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The company I having been working for since September 2020 is under new management, they took over in October of 2024. While I was away in February 2025, the company introduced a new extended benefits package, prior to this we did not receive additional benefits. When I came back I was told everyone in the company had to sign up, so I did. Not until after I signed up was I notified by another employe that I was responsible for paying for these benefits, I was under the impression that the company was paying for them, because no one had provided any payment information to me with the paperwork. It is now going to cost me $206 plus change - this includes my husband and I. If I had known that I was going to be out of pocket for these expenses I would never have signed the papers - the company has told me that it is mandatory to be signed up for benefits. I would like to know if this is correct, and I have to be out of pocket for these additional expenses.
Thank you for your question. The company may not strictly speaking have the right to make benefits mandatory, but as a practical matter it is unlikely you will be able to take legal action as a result. Companies are generally understood to have the implied right to make incremental changes to your benefits packages without that constituting a breach of contract.
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