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Employee Eligibility for Benefits
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General Information and Requirements:

Updated 12/16/2008

PEBB employee eligibility categories include:

  • Permanent - an employee who works half-time or more per month and is expected to be employed for more than 6 months.
  • Nonpermanent - an employee who works an average of half-time or more and is expected to work for no more than six calendar months, but ultimately works for more than six calendar months.
  • Career Seasonal - an employee who works an average of half-time or more over a nine or more month season who have an understanding of continued employment season after season.
  • Seasonal - an employee who works half-time or more per month during a specific season for 3 to 8 months. There must be an understanding of continued employment season after season.
  • Instructional Year - an employee who works an average of half-time or more in a school year or equivalent 9 month basis.
  • Part-Time Faculty and Part-Time Academics - employees who are employed on a quarter/semester to quarter/semester basis.
  • Appointed and Elected Officials - legislators and all other elected and full-time appointed officials of the legislative and executive branches of state government.
  • Judges - justices of the Supreme Court and judges of courts of appeals and the superior courts.

Note: PEBB categories define an employees' eligibility for benefits. PEBB's descriptions of employee categories do not necessarily match the job definitions for DOP or your specific agency. In other words, regardless of how an employer defines an employee for hiring purposes, PEBB will consider the employee's eligibility for benefits dependent on the definition the employee fits according to PEBB WAC.

When an employee begins employment with your agency, use these categories to determine their benefits eligibility.

If an employee fits into more than one of the above categories, choose the category that most closely describes the person's employment situation to determine benefit eligibility.

Forms:

Common Questions and Issues:

WAC References:

Html 182-12-115

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