We are thrilled to announce that effective March 6, 2023, Maria Lifka will be the Benefits and Wellbeing Manager. In this role she will be responsible for the strategic direction for the planning, analysis and administration of all laboratory benefit and wellbeing plans and programs along with compliance for ERISA plans. The Benefits and Wellbeing team will report directly to Maria. Maria joined FRA in 2014 with 10 years of benefits administration experience. She previously held various benefits roles with…
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This week, in anticipation of open enrollment 2023 we continue to invite all benefits-eligible employees to our virtual Benefits and Wellbeing Fair 2022 which will run through Oct. 25. All benefits-related vendors are scheduled to participate. Visit us at hr.fnal.gov/benefits for more details. Services login required.
It’s that time of year again. The Benefits and Wellbeing Office invites all benefits-eligible employees to our virtual Benefits and Wellbeing Fair, scheduled from Oct. 10-25.
On Wednesday, May 11, the Benefits & Wellbeing Office and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion will co-sponsor a Wellness Wednesday workshop as a part of Inclusion Matters 2022. The Mental Health Awareness workshop will be facilitated live by ComPsych-EUAP from 1 – 2 p.m. (CT). The workshop will focus on removing the stigma associated with mental illness. The facilitators will educate employees on recognizing the signs and symptoms of distress to provide support to their fellow coworkers. Additionally,…
Open Enrollment has been closed and finalized, and 2022 elections can now be viewed in FermiWorks. To view your 2022 benefits, click on the Benefits icon from the FermiWorks home screen, under “View”, choose “Benefit Elections as of Date.” Enter 1/1/2022 and you will see your 2022 benefits. Keep in mind that the coverage begin dates in FermiWorks will go back to the date you originally started in the plan, or the most recent date there was a change in…
Colors in the Fermilab landscape are changing from one week to the next. It’s also time to consider your benefits selection for next year.
This year we continue to offer several different ways to help you and your family access benefits information, beginning with a virtual benefits and wellbeing fair kicking off 2022 open enrollment. Visit the benefits and wellbeing fair website to view the vendor recorded sessions and the vendor tools and resource page. Services login required. We strongly encourage you to attend one of the virtual open enrollment meetings and visit the open enrollment website to learn more about your benefit options….
Enrollment for next year’s benefits begins on Wednesday, Oct. 27, and will continue until Wednesday, Nov. 10. Open enrollment is your opportunity to make changes to your benefits coverage for the coming year. Please plan on attending one of the virtual open-enrollment meetings.
On March 11, 2021, The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) was signed into law by President Biden. ARPA allows employers to increase the annual limit on contributions to dependent care FSAs up to $10,500 for the 2021 plan year only. While it is optional, we have decided to adopt this change. If you are interested in making a change to your DCFSA election, please keep the following in mind: The election must be made prospectively, so you cannot…
Make Every Moment Matter Want simple strategies to de-stress your day? Try something new: mindfulness. Our partner, eMindful, is holding a 30-minute webinar entitled Introduction to Mindfulness led by Jim Austin, eMindful expert teacher. Thursday, March 25th at 11:00 a.m. CST Wednesday, April 7th at 11:00 a.m. CST Mindfulness is about being attentive and open to what’s happening right now without judging it as good or bad, right or wrong, pleasant or unpleasant. During this session you will learn…