{"id":43881,"date":"2018-05-01T08:47:19","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T12:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?p=43881"},"modified":"2018-05-01T08:47:19","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T12:47:19","slug":"changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/","title":{"rendered":"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of the continued increase in claims volume and associated costs, the SMART Transportation Division Discipline Income Protection Program (DIPP) is increasing its monthly assessments from 81 cents to 96 cents per $1 of daily benefits, effective July 1, 2018.<br \/>\nMembers may elect to reduce their benefit level or cancel coverage at any time by submitting the appropriate form to SMART TD. If a member chooses to keep his or her coverage as it is, the current benefit level will remain in place, and members who pay their monthly assessments by payroll deduction will have the higher monthly assessments automatically deducted from their paychecks.<br \/>\nDIPP trustees are SMART General President Joseph Sellers Jr., SMART Secretary-Treasurer Richard L. McClees and SMART TD President John Previsich.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/static.smart-union.org\/worksite\/PDFs\/DIPP\/DIPP_Sched_of_Benefits_2018.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Follow this link to view the updated SMART TD DIPP Schedule of Maximum Benefits.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a result of the continued increase in claims volume and associated costs, the SMART Transportation Division Discipline Income Protection Program (DIPP) is increasing its monthly assessments from 81 cents to 96 cents per $1 of daily benefits, effective July 1, 2018. Members may elect to reduce their benefit level or cancel coverage at any [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,17,18],"tags":[139,1319],"member_types":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments - SMART Union<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments - SMART Union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"As a result of the continued increase in claims volume and associated costs, the SMART Transportation Division Discipline Income Protection Program (DIPP) is increasing its monthly assessments from 81 cents to 96 cents per $1 of daily benefits, effective July 1, 2018. Members may elect to reduce their benefit level or cancel coverage at any [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SMART Union\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"bnagy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"bnagy\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"bnagy\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/bfe5297f0cbb924d5618535ce3276843\"},\"headline\":\"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments\",\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/\"},\"wordCount\":143,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"DIPP\",\"Discipline Income Protection Plan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"News\",\"TD Leadership Messages\",\"Transportation\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/\",\"name\":\"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments - SMART Union\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/\",\"name\":\"SMART Union\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SMART Union\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SMART_logo.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SMART_logo.svg\",\"width\":280,\"height\":57,\"caption\":\"SMART Union\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/bfe5297f0cbb924d5618535ce3276843\",\"name\":\"bnagy\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f0841a453f0dcab645374f348b6947f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f0841a453f0dcab645374f348b6947f?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"bnagy\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/author\/bnagy\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments - SMART Union","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments - SMART Union","og_description":"As a result of the continued increase in claims volume and associated costs, the SMART Transportation Division Discipline Income Protection Program (DIPP) is increasing its monthly assessments from 81 cents to 96 cents per $1 of daily benefits, effective July 1, 2018. Members may elect to reduce their benefit level or cancel coverage at any [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/","og_site_name":"SMART Union","article_published_time":"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00","author":"bnagy","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"bnagy","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/"},"author":{"name":"bnagy","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/bfe5297f0cbb924d5618535ce3276843"},"headline":"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments","datePublished":"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/"},"wordCount":143,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization"},"keywords":["DIPP","Discipline Income Protection Plan"],"articleSection":["News","TD Leadership Messages","Transportation"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/","name":"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments - SMART Union","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-01T12:47:19+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/changes-made-to-monthly-smart-td-dipp-assessments\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Changes made to monthly SMART TD DIPP assessments"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/","name":"SMART Union","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#organization","name":"SMART Union","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SMART_logo.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/SMART_logo.svg","width":280,"height":57,"caption":"SMART Union"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/bfe5297f0cbb924d5618535ce3276843","name":"bnagy","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f0841a453f0dcab645374f348b6947f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f0841a453f0dcab645374f348b6947f?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"bnagy"},"url":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/author\/bnagy\/"}]}},"image_url":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"link","format":"url"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43881"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43881"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43881\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43881"},{"taxonomy":"member_types","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smart-union.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/member_types?post=43881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}