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baileysmom03
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What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Maryland
My company was bought by another company earlier this year. We currently have STD at 66% that kicks in after 1 week of unpaid leave/vacation. That is what I used last time when I was on maternity leave.
We are going under the new benefits as of Jan 2005, although nobody can tell us what the benefits are exactly ("we think it will be Aetna", etc). We do know that there will be no more STD offered. We will only have LTD at 60% that kicks in after 4 weeks (!!) of unpaid leave/vacation. that is the only maternity leave option available under hte new plan.
I knew about the switch when I got pregnant, but I did not have any more information that I do now. No package has been given out with the new benefits yet, we have not even received anything in writing. It's all verbal with the Sr. Mgmt. The open enrollment hasn't started yet and nobody really knows when it will start (probably not until late Nov).
Am I still entitled to the STD under my old plan, as I have a pre-existing condition right now? The company will make exceptions to people that are borderline (due in Jan 2005), but I'm not due until April 2005. I would guess that if the roles were reversed, if my company did not currently offer STD but the new benefits did include it, and I had a pre-existing condition (pregnancy), I would NOT be entitled to STD.
Any thoughts?
My company was bought by another company earlier this year. We currently have STD at 66% that kicks in after 1 week of unpaid leave/vacation. That is what I used last time when I was on maternity leave.
We are going under the new benefits as of Jan 2005, although nobody can tell us what the benefits are exactly ("we think it will be Aetna", etc). We do know that there will be no more STD offered. We will only have LTD at 60% that kicks in after 4 weeks (!!) of unpaid leave/vacation. that is the only maternity leave option available under hte new plan.
I knew about the switch when I got pregnant, but I did not have any more information that I do now. No package has been given out with the new benefits yet, we have not even received anything in writing. It's all verbal with the Sr. Mgmt. The open enrollment hasn't started yet and nobody really knows when it will start (probably not until late Nov).
Am I still entitled to the STD under my old plan, as I have a pre-existing condition right now? The company will make exceptions to people that are borderline (due in Jan 2005), but I'm not due until April 2005. I would guess that if the roles were reversed, if my company did not currently offer STD but the new benefits did include it, and I had a pre-existing condition (pregnancy), I would NOT be entitled to STD.
Any thoughts?