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<br />42 <br /> <br />workers under such federal or state act, the City's obligation to furnish the same benefits under the <br />hospital/medical/surgical, dental care and major medical programs shall be suspended and the <br />contributions agreed to be paid monthly hereunder by the City shall be reduced each month by the <br />amounts which the City is required to expend during any such month in the form of contributions or <br />taxes to support said federal or state health plan. <br /> <br />22.4.2 If, as a result of such law, the level of benefits provided by such law for any group of workers, or <br />their dependents, is lower in certain categories of services than that provided under the existing <br />major medical plan, the City shall, to the extent practical, provide a plan of benefits supplementary <br />to the federal or state benefits so as to make benefits in each category of coverage as nearly <br />comparable as possible to the benefits provided under the major medical plan. <br /> <br />The City need only expend for this purpose the actual amount required to achieve parity between <br />the benefits provided under the major medical plan and the benefits provided under any federal or <br />state plan as supplemented in the manner herein above described. In no event shall the City be <br />required to expend for such purposes an amount which, when added to the contributions or taxes <br />required of the City under the federal or state act, shall exceed the amounts paid at the time such <br />legislation becomes effective. <br /> <br />22.4.3 If the benefits provided under the federal or state act exceed the benefits provided hereunder in <br />each category of coverage, the City shall be under no further obligation to make any contribution. <br /> <br />22.5 Life Insurance <br /> <br />The City agrees to offer to eligible workers life insurance equal to one and one half (1-1/2) times the <br />worker's annual salary. <br /> <br />22.6 Contributions/Prorations to Health and Cafeteria Plans <br /> <br />All full-time and part-time workers shall be allowed up to one full pay period of non-paid status per month <br />without any proration to cafeteria plan payments. Any full-time worker who exceeds one full pay period of <br />non-paid status in a month would have their cafeteria plan payment prorated based upon the number of <br />additional hours in non-paid status during that month, except where such pro-ration is prohibited by law. <br /> <br />22.7 Vision Care <br /> <br />The City will contract with Vision Service Plan (VSP) or comparable vision care provider to provide vision <br />care benefits for workers and their dependents. The Vision Service Plan B provides for an exam every 12 <br />months, lenses every 12 months if needed, and frames every 2 years if needed. There is no deductible for <br />workers, but a $20.00 per person deductible will apply to dependents each time benefits are available and <br />will be paid by the worker. <br /> <br />22.8 Long Term Disability <br /> <br />The City will contract to provide Long Term Disability Insurance for SEIU workers. The City, for the term of <br />this agreement, will pay the full cost of the basic rate (basic rates provides for up to a $3,000 maximum <br />monthly payout). A buy-up option will be included to offer the worker the opportunity to increase their <br />coverage, at his/her own expense, up to an additional $3,000 monthly payout. The total maximum monthly <br />payout available will be $6,000. <br /> <br />6.3.B. - Page 52