1. | Effective August 1, 2019, a new Section 1.1.A is added to read as follows: |
Section 1.1.A | Eligibility Rules for Matching Contributions for “Regular Part-time Under 20 Hours Non-Union Employees” |
(a) | General Rule. An Eligible Employee who is classified by a Participating Employer as a “regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee” shall become eligible for the Matching Contributions described in Section 2.4 with the first paycheck on or after the “Entry Date” following the date such Eligible Employee completes one “Year of Eligibility Service”. There are two Entry Dates -- January 1 and July 1. A “Year of Eligibility Service” is a computation period of twelve consecutive months during which a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee is credited with at least 1000 Hours of Service. The initial computation period shall begin on the date the regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee first performs one Hour of Service with a Participating Employer or Associated Company. If the regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee does not complete 1000 Hours of Service in the initial computation period, subsequent computation periods shall be the Plan Year, beginning with the Plan Year following the Plan Year in which the regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee first performs one Hour of Service. |
(b) | Changes in Classification |
(1) | Change from Regular Part-time Under 20 Hours Non-Union Employee. If a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee who has not yet met the one-year, 1000 hour service requirement in Section 1.1.A(a) to become eligible for Matching Contributions changes classification to a non-union Eligible Employee that is not a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee, such Eligible Employee shall immediately become eligible for Matching Contributions. If a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee who has not yet met the one-year, 1000 hour service requirement in Section 1.1.A(a) to become eligible for Matching Contributions becomes a bargaining unit Eligible Employee, such employee shall become eligible for Matching Contributions in accordance with the eligibility rules for bargaining unit Eligible Employees in Section 1.1(b). |
(2) | Change to Regular Part-time Under 20 Hours Non-Union Employees. If a non-union Eligible Employee who is not a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee changes classification to become a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee, the change will have no impact on such Eligible Employee’s eligibility for Matching Contributions. If the non-union Eligible Employee was eligible for Matching Contributions under Section 2.4 at the time of the change in classification, the non-union Eligible Employee will continue to be eligible for Matching Contributions after the change in classification. If a bargaining unit Eligible Employee changes classification to become a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee before becoming a Participant in accordance with Section 1.1(b), such Eligible Employee will be subject to the one-year, 1000 hour service requirement in Section 1.1.A(a) to become eligible for Matching Contributions. If Hours of Service have not been counted for such Eligible Employee, such Eligible Employee shall be credited with ten (10) Hours of Service for each work day of employment as a bargaining unit employee. |
(c) | Break-in-Service Rules. If a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee terminates employment with the Participating Employers after having met the one-year, 1000 hour service requirement in Section 1.1.A(a) to become eligible for Matching Contributions, such regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee shall be eligible for Matching Contributions immediately upon return to employment with a Participating Employer. However, if a regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee incurs a “1-Year Break in Service” before meeting the one-year, 1000 hour service requirement for Matching Contributions in Section 1.1.A(a), such regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee must complete one “Year of Eligibility Service,” upon return to employment before becoming eligible for Matching Contributions. For purposes of this Section 1.1.A(c) only, a “1-Year Break in Service” means a twelve consecutive month computation period during which the Employee does not complete more than 500 Hours of Service. The twelve month computation periods used for determining eligibility under Section 1.1.A(a) shall be used for determining “1-Year Breaks in Service”. |
(d) | Regular Part-time Under 20 Hours Non-Union Employees are not “Covered Employees” for purposes of Automatic Enrollment. A regular part-time under 20 hours non-union employee shall not be a “covered employee” as defined in Section 1.414(w)-1(e)(3) of the Treasury Regulations, for purposes of the eligible automatic contribution arrangement established under Amendment 2014-1 to the HEIRS Plan. |