Benefits

Certain life events create a PIE – a period of initial eligibility – when eligible employees and eligible family members can enroll in or change plan(s) without meeting special requirements, such as submitting a Statement of Health for carrier approval.

For the medical, dental, vision, legal, and TIP plans, once you have selected a plan, you may not change it until there is either 1) a new PIE or 2) an Open Enrollment period where the plan is offered. However, you may opt-out or cancel your coverage at any time....

When a new, rehired, or transferred employee begins work, please follow the steps below to ensure the employee is able to enroll in their desired benefits plans.

Inform new employee of applicable Benefits Package – Full, Mid-Level, Core or none Inform employee they must enroll in most of the Health and Welfare benefits within 31 days of the date of hire or date of eligibility. Inform employee they should be able to enroll online by choosing “Sign in to your accounts” on the UCnet website. If they...

When an employee or an employee's family member dies, the surviving family members or named beneficiaries may be eligible for certain benefits. Departmental HR staff should report the death immediately so notifications can be made and paperwork started.

Employee Assistance can provide counseling for employees dealing with the loss of a family member or coworker.

Reporting a Death
Immediately...

How benefits eligibility works For employees in career, academic, limited, partial-year career, contract, and floater appointments Eligibility for a particular benefits package depends on the type of job, the percentage of time worked, and the appointment length.

Full Benefits: Employees in the above categories (career, academic, limited, partial-year career, contract, and floater appointments), working 50 percent time or more for at least one year,...