Eligibility

Ineligible Employees and Individuals

You are not eligible to participate in the Plan if you are (i) an undergraduate or graduate student whose services are performed to satisfy course and degree requirements or whose services are compensated solely through financial aid programs, (ii) a post-doctorate fellow, or (iii) an independent contractor or an individual whose services are performed pursuant to a leasing agreement, i.e., you are not classified as a common law employee by the University at the time services are performed, regardless of any subsequent reclassification by a regulatory body or court of law.

Job Classifications and Positions

Your classification as “benefits-eligible” or “non-benefits-eligible” and your position, title, or service appointment, shall be determined by the payroll or personnel records maintained by the University and shall be binding and conclusive for all purposes of the Plan.

While this Summary Plan Description summarizes the major provisions of this plan, it does not provide you with every plan detail. The plan documents, which govern this plan, provide full details. If there are any discrepancies between this Summary Plan Description and the legal plan documents, the legal plan documents control.