What if my employees have other insurance? Am I still required to make Health Care Expenditures for those employees?

Covered Employees who already have health care benefits through another employer may voluntarily waive their right to Health Care Expenditures under the HCSO by signing the OLSE’s Employee Voluntary Waiver Form. An employer will not be required to make Health Care Expenditures for employees that choose to sign this form. If an employee who is receiving health care benefits from another employer chooses not to sign the waiver, the employer must make the minimum Health Care Expenditures for that employee.

Keep in mind that the waiver will not be valid unless the health care benefits are provided either by another employer of the Covered Employee or by the employer of that Covered Employee’s spouse, domestic partner, parent, or guardian. If a Covered Employee has health care benefits that are not provided by another employer (i. e., the employee is purchasing it themselves or receiving Medi-Cal), the employee may not sign a waiver and the employer is still required to make the minimum Health Care Expenditures for that employee.