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a company or a person that hired your husband or wife, so it's kinda like their boss.
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Can an employer in NY deny coverage for a spouse is the spouse's employer offers health insurance?
ofcourse!
Can an employer deny coverage to spouse who has lost health insurance?
Assuming the employer offers coverage to spouses, then the employer would not have the right to turn a spouse away. The spouse's loss of coverage is a "qualifying event" and the employer's insurer would allow the spouse to join.
Can an employer legally deny coverage for a spouse if the spouse's employer offers health insurance and the spouse is pregnant?
Generally insurance coverage should be offered to an employees spouse. It does not matter if they are offered coverage from their employer whereas it provides an additional option in case 1 plan is more affordable than the other.
Does an employer have to provide health insurance to your spouse?
The employer does not have to pay for the spouse's coverage. It can be offered to the employee and the cost taken from his/her paycheck to cover the spouse. There is no legal requirement for the employer to offer coverage for spouses -- even at the employee's expense. However, it would be very unusual for a plan to cover only employees and not have coverage available for spouses and children.
Can a spouse be dropped from employer's insurance if spouse is insured?
Yes you can select whatever coverage you want through your employer. However, your enrollment is through your employer and they usually only allow you to make changes to your coverage during open enrollement (the beginning of the year most commonly).
Is it illegal to remove spouse from health insurance without their knowing?
No, it is not illegal. If it is a group plan (through an employer), the employee could submit the enrollment change without the spouse's signature. The employer or insurer would not question it, since he or she is still married to the person. The spouse would know that he or she had been dropped when a COBRA notice arrives, assuming the employer offers COBRA coverage.
Will bcbs of Alabama cover my live-in spouse?
Yes they usually do, check it with your employer.
Can your spouses employer or spouse remove you from a family insurance policy without your knowledge?
yes they can
Do you have to take your employers health insurance or can you remain on your spouses health insurance under the new ObamaCare?
You will have a choice between your employer's plan and your spouse's plan. Your employer may ask you for proof that you are covered by your spouse's plan. Your employer's plan will want this, in order to ensure that people are not dropping out for other reasons (such as they can't afford to join).
What does working spouse rule mean?
The term "Working Spouse Rule" refers to some employer provided medical insurance plans. These types of plans require that if the employee's spouse works for a company which also offers medical insurance benefits, that spouse must be enrolled in that plan. This means that if your spouse is employed, and his or her employer offers medical and/or dental coverage, the spouse must be enrolled for at least individual coverage in that company's plan, regardless of cost, in order to be covered on a secondary basis under your medical and/or dental plan.
Can an employer not hire you because of a spouse's criminal record?
An employer can hire or not hire based on almost any criteria they choose, as long as it does not violate any discrimination law.
Can an employer refuse insurance coverage to a same sex spouse?
Not in the United States or Canada, unless the employer also refuses insurance coverage to opposite-sex spouses.
