Other Events or Changes

Change in Scheduled Work Hours

This section describes how your benefits are affected if your work status changes but you are still employed by the company. The focus is on changes to your scheduled work hours. A change in work status that changes your eligibility gives you the opportunity to adjust your coverage in ways consistent with your change in status. This means you could decline company coverage or enroll for coverage if you declined it in the past, and can enroll your eligible spouse for coverage. If your spouse has children and they become your eligible dependents, you can also enroll them for coverage.

Any changes must be submitted within 31 days of the change in status. For more information, see the subsections in the plan descriptions titled "Changing Your Coverage Midyear."

Here's how coverage is affected if your schedule changes and you are regularly scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week:

Your JPMorgan Chase medical, dental, and vision coverage will end on the last day of the month in which your work status changes and you are then scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week. Even if your coverage ends, you may be able to continue medical, dental, and/or vision coverage for a certain period under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). (Please see "Continuing Coverage Under COBRA" in the Health Care Participation section for more information on COBRA.)

For expatriate coverage, COBRA continuation applies if you are a U.S. home-based expatriate or an expatriate assigned to the United States. Non-U.S. home-based expatriate employees assigned outside the United States and their dependents are not eligible for COBRA continuation coverage.

Your contributions to the Health Care Spending Account will end on the last day of the month in which your work status changes and you are then scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week. In this case, you may continue to make contributions to the Health Care Spending Account on an after-tax basis under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), if elected. (Please see "Continuing Coverage Under COBRA" in the Health Care Participation section for more information on COBRA.)

Your contributions to the Dependent Care and Transportation Spending Accounts end on the date your work status changes and you are then scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week.

For the Basic Life Insurance Plan, Supplemental Term Life Insurance Plan, and the AD&D Insurance Plan: Your coverage and eligibility will end on the date of your status change and you are then scheduled to work less than 20 hours per week. For more information on when you increase work hours to more than 20 hours, please see the Life and Accident Insurance section.

You can convert your basic life insurance to an individual policy within 31 days of your status change date by contacting MetLife, the claims administrator, for a conversion application.

You can port or convert your employee supplemental term life insurance and/or port your AD&D — up to the lesser of five times your eligible compensation or $1 million — through a direct billing arrangement with MetLife. Contact MetLife, the claims administrator, within 31 days of your change in status. If you port your coverage, you may also port dependent coverage. For more details, see the information in each plan description about continuing coverage in the Life and Accident Insurance section.

For the Business Travel Accident Insurance Plan, you remain eligible for coverage regardless of your scheduled work hours, if you are otherwise eligible for coverage.

Your Health & Wellness Centers Plan coverage will end on the last day of the month in which your work status changes and you are then scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week. Even if your coverage ends, you may be able to continue coverage for a certain period under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). (Please see "Continuing Coverage Under COBRA" in the Health Care Participation section for more information on COBRA.)

Your Group Legal Services Plan coverage will end on the date your work status changes and you are then scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week. However, you can continue coverage for additional 12 months by contacting the MetLife Legal Group.

Your Group Personal Excess Liability Insurance Plan coverage will end 60 days from the date your work status changes, and you are then scheduled to work fewer than 20 hours per week, or until the end of the policy period or policy anniversary date, whichever is sooner.

For information on becoming eligible for benefits due to a work status change, see each specific plan section (e.g., Medical).