PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Some Caterpillar retirees are scrambling to comply with a recent request by the Peoria company to provide proof of dependency for family members to continue receiving health insurance.
The (Peoria) Journal Star reports that affected former employees include 92-year-old Jordan Wieland, a tool designer who worked for Caterpillar Inc. for 44 years before retiring three decades ago.
Wieland said he was asked to help authenticate his 61-year marriage and also provide a birth certificate from the Peoria County Courthouse before June 17.
The company calls the verification request routine and says that more than 70 percent of its retirees have already complied with a step last taken 10 years ago.
