agreement within thirty (30) days of transfer), or d) who are current employees that have not entered the DB by ninety (90) days after ratification of this Agreement will not be eligible to participate (or recommence active participation) in the DB and, if otherwise eligible, they will be enrolled in the Defined Contribution Plan (DC), will not be eligible to participate (or recommence active participation) in the DB and, if otherwise eligible, they will be enrolled in the Defined Contribution Plan (DC). 2) Effective for Plan Years beginning on or after January 1, 2017: a) The calendar year hours requirement for pension accrual will be increased to five hundred (500) paid service hours. Credit for paid time where no services are provided (PTO, EIB, Holiday pay) is limited to five hundred one (501) consecutive hours in …
Twelve-Hour Innovative Weekend Schedulep. 69
I. All registered nurses assigned to work two (2) twelve (12) hour weekend shifts every weekend have agreed to do so on a voluntary basis recognizing that it is a new and innovative staffing pattern within KFHPWA. The weekend shall be defined as hours between 7:00 AM Saturday and 7:00 AM Monday. II. A registered nurse regularly scheduled to work twenty-four (24) hours within a seven- (7) day period shall be compensated for thirty-six (36) hours of pay. Such employees shall receive the following benefits: medical, surgical, and hospital insurance, including Employer-paid dependent coverage, subject to co-payments and premiums as set forth in this Agreement; employer-paid portion of life insurance when eligible, long-term disability pursuant to the conditions of the plan, employee paid accident insurance; Employer-paid dental including dependent coverage to the extent designated in the KFH …
Kaiser Foundation Health Planp. 64
SEIU HEALTHCARE 1199NW MEMBERS Christine Muña EVS Tech, Environmental Services, Capitol Hill Justin Kaffka HUC, Day Surgery- Recovery Room, Capitol Hill John Hall Social Worker, Social Services, Bellevue Cathy Jessup PT, Physical Therapy, Burien Joy Gilson LPN, Home Health, South Region Amber Judd, Medical Assistant, Primary Care, Kendall Yards Arleigh Champ-Gibson Spiritual Counselor, Hospice, South Region Atalanta Pierre-Lewis RN, Primary Care, Northgate Carrie Burke Medical Assistant, Primary Care, Silverdale Joshua York Ortho Tech, Orthopedics, Bellevue Alfred Marron Anesthesia Tech, Day Surgery- Pre/Post-Op, Capitol Hill Alice Ambrose Medical Assistant, OB, Capitol Hill Emily Collins RN, Day Surgery, Bellevue Danna Burnett Medical Assistant, Primary Care, Port Orchard Genevieve Green Community Resource Specialist, Social Services, Kendall Yards Gwendolynn Darks Liaison RN, Discharge …

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