Is it legal for my school district to deny my annual bonus for waiving healthcare coverage because I’m insured as a dependent on my wife’s policy in the same district?
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Is it legal for my school district to deny my annual bonus for waiving healthcare coverage because I’m insured as a dependent on my wife’s policy in the same district?
They have denied me my bonus for over 5 years. I do not feel it is legal to
link my contract with my wife’s as we are 2 separate professional employees.
Asked on May 29, 2018 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 6 years ago | Contributor
Yes, it is legal. The point of the bonus is to share with employees some of the savings the employer (the district) gets from not having to pay for your health insurance. But if your wife also works for the district and accepts insurance from it, they are still paying for a policy for your family: they are paying as much for your family as they would if one of you worked elsewhere (or did not work) but were covered under the insurance of the one who was the district employee. There is no saving to them; hence no reason to pay you a bonus.
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