Employee Eligibility
Regular full-time or part-time employees who work at least 17.5 hours per week in an employment category are eligible for health care coverage
Dependent Eligibility
Legally married spouse or registered domestic partner and children under age 26 (through age 25), regardless of student or marital status
Required Information: Upon employment or if you are re-hired after 12 months have passed, we require verification of your dependents’ eligibility to be covered under Parsons’ benefit plans. Every year, you will be asked to step through enrollment during open enrollment period and confirm that their status hasn’t changed and that they remain eligible. If you don’t step through open enrollment, your dependents will be dropped from coverage. Dependents may include: your spouse, domestic partner, natural children, legally adopted children, stepchildren, children of your domestic partner, children under your legal guardianship, and disabled adult children.
Benefits Plan Year:
January 1 – December 31
When can I enroll?
As an eligible employee, you can enroll:
- As a new hire, you have 31 days to enroll in your benefits. Your benefits are effective on your date of hire.
- Each year, during open enrollment
- Within 31 days of a qualifying life event as defined by the IRS
Important: You must be actively working on the coverage effective date to be eligible for Parsons’ benefit plans.
Changes to Enrollment
Open Enrollment
During our annual open enrollment period, you may make new benefit elections for the following January 1st effective date.
Qualifying Life Event
Once you make your benefit elections, you cannot change them throughout the year unless you experience a qualifying life event as defined by the IRS. Examples include, but are not limited to: