Plan Information
The information below is applicable to the life insurance benefit plans
provided by Duke, except the universal life insurance coverage, as it is not covered
under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
The plan administrator is responsible for the day-to-day operation and
administration of the plan. For example, the plan sets forth requirements
for eligibility for plan participation, and the plan administrator makes
sure these requirements are met. The plan administrator is also the plan's
agent for service of legal process. The name, business address and telephone
number of the plan administrator and the employer, and the employer's
identification number are:
Name and address
Director of Benefits Administration
Duke University
Box 90502
705 Broad Street
Durham, NC 27708-0502
Phone Number
(919) 684-5600
Fax Number
(919) 681-8774
Employer Identification Number
Duke University: 56-0532129
Duke University Health System: 56-2070036
Plan Documents
This brochure contains summaries of the plan documents governing the plans
sponsored by Duke. Each summary, together with other materials incorporated
by reference into this brochure, is intended to serve as the ERISA summary
plan description for the plan to which it pertains. None of the summaries
contain the complete text of its related plan. The plan document for a
plan is the detailed description of the plan's terms and conditions. If
there is a conflict between a plan document and its summary, the plan
document will control.
To request copies of plan documents, call Benefits Administration. A
charge will be made for each copy you request.
Collective Bargaining Agreements
These plans are maintained pursuant to certain collective bargaining
agreements. The agreements are available for your inspection in the Staff
and Labor Relations department of Duke's Human Resources located
at 705 Broad Street. You can reach the Staff and Labor
Relations Department at 684-5557.
Family Leave Act Compliance
At all times these programs are administered in accordance with the
provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The plan is
construed and enforced according to North Carolina laws except to the
extent these are superseded by the provisions of ERISA or other applicable
federal laws.
Plan Modification
Duke reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend or
terminate any plan at any time, for any reason.
Authority of the Committee and the Plan Administrator
Both the Staff Fringe Benefit Committee and the Plan Administrator have the
duty and discretionary authority to interpret and construe the provisions
of the plan, subject to the objective terms of the plan and the claims and
claims review procedures described above. Interpretations and determinations
made by the Committee and the Plan Administrator will be applied uniformly
to all persons similarly situated and will be binding and conclusive upon
each eligible employee and dependent who is covered under the plan, his or
her beneficiary and any other interested person. Such interpretations and
determinations made by the Committee and the Plan Administrator will only
be overruled by a court of law if the Committee and the Plan Administrator
are found to have acted arbitrarily and capriciously in interpreting and
construing the provisions of the plan.
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