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13 <br /> Orange County Personnel Ordinance Issue Date:August 5, 2011 <br /> 7.3.2 If the employee, covered spouse, domestic partner, or Amended <br /> dependent child is determined disabled under Social Security 09/21/04 <br /> at the time of termination or reduction in hours, he or she is <br /> entitled to purchase coverage for up to 29 months. <br /> 7.3.3 The spouse, domestic partner, or dependent child of an <br /> employee is entitled to a to 36 months of coverage if an of Amended <br /> p g y 109/21/04 <br /> the following occurs: <br /> -Death of the covered employee <br /> -Divorce or legal separation of the covered employee from the employee's <br /> spouse or termination of a domestic partner relationship <br /> -A covered employee-becomes entitled to Medicare benefits <br /> -A covered dependent is no longer a dependent. <br /> 8.0 Unemployment Insurance <br /> N.C. State Unemployment Compensation funds are financed in part by employer <br /> contributions. Orange County, therefore pays the required premium for financial <br /> protection in the event the employee should become unemployed. <br /> 8.1 To be eligible for benefits, workers must be unemployed through no fault of their <br /> own. If an employee is fired for cause, benefits may not be available as stated in <br /> North Carolina Law. <br /> 9.0 Retirement <br /> Membership in the North Carolina Local Government Retirement System is mandatory <br /> for full-time permanent and part-time permanent employees. Employees become a <br /> member of the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System on the <br /> date of hire if the duties require the employee work at least 1,000 hours a year and the <br /> employee is under age 62 at the date of hire. <br /> Vested Right - After five (5) years of service, employees are eligible for monthly <br /> retirement benefits based on salary age and years of service. <br /> Service Retirement With 30 Years - After 30 or more years of creditable service, an <br /> employee is eligible for unreduced service retirement. An employee must not work nor be <br /> paid in advance for work dating the month following retirement. <br /> Service Retirement At Age 65 - At age 65 or thereafter an employee is eligible for <br /> unreduced service retirement, with at least five (5) years of service. (Age 55 if the <br /> employee is a member of the Law Enforcement Officer's Retirement System) <br /> Post Retirement Increases - After retirement, an employee may become eligible for <br /> increases that become a permanent part of retirement benefits. <br /> Article IV-Page 12 <br />