All Questions and Answers about Benefits: Medical

exempt employee: not allowed to make doctor appointments. Is it legal?
I work on salary and commission. Have insurance I pay for. Dr. ordered 4 test. E.D. said you cannot go at the end of the year it is crunch time. It is also when my deductable has been met. Have seriou...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 3, 2012 2:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can I lose my company paid health insurance while on medical leave?
I was hospitalized for 4 days and am currently under Dr care and my return date is not known at this time. My employer sent me a certified letter stating that I left my employment on my last day of wo...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 2, 2010 09:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can I lose my company paid health insurance while on medical leave?
I was hospitalized for 4 days and am currently under Dr care and my return date is not known at this time. My employer sent me a certified letter stating that I left my employment on my last day of wo...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 2, 2010 09:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Lay Off and Health Insurance
My husband was laid off on Tuesday 9/14/10. His employer cancelled our health coverage within 2 days. We have not received any information yet about Cobra and he was not given any information regardin...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 18, 2010 09:32 AM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

medical payment taken out of vacation payment
My husband was let go from his job mid June. He got paid every 2 weeks and medical was always taken out in each check to equal the monthly payment of roughly $240. Before his layoff he was paid and he...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 10, 2010 09:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can my employer deduct payment for insurance coverage I did not have?
I was laid off in January for about 3 weeks. I lost my health benefits at that time. When they called me back to work (full-time)they never re-instated my insurance. Whenever I asked about it they gav...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 6, 2010 12:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Fail Drug Test = No employer sponsored medical
We random drug test, often. Employees are counseled for 90 days and retested. For the 90 days, can the premium contribution from the ER be suspended?
1 answer  |  asked Jun 15, 2010 08:20 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can an employer force me to provide the name of my private insurance information to their group ins
My employer is forcing me to provide my private insurance information to their group health insurance is this legal? He is threatening to fire me....I am a Iraq Combat Veteran, I am insured I guess th...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 1, 2009 9:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Medical/Dental Benefit Changes for LTD recepients
I've noticed the many responses to acquiring the Benefit SPD and then in finer print the Plan. The latter is much more informative while the Summary is just that - summary and seldomly touches upon al...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 11, 2009 04:05 AM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Not notified of policies now stuck in the middle
I was notified today that my Aetna medical insurance was terminated on 03/31/08. I have been out on short-term disability as well as FMA since 01/05/08. I have not received any notification of my insu...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 4, 2008 2:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

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