Consolidated Benefits (CoBen) Allowance -- 2007

 

Employees in Bargaining Unit 7 receive a CoBen allowance. A CoBen allowance is the amount the State pays each month toward the combined cost of your health, dental, and vision benefits.

 

Employees in this unit hired on or after July 1, 2006, are subject to "dependent vesting." That means you receive the full allowance for 1-party coverage but less than the full amount for 2-party or 3-party coverage during your first two years of State employment:  50 percent of the employer contribution for dependents during the first year and 75 percent during the second year. After two years, you receive the full employer contribution for dependents.

 

The chart below shows the 2007 CoBen allowances for Unit 7 employees hired before July 1, 2006, and after.

 

Unit 7 Employees

 

CoBen Allowance	2006	2007
Hired before 7-1-06 1-party 2-party 3-party	$365 $696 $906	$381 $748 $978
Hired on or after 7-1-06; less than 1 yr. of service 1-party 2-party 3-party	$365 $544 $663	$381 $578 $707
Hired on or after 7-1-06; 1 - 2  yrs. of service 1-party 2-party 3-party	-- -- --	$381 $663 $843

 

  

CoBen Calculator: Use DPA's CoBen calculator to see how much will be deducted from your paycheck, or added to it, based on which health and dental plans you choose. (Vision benefits are automatically included.)