ELIGIBILITY

Who Is Eligible to Participate?

Full Time employees working 30 hours per week or more are eligible to participate in the benefits program.
Eligible Part-Time employees who have elected and are working a shift pattern of 30 hours or more are eligible to participate in the benefits program.

Which Family Members Can Be Covered?

When you enroll yourself in the benefits program, you may also cover your eligible dependents. Please review your dependent’s eligibility to ensure they meet the requirements to be covered under ZARA USA’s benefit plans.

Eligible dependents may include your:

  • Legal Spouse (“Spouse” means the person recognized as a covered employee’s husband or wife under the laws of the state where the covered employee was married.)
  • Domestic Partner*
  • Dependent children covered up to the end of the birth month in which they turn 26 regardless of student status for medical, dental and vision.

*Please note that under federal law, domestic partners are not considered legal spouses. As a result, domestic partner benefits do not qualify for the same tax treatment as legal spouses. Premium payments towards domestic partners and/or dependent children of a domestic partner will be processed on a post-tax basis unless they are considered a tax dependent under IRS Code Sec. 105(b). You will see this noted on your paycheck as imputed income.

NEW HIRE WAITING PERIODS

Corporate Employees: Coverage will be effective on the 1st of the month following the date of hire.

Store Employees: Coverage will be effective on the 1st of the month following 60 days from the date of hire.

IMPORTANT:

To enroll your dependent(s) in medical, dental and/or vision benefits, you must submit dependent verification documents.

Evidence needs to be submitted through the ADP Dependent Verification System (MyADP) by the deadline. Dependents will not have coverage until we receive the required information.

NOTE: If you start your elections but do not complete the enrollment process, your changes will not be submitted.

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