Employer charging for benefits past termination

[maryberry]

I work in Washington State.
I left my job last November. I had medical benefits through work, which I assumed has been cancelled the month my employment was terminated. This week I was informed my then-boss that they had forgotten to cancel my medical insurance and had been mistakenly been paying the premiums since then. They then asked me to reimburse them for the money they had spent. I told them that my portion of the premium was taken out of my last paycheck (in November) and did not ask, or want, the insurance to continue. I want to know if my previous employer can force me to pay for the premium that they forgot to cancel. Edit: I had no idea that the insurance had continued and did not use it past the date of termination.

 

[Zigner]

I work in Washington State.
I left my job last November. I had medical benefits through work, which I assumed has been cancelled the month my employment was terminated. This week I was informed my then-boss that they had forgotten to cancel my medical insurance and had been mistakenly been paying the premiums since then. They then asked me to reimburse them for the money they had spent. I told them that my portion of the premium was taken out of my last paycheck (in November) and did not ask, or want, the insurance to continue. I want to know if my previous employer can force me to pay for the premium that they forgot to cancel. Edit: I had no idea that the insurance had continued and did not use it past the date of termination.

Your employer can likely report your actual termination date and be reimbursed (credited) for the premiums.

 

[cbg]

But they'd better get on it in a hurry because most health plans won't accept cancellations past 90 days.

Query - did you get offered COBRA?