No, the employer contribution must be equal for all employees. The eception would be a “managers carve-out” clause that allows an insurance company to offer a higher contribution for officers of a corporation. The amount that the employer is obligated to contribute toward the employee and dependent premiums is written into the employer’s contract with the insurance company. This can be modified annually during the open enrollment period. Perhaps your employer is planning this change at open enrollment and has yet to notify eisting employees. - Monday, October 19, 2009 @ 4:41pm

I agree with previous response, however you should keep this in perspective. Your employer paying 70% of employee is more than they are required and paying ANYTHING on the dependents is more than they are required. Your employer is paying out a HUGE benefit to you.

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