News & Changes

Effective September 1, 2009, the Trustees have approved the following eligibility criteria and / or changes regarding Welfare Fund Medical Extensions:

1. A Participant becomes eligible for an extension on the first day of the calendar quarter following the completion of 8 consecutive quarters of Welfare Fund Benefits.
2. A Participant must be registered in one of the District Council of Northern New Jersey Union Local work referral books and must be actively seeking employment via “shaping the hall”.
3. If the Participant has worked over 100 hours but less than 200 during a calendar quarter in any of the two calendar quarters prior to termination of benefits, the Participant has the option to buy in the remaining hours at the applicable hourly Welfare Fund contribution rate.  If a participant is eligible for this buy in option, an extension will not be granted.
4. Only one extension per calendar year can be granted with a lifetime maximum of five.

If you require a Welfare Fund eligibility extension, you must contact your Local Union, the Local will submit a request for the eligibility extension to the Fund Office.