George Fox Employee Benefit News
Annual Open Enrollment Period Ends Monday, March 6
Whether or not you make any changes to your benefit elections, you need to complete the “Open Enrollment Election Form.†This is an electronic form that was emailed to your George Fox email on Feb. 14, 2017.
If you have decided to add coverage or make any changes to your current coverage, you MUST complete the appropriate enrollment forms (available on the HR Employee Benefits website) and return them to HR at Box 6108 by end of day Monday, March 6.
Key Dates for Participating Employees in the Flexible Spending Account Plan(s)
As the plan year wraps up, don’t forget about the upcoming deadlines for current participants:
Medical Spending Account
- March 31, 2017 – Last day for active employees to use the funds in the regular plan year
- June 29, 2017 – Last day to submit 2016-17 claim(s) with receipt(s)/substantiation
- Up to $500 will be automatically rolled over into your 2017-18 account as long as you are still actively participating in the plan. You do not need to notify us of the need to carry over any unused funds – it will happen automatically.
- Any balance over $500 remaining unspent will be forfeited (use-it or lose-it rule).
Dependent Care Spending Account
- March 31, 2017 – Last day to use the funds in the regular plan year
- June 15, 2017 – Last day to use funds in the two-and-a-half-month grace period
- June 30, 2017 – Last day to submit 2016-17 claim(s) with receipt(s)/substantiation
Contact Information
Need assistance with submitting Flexible Spending Account claims? Contact Allegiance Benefit Plan Management at 877-424-3570.
Need to access your account online? See instructions to set up your access. If you have difficulty, contact Allegiance Benefit Plan Management at 877-424-3570.
Have questions about benefits? Contact Darby Thiessen in Human Resources at ext. 2188 or dthiessen@georgefox.edu.
Please be sure to submit any claims you have already incurred for the 2016-17 plan year!