Benefits

Welfare and Pension Funds Trust Information - For Trust information on the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Welfare and Pension Funds, click on the headline.

Tax Alert - Legacy Professionals, the certified public accountant for the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, has a tax alert on its Web site that members can access free of charge. Click on the headline. 

Continuation Coverage - If you lose health plan coverage due to a reduction in work hours, you are eligible to continue the same coverage you had while actively working or select alternative coverage with reduced benefits. Click on the headline for details.

Health Plan Network Providers - Click on the headline to find a health plan network provider, like BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois, Medco Health Solutions, Diagnostic Benefit Management, EyeMed Vision Care, ComPsych Guidance Resources, Health Dynamics Preventive Care, Epic Hearing Health Care, QualSight LASIK and Delta Dental

Suspect Asbestos at Your Job Site? Contact your steward, business representative or call our Safety Department.

Health Plan Forms - For commonly used health plan forms, click on the headline.

Health, Welfare and Pension Plans News and Announcements - For recent news and announcements about our health, welfare and pension plans, click on the headline.

Carpenters' Legal Hotline - The Hotline program is designed to provide union carpenters and their families with a source for information on a wide variety of legal matters. It is a quick reference source you can trust and go to without obligation and with the knowledge that the information being given to you is being given to you in good faith.

Life Events - For more information on the life events that affect your health and welfare benefits, click on the headline.

Follow Us on Facebook - We are now on Facebook. Search for the Council under Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters, or the training centers under Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters Apprentice & Training Program.

Adult Dependent Child Coverage - For specific instructions on enrolling an adult dependent child for coverage in our benefits plans, click on the headline. To find out more about your eligibility for general coverage under our benefits plans, click here: Eligibility for Coverage

Eligibility - To check your eligibilty under the Chicago Regional Council of Carpenters benefits plans, click on the headline.

Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse - ComPsych Guidance Resources® (ComPsych) is the plan's network provider selected to help you obtain the care you need for behavioral health issues, substance abuse and other serious life problems.                                  

Comprehensive Medical Benefits - For more information on our comprehensive medical benefits plan, click on the headline. 

Prescription Drug Plan - The Welfare Fund offers prescription drug benefits to you and your family through Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (Medco), the plan's prescription drug network.