Life Transitions:  Job Loss

What happens to my pension if I am laid off?

What do I do about health care coverage for me and my family?
 

For a detailed, but understandable, discussion of all the issues relating to these questions in an easy to follow question and answer format, see: Pension and Health Care Coverage...Questions and Answers for Dislocated Workers  from the Department of Labor.  Toll-free: 1-800-998-7542

You can call a benefit advisor at the Washington office of the Department of Labor’s Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) at 202-219-8776 or in the PWBA regional office nearest to you.

You can visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service (CMS) of the Department of Health and Human Services or contact your State Insurance Commissioner’s office.


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