I am an independent truck driver who works for a small company.I pay for my own health insurance thru my employer.The day my truck broke down he immediately canceled my health insurance.Can he do that?
2007-06-05 05:18:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Being independent tells me you have no contracted benefits. In such a case,any benefits you receive from your employer are at his/their discretion! Sorry :-(=
2007-06-05 05:27:20 · answer #1 · answered by Jcontrols 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, I actually got mine cancelled retroactively. I transfered to another city and then the new city decided they didn't want me about 2 weeks later, but I'd never worked for them yet. (I was not working for that 2 weeks while they decided) I went to the dentist, they made the call and verified that I was covered, then when my store never picked me up, the insurance was dropped to the last date I'd worked, so the dentist visit wasn't covered.
I think they are supposed to offer you something called COBRA that allows you to pay for your own coverage for a while until you can get new coverage. Check into it, I don't know if that is just a WA thing, or if it is national.
2007-06-05 05:25:00 · answer #2 · answered by BaseballGrrl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes..they have every right to. Most eomployer make you work a certain amount of hours a week to maintain full-time status for health insurance purposes. Look it up...it is legal.
2007-06-05 05:24:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. He can. But, you have rights to a COBRA policy. Contact the insurance company ASAP.
2007-06-05 05:49:10 · answer #4 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋