ELIGIBILITY

All full-time U.S. employees (30 or more hours/week or 75% work schedule for attorneys) are immediately benefit-eligible, except temporary employees, project employees and summer associates.

Generally, you must enroll in elective benefits within 30 days after you become an eligible employee. If you do not, you may enroll during Open Enrollment for the subsequent January 1. Mid-year enrollment and election changes are only permitted under limited circumstances.

INITIAL ENROLLMENT

If you enroll when first eligible (either as a new hire or within 30 days of becoming benefit-eligible), your coverages generally go into effect on the first day of the calendar month following your date of hire.

For example, if you are hired as a full-time employee on May 5, your coverages are effective June 1. If you are hired on the first day of any month as a benefit-eligible employee, your benefits will be effective the same day.

You may elect to enroll your spouse/domestic partner and dependents under age 26 in select coverages. You must provide copies of your marriage certificate, birth certificates, etc., within 30days of becoming benefit-eligible.

MEDICAL COVERAGE FOR PART-TIME EMPLOYEES

If you are regarded as a part-time employee but you have 130 hours of service in a calendar month and otherwise would not be excluded from the U.S. Health Plan (e.g., because you are a foreign employee), you may enroll in medical coverage and/or enroll in an HSA (not dental/vision or any other firm-sponsored coverages) during the following calendar month and remain eligible for the balance of the calendar year (while employed by the firm in a covered position) even if you cease working at least 130 hours per month. If you are regarded as part-time and you want to enroll in the firm’s medical coverage, it is your obligation to apply in a timely manner and monitor your hours of service. Contact Benefits-Firmwide@paulhastings.com to apply for benefits.

ANNUAL OPEN ENROLLMENT AND OTHER CHANGES

If you do not enroll in an elective coverage when you are first eligible, you have the opportunity to enroll or change your benefit elections during the Open Enrollment period, normally held in the fall, to be effective the following January 1. Mid-year enrollment and election changes are permitted under limited circumstances.

Contact Benefits-Firmwide@paulhastings.com within 30 days if you experience a qualifying event.

TERMINATION OF BENEFITS

If you or a family member no longer meet the eligibility requirement for a coverage, that coverage generally ends on the last day of the month in which the status changed. (Please see plan documents for specific coverage termination details). You must notify Benefits-Firmwide@paulhastings.com within 30 days if a covered family member ceases to be eligible for benefits.