When You Have More Than One Plan with BCBSRI If you are covered under more than one plan with us, you are entitled to covered benefits under both plans. If one plan has a benefit that the other(s) does not, you are entitled to coverage under the plan that has the benefit. The total payments you receive will never be more than the total allowable expense for the services you receive.
Employment of Consultants Part A: General Consultants’ services shall be procured in accordance with the provisions of the Introduction and Section IV of the “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers” published by the Bank in January 1997 and revised in September 1997 and January 1999 (the Consultant Guidelines) and the following provisions of Section II of this Schedule. Part B: Quality- and Cost-based Selection
Union Grievance Committee (a) The Employer shall recognize a Union Grievance Committee which consists of:
Union Bargaining Committee A Union Bargaining Committee shall be appointed by the Union and shall consist of up to three (3) members of the Union together with the President of the Union or her designate. The Union shall have the right at any time to have the assistance of members of the staff of the Union when negotiating with the Employer.
Employee Relations Committee The parties agree to establish and maintain a joint Employee Relations Committee, which shall consist of three (3) representatives of the Association appointed by the President of the Association and three (3) management representatives appointed by the Board of Higher Education acting through the Council of Presidents. The representatives of the parties may be accompanied by advisors of their choosing at any meeting of the Employee Relations Committee. The purposes of this committee shall be (1) to xxxxxx good labor-management relations through the implementation of the terms of this Agreement; (2) to seek to resolve, consistent with this Agreement, problems or disputes arising under this Agreement; (3) where appropriate, to seek the resolution of grievances consistent with the terms of this Agreement; and, (4) where appropriate, subject to the provisions of this Section, to enter into mutual agreements to effectuate the terms of this Agreement. Anything herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding, no person or body referenced in this Section C(2) shall have the authority to alter, amend, extend or revise any term of this Agreement. The Association and the Board of Higher Education acting through the Council of Presidents shall each designate a spokesperson who shall be the authorized agent of each party in the discharge of its responsibilities under this Section. Meetings of the Employee Relations Committee will be scheduled monthly, and on the call of either party, through its spokesperson. Special meetings shall be scheduled at mutually agreeable times, but not later than five (5) working days from the date of receipt of the request. Special meeting requests may be made orally or in writing by the spokesperson of either party to the other and shall specify the reasons for which such special meeting is requested. The spokesperson of the Association shall serve and preside as Chair at the first meeting; thereafter, the role of Chair will alternate between the spokesperson of the Association and the spokesperson of the Council of Presidents. A representative of the party not chairing the meeting will take minutes of the meeting. The parties agree that their representatives shall have the authority and power to reach agreements, settlements, and other adjustments on their behalf. Minutes of each meeting should be signed within forty-five (45) days after such meeting. The Committee shall sponsor and arrange for a contract orientation meeting to be held at a State University on October 1, 2019. Each Chapter President and a person appointed by him/her and two (2) persons designated by the President of each University shall attend representing the parties at each University.
Time Limits to Present Initial Grievance An employee who wishes to present a grievance at Step 2 of the grievance procedure, in the manner prescribed in Clause 8.4, must do so no later than 30 days after the date:
Restricted Employment for Certain State Personnel Contractor acknowledges that, pursuant to Section 572.069 of the Texas Government Code, a former state officer or employee of a state agency who during the period of state service or employment participated on behalf of a state agency in a procurement or contract negotiation involving Contractor may not accept employment from Contractor before the second anniversary of the date the Contract is signed or the procurement is terminated or withdrawn.
When You Are Covered by More Than One Insurer A healthcare coverage plan is considered the primary plan and its benefits will be paid first if: • the plan does not use similar COB rules to determine coverage; or • the plan does not have a COB provision; or • The plan has similar the COB rules and is determined to be primary under the order of benefit determination rules described below. Benefits under another plan include all benefits that would be paid if claims had been initially submitted under that plan. The following factors are used to determine which plan is primary and which plan is secondary: • if you are the main subscriber or a dependent; • if you are married, which spouse was born earlier in the year; • the length of time each spouse has been covered under the plan; • if a parental custody or divorce decree applies; or • if Medicare is your other coverage then Medicare guidelines will apply. These factors make up the order of benefit determination rules, described in greater detail below:
Employment of Consultants Part A General Consultants’ services shall be procured in accordance with the provisions of the Introduction and Section IV of the “Guidelines: Selection and Employment of Consultants by World Bank Borrowers” published by the Bank in January 1997 and revised in September 1997 and January 1999 (the Consultant Guidelines) and the following provisions of Section II of this Schedule. Part B: Quality- and Cost-based Selection
LABOR/MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES Section 1. Labor/Management Committees The parties recognize that the holding of periodic meetings for the exchange of views and information contributes to the effectiveness of the labor/management relationship. Therefore, the parties shall establish Labor/Management Committees (LMC), in accordance with the provisions in this Article, for the purpose of addressing matters of concern in the areas of personnel policies, practices, conditions of employment, and other matters affecting employees. Each LMC will be co-chaired by one member from labor and one member from management.
