Making in-home care accessible An exclusive offer for UnitedHealthcare® Group Medicare Advantage members

 

Value Advantage Program vision care services for Verizon retirees from Davis Vision

 

Good afternoon CWA Local 2105 Retirees, As a reminder, your new officers are as follows : President : Michael Lushbaugh Vice-President : Patricia Pulieri Secretary : Vickie Layton Treasurer : Terry Schildt

 

"Life and Personal Events Info."

Hello Everybody, I wanted to share this and remind people about the additional death benefit offered by Verizon which was bargained for in 1986. Thanks to John Shickman for sending this reminder. Written below is some important information and I would suggest that you print it, put it in a safe place and make sure that someone in your family knows about it. Also, I would recommend that you call the benefits center and have them send you a written confirmation. Keep in mind that this benefit will not come automatically - a surviving spouse needs to initiate a call to the company Benefits Center to receive the money. Under the Verizon Pension plan, a death benefit is available to members and retirees who were on the Bell Atlantic Payroll as of August 9, 1986. This benefit is over and above the life insurance our members currently receive from Verizon. Verizon's basic life insurance is one year's salary at the time of death, or what your salary was when you retired. This benefit reduces at age 65 and goes to half of your final salary at age 70. The additional death benefit is a single cash payment. Based on your salary as of August 1986, with a maximum payable of $39,000, this amount does not reduce with age. This benefit would go to your mandatory beneficiary. You cannot name a beneficiary for this death benefit. The beneficiaries for this benefit are called "mandatory beneficiaries." lf you are married at the time of your death, the mandatory beneficiary is your spouse as long as your spouse is living with you at the time of your death. lf you do not have a spouse, your mandatory beneficiaries are your unmarried dependent children under age 23, or any age if disabled and incapable of self-support. Your parents who are dependent upon you for support are also eligible. lf there is more than one mandatory beneficiary when you die, Verizon's Bell Atlantic Claims Committee will determine how the benefit is paid to your surviving beneficiaries. We recommend that you call the Verizon Benefits Center at 1 855-489-2367 to confirm that you qualify for this death benefit. The system will ask you for the last four digits of your social security number, your date of birth and your zip code. Be sure you ask them to send you a letter or certificate acknowledging this benefit. When you call the Benefits Center, ask for "Life and Personal Events." This group is trained on how to calculate your qualifications and will determine the benefit and send you a confirmation. A family member has one year from the time of death to collect this benefit. Take care and be well, Vickie

 

New HCBC for Frontier Active and Retired Members

	Frontier Health Care Benefits Coordinator
TAC Coordinator and ACFC Coordinator
Christy Hayhurst-                Toll Free 855-351-4856 SPOC for All Members             Office 304-424-9586                                                                                     Fax 304-424-9567 Christina.d.hayhurst@FTR.com
As the CWA Health Care Benefits Coordinator, Christy will be available to assist Frontier employees and retirees within the CWA2105 bargaining unit with questions and/or problems regarding the Company’s health care plans, including, but not limited to, Medical, Dental, Vision, and Sickness Disability. Frontier CWA2105 bargaining unit members (active and retired) are encouraged to contact Christy for assistance related to benefits, Family Medical Leave Act, Care of Newborn Child/Gradual Return to Work, etc. As the CWA Training Liaison, Christy will chair the Training Advisory Council (TAC) and facilitate the programs of the Council. The TAC is a joint Frontier-CWA committee responsible for developing programs in the areas of employment security training and continuing education. As the CWA Advisory Council on Family Care Coordinator, Christy will chair the Advisory Council on Family Care (ACFC) and facilitate the programs of the Council. The ACFC will be a joint Frontier-CWA Committee focusing on family care assistance and education for represented employees.