HR Update
Did you know you can make changes to some of your benefits outside of Open Enrollment? While Open Enrollment is when most people make benefits changes, it’s not the only chance you have. Some you can make at any time, while others you can make after a qualifying life event. Read on to discover how and when you can update your University benefits.
Customize Certain Benefits at Any Time
Some benefits can be added or updated throughout the year. You don’t have to wait for a qualifying life event or Open Enrollment. These are:
- Voluntary retirement plans: Start or change contributions directly with Fidelity Investments. Learn about your options on the Plan Comparison page.
- Additional employee and spouse life insurance: Start or increase your coverage with proof of good health. Learn how to enroll or apply for more coverage on the Additional Life Insurance web page.
- Voluntary short-term disability: Start or increase your coverage. Learn how to enroll or apply for more coverage on the Short-Term Disability web page.
- Health savings account (HSA): Change your contribution, as long as you are in the Medica HSA medical plan. Email [email protected] to get started.
Adjust Some Benefits After a Life Event
Within 30 days of a qualifying life event, you can make changes to some of your benefits. Be sure to provide the required documents. Depending on your life event, that might include changes to:
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Health care FSA
- Dependent care FSA
- Life insurance
Visit the Life Events web page to see a complete list of events, changes you can make, required documents, and how to submit your changes in MyU.
Choose Your Complete Benefits Annually
Your biggest opportunity to select or change your benefits is either:
- During the annual Open Enrollment period, or
- Within your first 30 days of employment or new eligibility.
Open Enrollment is your chance to review all of your options and decide what coverage you’d like for the next year. You can choose to:
- Enroll in or change medical plans
- Enroll in or change dental plans
- Enroll in a flexible spending account (FSA)
- Enroll in or cancel existing child life insurance coverage
- Decrease or cancel your employee or spouse life insurance coverage*
- Increase short-term disability by $100 or $200 or cancel your existing coverage**
- Begin, decrease, increase, or cancel long-term disability insurance coverage. This is only if you are a Civil Service or Labor-Represented employee or Faculty and P&A working 50-67% time.
*If you want to enroll or increase the amount of additional coverage, this is not part of Open Enrollment. See the information above.
**If you do not currently have coverage and want to enroll, or add more than $200 to existing coverage, this is not part of Open Enrollment. See the information above.