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Do I have to sign a rescission of benefits form? Or can I just let my benefits lapse on their own?

I recently went PRN/Casual at my old job (I say old because I honestly have no intention of ever picking up a shift for them) and the HR lady keeps emailing and calling me about my health benefits. I already got a new full-time job with benefits that I've signed up for and I assumed my old benefits would end on their own without any input from me. It seems like that's the case anyway since in the email it says “This is important and time sensitive information detailing how to prevent benefit coverage from lapsing. Employees who wish to drop coverage must notify the Corporate Benefits Department within 30 days from the qualifying event (which is the effective date of the status change from full-time to part-time or casual/PRN) by completing the attached Rescission of Benefits Form.” I just want to know what others may have done in a…


I recently went PRN/Casual at my old job (I say old because I honestly have no intention of ever picking up a shift for them) and the HR lady keeps emailing and calling me about my health benefits. I already got a new full-time job with benefits that I've signed up for and I assumed my old benefits would end on their own without any input from me.

It seems like that's the case anyway since in the email it says “This is important and time sensitive information detailing how to prevent benefit coverage from lapsing. Employees who wish to drop coverage must notify the Corporate Benefits Department within 30 days from the qualifying event (which is the effective date of the status change from full-time to part-time or casual/PRN) by completing the attached Rescission of Benefits Form.”

I just want to know what others may have done in a similar situation. Is it detrimental to me at all to just ignore this?

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