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Health Care: Medical and Dental Plans

Benefit	What Happens to Your Benefits
Medical and Dental Plans	Continue existing coverage to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins, provided you continue to make the required contributions

Flexible Spending Accounts

Benefit

What Happens to Your Benefits

Health Care Flexible Spending Account

You can continue to make contributions on an after-tax basis through COBRA. If you stop making contributions, you can be reimbursed for expenses for only that period during which you made contributions to your FSA. Claims that you incur after your participation ends are not eligible for reimbursement. You have 180 days from the end of the benefit plan year to submit expenses incurred before the date your leave begins

Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Account

Participation ends on the date your leave begins. You have 180 days from the end of the benefit plan year to submit expenses incurred before the date your leave begins

Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Disability Insurance

Benefit	What Happens to Your Benefits
Basic Life	Coverage continues to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins
Basic AD&D	Coverage continues to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins
Basic Long-Term Disability	Coverage continues to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins
Employee Optional Life (after-tax benefit)	Coverage continues to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins, provided you continue to make the required contributions
Spouse Optional Life (after-tax benefit)	Coverage continues to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins, provided you continue to make the required contributions
Child(ren) Optional Life (after-tax benefit)	Coverage continues to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins, provided you continue to make the required contributions
Optional AD&D	Coverage continues to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins, provided you continue to make the required contributions
Optional Long-Term Disability (after-tax benefit)	Coverage continues to the end of the month plus four additional months from the day the leave begins, provided you continue to make the required contributions

Questions?

Call the Northrop Grumman Benefits Center at:

1.800.894.4194