Benefits Eligibility
Benefits are effective on your hire date. You are generally eligible for CGW benefits if you meet the below requirements.
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You're regularly scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week
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You're on the US payroll
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You're not a temporary employee, agency employee, or consultant
Dependents' Eligibility​
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Spouse: A spouse is the individual to whom you're lawfully married but not legally separate
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Domestic Partner: A domestic partner is an individual of the same sex or opposite sex with whom you're in a domestic partnership, civil union, or other similar formal relationship that's not a marriage under state law.
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Children Eligibility (up to age 26)​
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Your biological children
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Your stepchildren
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Your domestic partner's children
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Your legally adopted children, including children placed with you for adoption
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Children for whom you're responsible as a legal guardian or under the terms of a QMCSO
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Domestic Partner Eligibility
For a domestic partnership, other than one that is legally registered and valid, in order for the subscriber to include their domestic partner as a dependent, the subscriber and domestic partner must meet the following requirements:
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Both persons have a common residence.
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Neither person is married to someone else nor a member of another domestic partnership with someone else that has not been terminated, dissolved, or adjudged a nullity.
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The two persons are not related by blood in a way that would prevent them from being married to each other in California, or if they reside in another state or commonwealth, that state or commonwealth.
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Both persons are at least 18 years of age.
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Both persons are capable of consenting to the domestic partnership.
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Both partners must provide the plan administrator with a signed, notarized, affidavit certifying they meet all of the requirements set forth in "1" through "5" above, inclusive.
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