Originally Posted by
LakeshoreFlyer
The law may allow a company to administer their open enrollment through 'active' participation, but law does not require it to be so. My two former companies rolled you over into your previous year options unless you choose to make different elections.
Precisely, it is entirely optional for the company. And it's not coincidence when large sums of money are involved - they're betting a small but significant amount of employees will forget to enroll. The same goes for the "working spouse surcharge," it is obvious they want your spouse off Frontier benefits plan BUT furthermore they're hoping you'll combine onto your spouse's plan at their company, relieving Frontier from sharing benefit costs for your family all together!
And they've made the decision easy for you, because our plans stink!