2026 Benefits
Eligibility & Qualifying Life Events
Who can enroll, key deadlines, and qualifying life events.
Who's Eligible
Here are the eligibility requirements, key deadlines, and the platform you'll use to enroll.
Employee Type
Full-time employees
Min. Hours / Week
30
Coverage Effective
January 1, 2026, or date of hire if hired after January 1, 2026
Enrollment Platform
BambooHR
New Hire Deadline
31 days from hire
QLE Deadline
31 days from event
Eligible Dependents
Spouse / Partner: Legal spouse, common-law spouse (where recognized), or registered domestic partner
Dependent Children: Children under age 26 (includes birth children, stepchildren, legally adopted children, children placed for adoption, foster children, and children for whom you or your spouse have legal guardianship). Dependent children 26 or more years old, unmarried, and primarily supported by you and incapable of self-sustaining employment by reason of mental or physical disability which arose while the child was covered as a dependent under this plan (periodic certification may be required).
Qualifying Life Events
When a Qualifying Life Event occurs, you have 31 days to request changes to your coverage. Your change in coverage must be consistent with your change in status. Reach out to Rightsline's People Success Team with questions regarding specific life events and your ability to request changes.
A change in your legal marital status (marriage, divorce, or legal separation)
A change in the number of dependents (through birth or adoption or if a child is no longer an eligible dependent)
A change in a spouse's employment status (resulting in a loss or gain of coverage)
A change in employment status from full time to part time, or part time to full time, resulting in a gain or loss of eligibility
Death in the family (leading to change in dependents or loss of coverage)
Turning 26 and losing coverage through a parent's plan
Changes in address or location that may affect coverage
Eligibility for coverage through the Marketplace (Healthcare.gov)
Entitlement to Medicare or Medicaid
Changes that make you no longer eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
Open Enrollment
All of your current benefit elections will roll over into the new plan year if no action is taken. The only plans that require an active election are the FSA and HSA.