Hotline Call of The Week

QUESTION:
My employee is out on FMLA and has not been paying their portion of their health insurance premiums. Can I terminate their coverage?

ANSWER:
The FMLA regulations have very specific rules for canceling an employee’s group health plan benefits while they are on FMLA leave. Generally, an employer may terminate an employee’s health coverage if an employee’s premium payment is more than 30 days late (unless there is an established employer policy that provides for a longer grace period).

However, before terminating coverage, the employer must provide written notice to the employee that the payment has not been received and that coverage will end in 15 days if the premium is not paid. If the employer has established policies regarding other, non-FMLA, forms of unpaid leave that provide for the employer to cease coverage retroactively to the date the unpaid premium payment was due, the employer may drop the employee from coverage retroactively in accordance with that policy, provided the 15-day notice was given. In the absence of such a policy, coverage for the employee may be terminated at the end of the 30-day grace period, where the required 15-day notice has been provided.

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