Obligation to Continue Payments. A. in the event that an employee eligible for insurance coverage under this Agreement is discharged, quits, retires, resigns, is laid off, or commences an unpaid leave of absence, the Employer shall have no obligation or liability whatsoever for making any insurance premium payment for any such employee or their lawful dependents beyond the month in which the discharge, quit, retirement, resignation, layoff or unpaid leave of absence commences. Employees may continue insurance benefits on a month-by- month basis by paying to the Employer, in advance, the amount of the next month's premium for that employee and/or their lawful dependents, subject to the approval of the insurance program. The Employer shall resume payment of insurance premiums for eligible employees who return to work as of the first (1st ) day of the premium month following the date of the employee's return to work. B. The provisions of this Section notwithstanding, the Employer shall continue insurance premium payments for individuals on Workers' Compensation leaves of absence for a period of three (3) months after the month in which the employee has exhausted all of his/her sick leave, including all days drawn by the employee from the sick leave bank under Section 11.11 of this Agreement.
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