New Jersey S460 mandates public employees to choose health care benefit plans and prohibits public employers from paying employees who waive coverage.

New Jersey S460 requires public employees to select health care benefit plans if they and their spouses are eligible for coverage from multiple public employers. The employee with the highest annual compensation must choose the coverage. Spouses are ineligible for coverage from the other employer. The bill also prohibits public employers from making payments to employees who waive their health care coverage. The decision to allow waivers is not subject to collective bargaining. This applies to state employers, local governments, local boards of education, and independent state authorities.

New Jersey S460 mandates public employees to choose health care benefit plans and prohibits public employers from paying employees who waive coverage.

New Jersey S460 requires public employees to select health care benefit plans if they and their spouses are eligible for coverage from multiple public employers. The employee with the highest annual compensation must choose the coverage. Spouses are ineligible for coverage from the other employer. The bill also prohibits public employers from making payments to employees who waive their health care coverage. The decision to allow waivers is not subject to collective bargaining. This applies to state employers, local governments, local boards of education, and independent state authorities.