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| 785.1 |  | DELNI::DISMUKE |  | Wed Jul 20 1994 13:39 | 4 | 
|  |     It happens.  You get your compensation like anyone else. 
    
    -s
    
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| 785.2 | What I think.. | TLE::PELLAND | Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right | Wed Jul 20 1994 13:48 | 9 | 
|  |     
    You have medical and dental until your package runs out.
    Right now, you get 6 weeks if you've worked at DEC for 
    6-15 years.  Anything more than that is 8 weeks and anything
    less is 4 weeks.  Once your medical coverage is up then
    it's up to the person to find coverage elsewhere (COBRA).
    I'm not 100% sure about this but I'm about 99% sure ;-).
    
    Chris
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| 785.3 | Coverage can be complicated and varies; check with your provider | BARSTR::PCLX31::satow | gavel::satow, dtn 223-2584 | Wed Jul 20 1994 14:06 | 21 | 
|  | I suspect that coverage varies widely, depending on whether it's one of the 
Digital Medical Programs (DMP1 or DMP2) or an HMO.  In any case, I'd advise 
checking directly with the Benefits folks (if it's one of the DMPs) or with 
the HMO.
Coverage for pregnancy tends to be more complicated than for other types of 
medical situations.  In some cases the insurance provider covers a pregnancy 
if the pregancy BEGAN (i.e. you BECAME pregnant) while covered by the plan.  
In those cases, though, sometimes coverage does not include things like 
complications, or any expenses attributable to the baby (such as the stay in 
the nursery, or if there are complications).
Bottom line:  check with your health care provider.
Clay, the noter
Donna, I'm going to change the title of your note a bit, to try to make sure 
that the notes in this topic stay relevant to Parenting.  If you have trouble 
with that, please send me mail.
Clay, the moderator
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| 785.4 |  | NODEX::PINCK::GREEN | Long Live the Duck!!! | Wed Jul 20 1994 16:34 | 13 | 
|  |     I don't believe that the numbers stated here for how 
    long the packages are is right.  The info we received was:
    
    4 weeks of pay PLUS
      up to 6 years service, 4 weeks pay
      from 6-15 years service, 6 weeks pay
      over 15 years service, 8 weeks pay
    
    So, someone with 6 years would get 10 weeks and someone with 
    73 years :-) would get 12 weeks.
    
    Amy
    
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| 785.5 | COBRA | PCOJCT::LOCOVARE |  | Thu Jul 21 1994 10:52 | 10 | 
|  |     
    Cobra is a Plan that guarantees your right that you can 
    continue your medical insurance for up to 18 months (you pay for it) 
    so that you cannot be denied insurance.. ie: if you are already pregnant
    that is a "pre-existing" condition and you may get turned 
    down if you were to go out to get your own medical insurance
    after being laid off.. With this at least you know you will
    not be turned down and you will have coverage...
                
    
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| 785.6 |  | CSC32::A_STEINDEL |  | Wed Jul 27 1994 18:57 | 12 | 
|  |     I've just looked into this issue recently. Normally the employee would
    take off 2 weeks before the designated due date, and get 6 weeks off
    after the birth of the baby. This time off is covered by short-term
    disability insurance which is currently UNUM. If the employee is layed
    off before leaving for maternity leave, it is just as the previous
    noters described, you would have the option of extending your medical
    and dental benefits at your own cost. Digital won't still provide the
    employee with paid maternity leave if layed off before the leave date.
    
    I'm praying it doesn't happen to me, its tough to search for a job
    at 7 months pregnant!
    
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