Qualifying
Life Events

Making Change to Your Benefits

When big moments happen—such as getting married, welcoming a child, or experiencing a change in coverage—you may be eligible to adjust your Sysco benefits. Most updates must be made within 31 days of your qualifying life event (QLE), and documentation may be required.

You can make changes to your benefits when you experience a QLE if:

  • The changes you make are caused by and consistent with the change in status
  • You make the change within 31 days of the QLE (including the date of the event)

QLEs Include:

Marriage or start of a domestic partnership

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Birth, adoption, or placement for adoption

Divorce, legal separation, or end of a domestic partnership

Death of spouse, domestic partner, or dependent

A change in your spouse’s, domestic partner’s, or your dependent’s employment status

Loss or gain of dependent status

Residence change that effects eligibility for coverage

Mid-year expiration of COBRA

Loss or gain of Medicare

Loss or gain of eligibility for Medicaid/CHIP*

Change in employer plan of spouse, former spouse, dependent, domestic partner, or former domestic partner

Change from part-time to full-time employment** with Sysco (non-benefits eligible to benefits eligible)

* If you lose or gain coverage for a state premium assistance program under Medicare or Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), you have 60 days from the date of the eligibility change to request enrollment or cancellation of your benefits.

** Coverage for Sysco-sponsored benefits is effective on the first day of the month coincident with, or following, the part-time to full- time employment status change effective date, if you already satisfied a 60-day period of active employment. If you have not already satisfied a 60-day period of active employment period on the part-time to full-time employment status change effective date, there is a waiting period based on your original hire date to become eligible for Sysco-sponsored benefits on the first day of the month following or coincident with a 60-day waiting period.

Verify Dependents and
Submit Required Documentation

It is your responsibility to confirm and verify that an individual meets the definition of a dependent and provide any and all proper documentation for dependents when requested. Register your QLE in the online Sysco Benefits Center or by calling 1-800-55-SYSCO (1-800-557-9726).

You have 31 days from the date of the life event to register the QLE and submit the required documentation. Contact the Sysco Benefits Center for documentation requirements; a Social Security number is not required documentation for a birth QLE.

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New Hires and Newly Eligible Colleagues

New hires and newly eligible colleagues have 31 days from the date of hire/eligibility to elect your benefits. If you don’t make your elections within the initial 31-day period of eligibility, you’ll have to wait until Annual Benefits Enrollment unless you have a QLE. Benefits are effective on the first of the month on or after 31 days of employment or becoming newly eligible.

You’ll receive details about your enrollment deadline and how to enroll in the mail.