49-11-616. Benefits information.
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The office shall provide written general information to each participating employer concerning benefits available under this title. |
Terms Used In Utah Code 49-11-616
- Employer: means any department, educational institution, or political subdivision of the state eligible to participate in a government-sponsored retirement system under federal law. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Office: means the Utah State Retirement Office. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Participating employer: means a participating employer, as defined by Chapter 12, Public Employees' Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 13, Public Employees' Noncontributory Retirement Act, Chapter 14, Public Safety Contributory Retirement Act, Chapter 15, Public Safety Noncontributory Retirement Act, Chapter 16, Firefighters' Retirement Act, Chapter 17, Judges' Contributory Retirement Act, and Chapter 18, Judges' Noncontributory Retirement Act, or an agency financed in whole or in part by public funds which is participating in a system or plan as of January 1, 2002. See Utah Code 49-11-102
- Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Retirement: means the status of an individual who has become eligible, applies for, and is entitled to receive an allowance under this title. See Utah Code 49-11-102
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A participating employer shall provide the information under Subsection (1) to each eligible employee:
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immediately upon termination of service, leave of absence, commencement of long-term disability benefits, or retirement; and |
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in person or, if the employee is unavailable to receive the information in person, by mailing the information to the employee’s last known address. |
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| (b) |
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Each participating employer shall maintain the records necessary to demonstrate that the employer has provided the information outlined in Subsection (1) as required in Subsection (2)(a). |
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The records shall be made available to the office upon request. |
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| (3) |
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The office shall provide each participating employer with a form to be signed by each employee to verify that the employee has been given in person the information required by this section. |
| (b) |
If an employer provides information under Subsection (1) by mail as provided in Subsection (2)(a)(ii), the employer shall:
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indicate on the form that the information was mailed to the employee and the address to which the information was mailed; |
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maintain the records necessary to demonstrate that the employer complied with the requirements under this Subsection (3); and |
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make the records available to the office upon request. |
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Amended by Chapter 243, 2015 General Session
