New Hires
Eligibility
As a new hire, you have access to a wide range of benefits covering your physical, emotional, and financial health beginning the first of the month following or coinciding with your date of hire. Eligible employees include:
- Regular, full-time employees working 40 hours per week
- Regular, part-time employees working at least 30 hours per week (not assigned temporary or contract status)
Elections must be made within 31 days of your date of hire or during an open enrollment period. Your elections will remain in effect throughout the plan year (January 1 – December 31) unless you experience a qualified change in status.
We encourage you to explore this site to learn about all the plans and programs Mott MacDonald has to offer.
Dependent Eligibility
When you enroll in Mott MacDonald benefits, you can also enroll your eligible family members for coverage.
Eligible dependents include:
- Your spouse
- Domestic partner1
- Children up to age 26, including:
- Biological and adopted children (including those placed in your home for adoption)
- Stepchildren and domestic partner’s children
- Children for whom you are responsible to provide health coverage under a qualified medical support order
- Child of any age if chiefly dependent upon you for support and maintenance because of physical or mental disability
Proof of Dependent Eligibility
You may be required to provide documentation that demonstrates dependent eligibility. Failure to provide the requested documentation may prevent your dependent from enrolling or might cause his or her coverage to terminate. Please note that enrolling an ineligible dependent could subject you to disciplinary action up to and including employment termination. If your dependent becomes ineligible for coverage during the year, you must contact Human Resources within 31 days or you may need to wait until open enrollment to make the change.
Making Changes to Your Coverage
After your enrollment as a newly hired employee, you may only make changes to your benefits during our annual open enrollment, unless you experience a qualified change in status in accordance with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) rules. You must generally request an election change within 31 days.
Examples of qualified status change events include (but are not limited to) a change in:
- Marital status, including marriage, death of a spouse, divorce, annulment, or legal separation
- Domestic partnership status (as registered with your state), including establishment or termination of the partnership
- The number of your eligible children, including by birth, adoption, placement for adoption, or death
- Eligibility status of your dependent(s) (e.g., due to age, switching/losing job with coverage)
For a complete description of the company’s election change rules, see the summary plan description (SPD).
