What is Open Enrollment?
Open Enrollment is the annual period when employees have the opportunity to make changes to their benefits for the next calendar year. The choices you make during Open Enrollment take effect on January 1. Open Enrollment is generally the only time of year that you can change your benefit options, unless you have a qualifying life event like marriage, childbirth, or divorce.
You can learn more about changes you can make to your benefits throughout the year by visiting the Get Benefits web page, including:
- Adding or increasing voluntary short-term disability and optional life insurance benefits at anytime with evidence of insurability
- Starting or changing voluntary retirement contributions at anytime
- Updating certain benefits after life events (birth of a baby, marriage, divorce, etc.)