This Benefits Guide describes benefits provided to all non-union U.S. colleagues. Eligibility for union colleagues is subject to the terms of their Collective Bargaining Agreement. To see the legal notices, click here.
To meet compliance requirements and help manage rising health care costs, if you were hired before September 1, 2023, you will need to provide dependent verification documentation from October 28–November 22, 2024. Click here to see a list of the required documentation and how to submit it.
You will need to provide documentation that verifies your dependents are eligible to participate in our benefit programs in 2025.
If you are a new hire, see below for your dependent verification requirements and process.
Full-time, active colleagues in the U.S. are eligible for Sysco's group benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, long-term disability, and flexible spending accounts). You can find eligibility information for other benefits with their descriptions in this guide.
You may also cover certain family members, including your legal spouse (unless otherwise required by law), domestic partner and your dependent child(ren). Eligible children include:
Dependent children may remain covered to age 26, regardless of whether they live with you or not. Coverage ends on the day before the dependent’s 26th birthday.
Eligibility for dependent children status may be extended for an unmarried physically or mentally disabled child, regardless of age, provided the disability started by or before age 26. Proof of the child’s disability must be submitted to your medical insurance administrator within 31 days of the child’s 26th birthday.
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.
Registering a qualifying life event (QLE) is required when adding a new dependent to your health coverage. Colleagues can register their QLE on the Total Rewards Café or by calling the Sysco Benefits Center at 1-800-55-SYSCO (1-800-557-9726). Colleagues have 31 days from the date of birth or adoption to register the QLE and submit the required documentation to the Sysco Benefits Center. Please contact the Sysco Benefits Center for documentation requirements; a Social Security number is not required documentation for a birth QLE.
Part of the enrollment process includes verifying your dependents covered under Sysco's benefit plans. Dependents are eligible for benefits, provided they meet the eligibility rules defined in the Sysco benefit plans. Make sure you only add dependents that are eligible for coverage under the Sysco plans.
Sysco will conduct a verification of dependent data after the enrollment period ends:
If you and your spouse or domestic partner are both eligible to enroll in the Sysco Health and Welfare plans, you can select one of the below enrollment options:
Please note – you cannot elect both option 1 and 2. No Sysco colleague can be covered as both a dependent and an colleague under the plan.
In addition, your child(ren) cannot be covered as a dependent by both you and your spouse or domestic partner. Only one of you can cover your eligible child(ren).