Hello, At GVSU we offer household member benefits. Under the Household Member program, a GVSU faculty/staff member who does not already enroll a spouse in the health or other benefit plans may enroll one adult individual for benefit coverage but only if all of the following eligible criteria are met:
• The faculty/staff member is eligible for GVSU’s benefits • The Household Member, at the time of proposed enrollment, resides in the same residence as the faculty/staff member and has done so for the previous 18 continuous months, other than as a tenant. • The Household Member is not a “dependent” of the employee as defined by the IRS. Children of a Household Member are also eligible for this benefit if they are members of the faculty/staff member’s household and meet IRS dependent criteria as well as university dependent coverage policy (up to age 19, or while a student). Here's a link to our Household member FAQs and enrollment form http://gvsu.edu/healthwellness/household-member-information-216.htm Best, Tiesha Tiesha N. 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Thank you. ________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Kincaid, Jennifer U [[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 3:48 PM To: 'Institutional policy-related discussions' Subject: RE:[acupa-l] Employee benefits for same sex couples At Indiana University, our tuition benefits do extend to registered same-sex domestic partners and their children: Spouse and Domestic Partner Eligibility Covered dependents include the legal spouse as defined by marriage law in the state of the employee’s residence or registered same-sex domestic partner of an individual described in the Eligibility section above; or of a deceased employee or Retiree who was eligible at the time of death. Dependent Child Eligibility Covered dependent children include the biological or adopted child, stepchild, or a child whose legal guardian is an eligible individual, or of an eligible spouse or registered same-sex domestic partner, or a child of a deceased parent or legal guardian who was an eligible employee at the time of death (provided the child was a legal dependent at the time of the parent or guardian's death), and on the first day of the session for which tuition benefit is being sought. Here’s our tuition benefits link: http://hr.iu.edu/benefits/tuition_plan.html#eligibility All the best, Jenny Jennifer U. Kincaid Chief of Staff/Director of Policy Administration Office of the Executive Vice President for University Academic Affairs Indiana University Bryan Hall 207 Bloomington, IN 47405 (812)856-1291 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Robertson, Valerie Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [acupa-l] FW: Employee benefits for same sex couples Oops…sent to old site first… From: Robertson, Valerie Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 8:20 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Employee benefits for same sex couples Good morning, all…any input you care to share will be very helpful. We received inquiries regarding Staff Scholarship Guidelines for same-sex partners and dependents. Our educational scholarship benefits are extended to employees and their dependents. UNT’s nondiscrimination policy statement says “The University of North Texas does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, political affiliation, disability, marital status, ancestry, genetic information, citizenship, or veteran status in its application and admission process, educational programs and activities, university facilities, or employment policies.” The question being asked is: With this policy stating it is unlawful to discriminate against Sexual Orientation, can same-sex partners be granted the Staff Scholarship benefit, even though the state of Texas does not recognize the union? Many thanks. 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