RETIREES WORKING MAINTENANCE

Effective with Pensions beginning on or after July 1, 2000, an employee who retires after age 50, but before age 55, receiving a pension under the Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Plan will be eligible for the Retiree Health Plan at age 55 or later, when the working retiree ceases Covered Employment under the Maintenance Agreement between IBEW Local Union 11 and Los Angeles County Chapter NECA, subject to meeting all of the requirements a through c listed below.  Please note that for pensions effective on or after September 1, 2003 (if application is received after August 1, 2003) pension benefits will be suspended while working under the Maintenance Agreement.

1. Continuity of Employment.  An employee working under the Maintenance Agreement, as described above, must have continuity of employment to maintain eligibility for the Retiree Health Plan.  A retired employee working under the Maintenance Agreement who has no maintenance hours reported during any 24 consecutive months, beginning from the effective date of retirement from the Southern California IBEW-NECA Pension Fund, will have a break in employment, and all entitlement to the Retiree Health Plan will be null and void.


2. An employee must meet all of the eligibility requirements for benefits under the Retiree Health Plan as provided in the Retiree Health Plan Summary Plan Description.


3. Hours worked in covered maintenance employment will be credited toward Retiree Health Plan eligibility to meeting either of the following requirements:


1. At the time of retirement from covered maintenance employment, employee must have accumulated at least 10,500 hours contributed to the Retiree Health Plan in 7 of the 10 years immediately preceding the date employee terminates maintenance employment;
or
2. At the time of retirement from covered maintenance employment, employee has accumulated at least 30,000 hours contributed to the Retiree Health plan preceding the date employee terminated maintenance employment.