Open Enrollment Period for Benefits Eligible Employees Is May 2-9
Open enrollment for our benefits plans is May 2-9. There is very good news about the premiums for all of our plans. Our healthcare plans with Group Health will have a small increase for this next year of only 4.4 percent above this year’s rates. We are also improving the healthcare plan by making approved preventative care services no longer subject to co-pays or the deductible. This change takes place beginning June 1, 2011, with the start of the new plan year.
Dental and life insurance rates are remaining the same. Additionally, you will now be able to purchase $10,000 to $40,000 in additional voluntary life insurance, whether you are currently waiving this voluntary coverage, or even if you are at the benefit maximum of $200,000 in voluntary coverage. This increase is available without the need for providing proof of good health.
You will receive your benefit packets by campus mail. If you have specific questions about your benefits or your benefits elections, please contact JoAnn Fox at 777-4413.
Annual Commute Trip Reduction Survey
Thank you to everyone who participated in the annual Commute Trip Reduction survey last week. Due to a breakdown in the state-wide survey server, we were given an extension to complete the survey. If you have not yet completed the online survey, please log in and complete the survey this week.
To take the survey:
1. Log into http://www.ctrsurvey.org/ and enter your e-mail address.
2. Select your worksite from the dropdown box.
3. Complete and submit your survey.
All employees who complete the survey will be entered in our grand-prize drawing. In next week’s Whitworth Weekly we will announce the winners of the prize drawings.
Please give JoAnn Fox a call at x4413 or e-mail jfox@whitworth.edu if you have questions about the survey process.
