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Feature Article
Flexible Spending Accounts: New Administrator, New Names Beginning January 1, 2009, CONEXIS will replace SHPS as the administrator of UC's Flexible Spending Accounts (DepCare and Health FSAs). UC believes that partnering with CONEXIS, a national leader in benefits "administration", will result in improved services to you. Along with this change, the HCRA and DepCare accounts will now be called the Health Flexible Spending Account (Health FSA) and the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DepCare FSA). More>> Make Your Open Enrollment Changes by November 25 The annual Open Enrollment period for UC-sponsored health and welfare plans is currently underway. More>> UCRP and the Global Financial Crisis Information about the effects of the global financial crisis on UCRP and the Retirement Savings Program is available from a number of sources including: At Your Service The Treasurer's Office website Fidelity Retirement Services Assessing Your Health It's not too late to complete a health assessment for 2008. More>> Go to the Top	Can't find what you want? Directories and Contacts Forms and Publications Search the website Email Customer Service
UC People
Irvine Hooking Inner-City Kids on Reading To make sure all children have something good to read, Rebecca Constantino launched the nonprofit Access Books in 2004, distributing books to inner-city schools in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties that have pitifully few volumes on their library shelves. Riverside Getting the Bugs Out With Jacques Cousteau as one of his boyhood heroes, Doug Yanega has always had a fascination for fauna. But growing up in New York City put him on the path to entomology. Yanega is the senior scientist at the Entomology Research Museum at UC Riverside. Go to the Top
Briefs
Regents Approve Retiree Re-employment Policy Pending formal review and employee comment, a new policy will govern the re-employment of all retired UC employees into staff or Senior Management Group (SMG) positions. More>> Open Enrollment a Good Time to Consider Disability Waiting Period UC's Supplemental Disability Plan premiums are increasing 15% beginning with the premium withheld from enrolled employees' February 1, 2009 paychecks. Although the plan is not open for enrollment at this time, you can increase your waiting period, and reduce your premium, at any time. More>> Regents Approve UCRP Funding Proposal At their September meeting, the UC Regents approved a funding policy to ensure that the UC Retirement Plan remains able to pay retirement benefits to employees in the future, and that UC's benefits remain competitive in the marketplace. The proposal establishes the date of July 1, 2009, subject to collective bargaining where applicable, for the resumption of employer and employee contributions to the UCRP. More information is available online. Retirement Education Workshops This fall, UC is sponsoring several retirement education workshops to help employees learn about investing for retirement and the steps they can take to help ensure retirement readiness. More>> Sign up Now for Electronic W-2 It's never too early to start planning for tax season! To receive your Form W-2 electronically, sign up now on At Your Service. More>> 2009 Medical Booklet Policy Go Green In support of the University's Policy on Sustainable Practice, UC has worked with the health & welfare plan vendors to minimize the amount of printed information sent to plan members each year, much of which ends up in landfills. More>> Go to the Top
Benefits Q & A
Q. I worked for the Texas State Government prior to joining UC Davis Medical Center and accumulated money in TEXA$AVER 401(k) plan. May I roll over that money to my UC 403(b) or 457(b) plan? Z.L., UC Davis More>> Q. I worked for UC Berkeley as a work study student, and, upon graduation, have continued to work for UC. I am wondering if my work study hours are calculated into my service credit and retirement benefits. Also, it would be helpful if At Your Service had a way to track our years of service to UC. C.P., UC Riverside More>> Do you have a question about your benefits that you’d like to have answered here? Send your questions to HRBBriefing-L@ucop.edu or UC HR/Benefits, HRB Briefing editor, 300 Lakeside Drive, 12th Floor, Oakland CA 94612. We will provide answers in a future issue of HRB Briefing.