Town of Littleton, MA

The Town of Littleton offers the following insurance coverage to its benefit eligible employees: HEALTH INSURANCE The Town of Littleton will offer health insurance in accordance with Chapter 32B of Massachusetts General Laws. Insurance deductions are taken automatically from the employee’s paycheck. Health Insurance is offered at the time of employment and during the annual open enrollment. Under COBRA law, employees may be entitled to continued coverage in the Town’s group health insurance plan effective upon termination of employment. The employee is responsible for 102% of the Premium. Specific information is available from the Treasurer’s Office. Open enrollment is offered once a year, usually in early April. At this time employees have the opportunity to change their current benefit plans and coverage to suit their personal needs. Employees will be notified by the Treasurer’s Office of the dates of the open enrollment and when any changes will become effective. If you are an active benefit eligible employee 65 or over you will remain on your current active health plan until you retire. At age 65, if you are Medicare eligible, you must apply for your Medicare coverage through Social Security and defer your Part B coverage until retirement.