Human Resource Services will host an informational session to familiarize yourself with the common forms of identity theft, take proper actions if you are a victim, and learn how you can protect yourself. This session will be presented by Regions Bank on December 3 at noon, via Zoom. Please register in advance.
The 2025 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment period is going on now and will run through November 30, 2024. During this time you may learn what is new for 2025, as well as review and change your benefit elections. Any changes made to your benefit elections will be effective January 1, 2025. No action is needed if you do not wish to make changes to health, dental, vision, or VTL. However, employees wishing to contribute to a Flex Spending Account (FSA) must enroll or re-enroll each year.
Join Justin Dams, with Veridian Investment Services, as we discuss: strategies for building a retirement savings, balancing different financial goals, and preparing your estate plan. This session will take place on December 5, at 11 a.m., in Gilchrist 009. Please register in advance.
Effective July 1, 2024, due to a recent audit, all employees having a qualified life event and making any changes to their family health and/or dental coverage must verify all dependent relationships by providing corresponding legal documentation.
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Human Resource Services will host a session, led by Cedar Valley Hospice, on how to support someone who is grieving and resources available in the community. This session will be held on Thursday, November 21, at noon in Gilchrist 007. Please register in advance.
Human Resource Services will be hosting the Employee Benefits & Well-being Fair on Tuesday, November 19, in the Maucker Union Ballroom, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity for employees to learn more about benefit and well-being vendors from campus and across the Cedar Valley. The HRS benefits team will be available for open enrollment questions and assistance. It will also be the last opportunity to receive your free flu vaccine.
As of the end of September U.S. households can order four additional rapid COVID-19 test kits. We ask that when possible, you use the free options for test kits as the kits are not charged to our self-insured health plans (which impacts employee premiums). These tests are intended for use by the end of 2024. Please visit covidtests.gov for more information on ordering, as well as how to tell if your COVID-19 tests' expiration dates have been extended.
The 2025 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment period will run from Friday, November 1 through Saturday, November 30, 2024. During this time you may review and change your benefit elections. Any changes made to your benefit elections will be effective January 1, 2025. Watch for an email announcement on November 1 as well as an informational mailing that will be sent to your home address later this month.
Human Resource Services will host a confidential biometric screening on October 25 from 7 to 9 a.m. in Gilchrist 009. All benefit eligible employees may participate in one free biometric screening per academic year. For more information, and to register, visit the confidential biometric screening webpage.
All benefit eligible faculty and staff are eligible for
