Optical Benefit Sample Clauses

Optical Benefit a. For the duration of this Agreement, the Board will reimburse up to $150.00 per year towards the cost of eye examinations and prescription corrective lenses for the employee.

Optical Benefit. The optical benefit is a maximum of three hundred and fifty dollars ($350.00) every two (2) calendar years with no deductible. Effective January 1, 2009, the optical benefit is a maximum of four hundred dollars ($400.00) every two (2) calendar years with no deductible.

Optical Benefit. Commencing July 1, 1997, the Board will pay up to $200.00 annually per unit employee for vision care upon presentation of proper documentation. Bills may be submitted for the employee, spouse and legal dependent(s). This benefit shall extend to all unit members covered under this contract. Employees who were hired by the Board prior to July 1, 1997 shall be grandfathered in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this article.

Optical Benefit. Effective January 1, 2003: The Company will provide an optical benefits equivalent to two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) every twenty-four (24) months for all Employees and eligible dependents.

Optical Benefit. The Board shall underwrite the cost of one optical exam, or one pair of glasses or contact lenses per employee, up to $100 per contract year within a pool capped at $10,000 per year for all CEA members. Receipts must be submitted to the business office no later than June 15th of each school year the exam occurred. By the end of that school year, the Superintendent of Schools will review the number of CEA receipts filed with the business office to determine the prorated amount to be reimbursed to each participating employee from the $10,000 pool. (Should the $10,000 not be reached, each employee submitting receipts may receive up to a maximum of $150.) Such payment will be forwarded to the employee during the summer following the end of the school year.

Optical Benefit. Routine optical care (Plan A only) This benefit provides for the fees charged for corrective spectacle lenses, contact lenses and associated spectacle frames prescribed by the ophthalmologist or optometrist up to the limit shown for your plan. This benefit also pays for the eye examinations carried out by an ophthalmologist or optometrist. This benefit does not pay for tinted/ reactive lenses, sunglasses, non-corrective contact lenses, lasik/laser eye surgery and/or similar, whether prescribed or not. International Emergency Medical Assistance (‘IEMA’) Please refer to Section 3.3 for more details on International Emergency Medical Assistance. New born cover - acute medical condition This benefit pays for the treatment of acute medical condition, provided there is no underlying congenital condition developed in a new born baby including nursing of pre-mature baby (i.e. where birth is prior to thirty-seven (37) weeks gestation) in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The common acute medical conditions for new born babies include neonatal jaundice, colic, diarrhea, constipation, vomiting and ear infection. This benefit is only available if: (a) the parent of the new born baby has been covered under InternationalExclusive for three hundred sixty-five (365) consecutive days or more when the baby is born; and (b) the new born baby is added into the insured parent’s policy within thirty (30) days from birth; and (c) both parent and baby have been continuously covered under the policy and the policy is in force when the treatment is received. This benefit is paid from the insured baby’s plan. This benefit covers treatment received by a new born baby during the first thirty (30) days after birth. After thirty (30) days, treatment can be covered under the main benefits of the insured baby’s plan. Please see Section 1.5 - ‘Persons eligible’ for details on eligibility.

Optical Benefit. The optical benefit is a maximum of four hundred ($400) every two

Optical Benefit. Pursuant to the City's agreement with an optical service, employees who have satisfactorily completed their probationary period may purchase prescription safety glasses and frames at their own expense at the City's cost. Mechanics who have satisfactorily completed their probationary period may purchase prescription safety glasses and frames from the City’s supplier at the City's cost from their individual tool 1304 1305 1306 1307 1308 1309 1310 1311 1312 1313 1314 1315 1316 1317 1318 1319 1320 1321 1322 1323 1324 1325 1326 1327 1328 1329 1330 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 1339 1340 1341 1342 1343 1344 1345 1346 1347 1348 1349 1350 1351 1352 1353 1354 1355 allowance, up to $100, once every two years, if account balance allows. Employees must obtain the proper form from the City's Personnel Department to be completed by an eye doctor of their choosing. Up to $45 of authorized clothing allowance each two years may be used to obtain an eye examination, which will not be considered part of the physical examination required by the city. Prescription sunglasses for full time and part time drivers shall be allowed under this provision with the cost of such glasses to be deducted from the clothing allowance if funds are available in the individual's allotment. First use of this provision shall pay 100% of the cost of such glasses up to $100. Subsequent use of this provision shall be at 50% of cost, up to $100, each two years.

Optical Benefit. For those employees hired prior to May 6, 2018, this will confirm that effective June 1st, 2014, the maximum Optical Benefit available to insured employees is three hundred dollars ($300.00) every two years. It will also confirm that Eye examinations will be covered up to a maximum of $75 every two years provided such coverage is not available under the provincial medical services plan and that the Dental Plan will be amended to cover one (1) annual regular visit per nine (9) month period. Employees hired after May 6, 2018, will receive optical benefits based on the common benefit plan. The PRL as outlined in this Letter of Understanding will continue to apply following this contract and all future contracts until all obligations to members of the bargaining unit that are listed in Appendix “A” are met. A full time employee on staff as of March 1, 1999 who is 60 years of age or over with a minimum of 20 years of service may go on PRL under the conditions set out herein. The employee will receive 50% of the current rate of pay in their classification until the employee has completed a maximum of 2 years on PRL or attaining the normal retirement age of 65 whichever is earlier. The employee’s rate of pay will be adjusted from time to time by half the amount of any negotiated increase in the scale of wages in the classification to which the employee belonged. Notwithstanding the preceding, employees who qualify for PRL as of the date of ratification and those who qualify before May 6, 2021 will be eligible for PRL in accordance with the plan that existed as of Dec 31, 2010. The Windsor Star will maintain the employee’s benefits (with the exception of Canada Pension Plan and other pension plans if not allowed under such plans) at the full rate the employee have enjoyed up to their retirement at the expiry of their PRL provided, where applicable, the employee continues to pay the full employee contribution to the various Employer benefit plans in which the employee is enrolled. Should Employer contributions not be allowed under other pension plans, the equivalent contribution will be paid in cash to the employee. Each employee choosing to take pre-retirement leave must sign a waiver to the effect that he/she cannot return to full-time employment with the Windsor Star. Unifor agrees that the names of arbitrators under Article 9.3 of the Collective Agreement be attached herein as a separate letter, since the list of names could be subject to change. As of this dat...