May 19, 2013   TABLE OF CONTENTS   1.1.13 Health Benefit Continuation for Eligible Employees on Family or Medical Leave   The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), a federal law, provides for up to 12 weeks annually of unpaid, job-protected leave. Some employees and some employers will not be covered. If you qualify for FMLA leave, you are entitled to employer-paid medical benefits for the duration of your leave. It is up to your employer, not the Fund, to provide legally required FMLA leave. REASONS FOR TAKING LEAVE - FMLA leave applies to situations where an Employee is out of work: for a serious health condition which leaves the Eligible Employee unable to perform employee’s job; to care for the Eligible Employee’s child after birth or placement for adoption or foster care; or to care for the Eligible Employee’s spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition. HEALTH COVERAGE WHILE ON LEAVE - Employers are required to continue contributing to the Plan for Employees on FMLA at the same rate that would have been paid had the Employee been at work. Coverage will be continued subject to receipt of employer contributions and any required employee contributions. If FMLA leave is granted because of the employee’s own serious health condition, the Trustees will ordinarily not require the employer to make contributions to the Fund. The employee’s eligibility continues under the Fund’s eligibility rules in most situations. If you have a dispute with your employer over your eligibility for FMLA leave, it is up to you to resolve it. The Plan and the Trustees will not get directly involved in a FMLA leave dispute.   TABLE OF CONTENTS   St. Louis Graphic Arts Joint Health & Welfare Fund 14323 South Outer Forty Rd. - Suite S106 Chesterfield, Missouri 63017 Fund Office: (314) 878-1579 twesthues@slgahw.org Fax: (314) 275-2640   If you have any comments about this web site, please contact us at twesthues@slgahw.org.   Site Concept and Design ©2002 jWeb. Maintenance and Hosting provided by jWeb.