ETF has updated the Local Employer Verification of Health Insurance Coverage (ET-4814) form. This update means that local employers will no longer collect the forms from employees and survivors that want to continue health insurance coverage after the employee retires or dies. Coverage now continues automatically, and employees and survivors only need to complete the form to cancel coverage.
Employers should always protect member personal identifiable information. What counts as personal member information? How can employers protect sensitive data? ETF has published a new training video that helps answer these questions.
Any employers interested in joining a WPE benefit program or changing their program offerings must file their resolution before October 1. ETF expects this resolution suspension to last through 2025.