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| Want to Add my Domestic Partner? |
IMPORTANT: Be sure to enroll your
spouse, civil union or domestic partner and any eligible dependent children
for benefits within 31 days of your eligibility date for events such
as: marriage, civil union (if residing in a state that recognizes civil
union), domestic partnership (12 month residency requirement met). Otherwise,
you will have to wait until the next open enrollment period.
- Determine eligibility for your domestic partner.
- Review all requirements explained in the Domestic
Partner Declaration form.
- Complete the Declaration form and return it with the required
proof of domestic partnership to your Human Resources Representative
(Valassis Communications, Inc. and NCH associates paid through ADP)
or the Associate Resource Center (Valassis Direct Mail and Sales
& Marketing associates paid through PeopleSoft). Your coverage
will NOT be effective until the required declaration form is received
and approved.
- Review special domestic partner rules for benefit coverage.
- Your domestic partner cannot submit claims for reimbursement
through your Flexible Spending Account, unless they are your IRS-qualified
dependent.
- All benefits extended to a taxpayer's domestic partner are taxable,
unless your domestic partner is IRS-qualified and can be claimed
on your taxes. For non-IRS qualified domestic partners, the value
of the benefit must be included in your income. For additional information,
please contact your Human Resources Representative (Valassis Communications,
Inc. and NCH associates paid through ADP) or the Associate Resource
Center at 1-877-238-6847 (Valassis Direct Mail and Sales & Marketing
associates paid through PeopleSoft).
- Know which states don't recognize domestic partnerships.
Domestic partner coverage is offered throughout the country. An
associate who registers his or her common-law spouse needs to complete
an affidavit attesting to the common-law arrangement and would register
the partner as "spouse."
In eligible states, residents who are the same gender and are married
under the laws of the state with a certificate of marriage are able
to register their partner as a spouse and not as a domestic partner.
In eligible states, civil union partners are able to register their
civil union partner with a certificate of union.
- Enroll your domestic partner for benefits. Your
partner and any eligible dependents can receive:
- Medical, dental and vision benefits
- Dependent Term Life Insurance
Want to Terminate my Domestic Partnership?
Contact your Human Resources Representative (Valassis Communications,
Inc. and NCH associates paid through ADP) or the Associate Resource
Center (Valassis Direct Mail and Sales & Marketing associates paid
through PeopleSoft).
- Consider adjusting your voluntary life insurance coverage
(evidence of insurability is required to increase coverage
more than one level).
 
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