Can your employer denie you insurance because you are married?

Question

IN THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

I am getting married soon and found out my employer policy if you are married you can't get your free insurance through them anymore, you have to go through your spouses employer even if you have to pay there. It doesn't matter if you are the husband or wife or who's oldest....

So when single I get free health and Eye....once married they won't cover me and I have to go to my husbands employer and pay over $300 a month to be added?

Is this legal? I know all the married employees are mad because they all have to pay through their wife and husband employers. If this is or is NOT legal can some one please provide me a link to where I can print it out? Thanks in advance.

Upset PA employee

Answer 1

Seems strange especially if your spouse doesn't work.

Answer 2

Your question would be answered correctly by contacting the Pennsylvania Insurance Commission. This bureau is over the governing of all insurance companies.

Answer 3

no

Answer 4

My guess is that since insurance is a benefit of employment and not a requirement, they can require you to do pretty much anything that will help them keep their costs down. I located a link to the Insurance Department of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and while I couldn't locate an answer specific to your question, there are phone numbers listed and in fact you can e-mail a specific question to them.

Check this out!

http://www.insurance.state.pa.us

/dsf/inquiry.html

Answer 5

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!