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• Discounts galore for educators: Web site builders, software, books and more

  Teachers are entitled to a host of bargains on the Web.

• Special coordination of benefits

  If you and your spouse or domestic partner are both UFT members, you don’t have to choose one or the other’s benefits — you have the benefit of both when it comes to certain Welfare Fund benefits.

• Workers’ Comp

  If you are hurt on the job, there are certain procedures you should follow to ensure that you get all the benefits that you are entitled to.

• Prescription drugs

  Now that we have reviewed the drug plan design for in-service members in our last issue, here’s some advice on how best to maximize your prescription drug benefit.

• Domestic partner health benefits may be taxable

  The health benefits of domestic partners of UFT members are taxable income, according to the Internal Revenue Service, unless the partner is the member’s dependent for tax purposes. Members who have domestic partners who are not dependents will have the fair market value of the partner’s health benefits included as income on their W-2 forms, according to the UFT Welfare Fund.

• Know your benefits Archive