Who Is Eligible
You are eligible to participate in most of the plans if you meet all of the following requirements:
You are classified as a regular, full-time employee of a participating DallasNews Corporation company,
You work at least 30 hours per week, and
You have completed two months of continuous service.
If you are rehired to a benefits-eligible position within six months of a reduction-in-force initiative, your benefits will resume on the first of the month following your rehire date, with the exception of long-term disability.
Part-time employees are eligible to participate in the Employee Assistance Program, business travel accident insurance, auto and home insurance, group legal, critical illness, and legal/identity theft coverage. Group legal coverage must be paid for through payroll deduction — as a part-time employee, you must work enough hours to cover the deduction.
You are not eligible to participate in any of these plans if you are:
A nonresident alien
A leased employee or otherwise performing services through a leasing organization or outsourcing provider
Classified by an DallasNews Corporation company as an independent contractor for federal income tax purposes, even if that classification is later determined to have been incorrect
Classified by an DallasNews Corporation company as a temporary or part-time employee, regardless of the nature of your duties or the length of service for any benefit plans, except as defined above
Employed by an DallasNews Corporation company that does not participate in the plans
New Employees
If you are an eligible employee, you are a participant in the Basic Life Insurance Plan on the first of the month following two months of continuous service. You are a participant in the Long-Term Disability (LTD) Plan on the first of the month following 12 months of continuous full-time service. You may choose coverage for yourself and your dependents under any of the other benefit plans provided you return your enrollment form by the deadline.
If You and Your Spouse Both Work for the Company
If you and your spouse are both employed by DallasNews Corporation companies, you may enroll separately for benefit coverage. (You cannot be covered both as an employee and a dependent.) If you have children, only one of you may cover them as dependents.