Retiree Health and Welfare Benefit Summaries

If a Retired Employee dies while eligible or within 31 days following termination of eligibility, the Fund will pay a death benefit of $2,500.

This benefit will be paid to the legal spouse of the Retired Employee, or if there is no surviving spouse (or the spouse cannot be located within 2 years of the Employee’s death), to the Retiree’s designated beneficiary.

If the spouse of a Retired Employee dies while the Retired Employee is eligible or within 31 days of the termination of his eligibility, the Fund will pay a death benefit of $2,500. This benefit will be paid to the Retired Employee or, if the Retired Employee is not alive at the time of payment, then to the Retired Employee’s designated beneficiary.