Certain life events can affect your Company benefits. See what actions to take and what to keep in mind as you navigate life’s changes. If you have a qualifying life event, benefit changes must be made on the Benefits Center website or by calling 1-888-606-9228 within 31 days.
- Review the Company’s leave policies.
- Review the Expecting Parent Leave Guide.
- Notify your manager about the timing of your leave.
- Call New York Life Group Benefit Solutions at 1-888-647-6467 to begin processing your leave.
- Review the Company’s benefits for programs you may want to take advantage of, such as the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
- Take advantage of personalized health care support during your pregnancy.
- Get a Social Security number for your new child, if an application has not yet been submitted.
- Add your new child to your benefits coverage and make any other applicable benefit changes within 31 days of birth or adoption or placement in your home.
- Update your direct deposit information, if necessary, through Company Self Service.
- Provide documentation to verify your new child’s dependent eligibility within 45 days of adding them to your coverage.
- Consider updating your life insurance beneficiary information.
- Consider updating your retirement plan beneficiary information.
- Consider updating your HSA plan beneficiary information.
- Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal Plans if you’re a member.
- Call BCBSIL if you have any questions about your health benefits.
- Notify your supervisor of your return to work.
- Complete any required return to work forms.
- Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (code: Bimbo).
- Explore Fidelity’s planning and guidance resources to help financially prepare you for parenthood.
Note: Find out more about Hospital Indemnity Insurance, which also gives you access to the BenefitBump resource.
This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualified life event, such as adding a new child to your family, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits Center website or call 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) to adjust your benefits coverage.
- Update your personal information, if necessary, in Company Self Service.
- If you’re changing your name, get a new Social Security card.
- Order a new corporate credit card, if necessary.
- Change or update your benefits coverage within 31 days.
- Update your direct deposit information, if necessary, through Company Self Service.
- Provide documentation to verify your new spouse’s dependent eligibility within 45 days of adding them to your coverage.
- Update your life insurance beneficiary information.
- Update your retirement plan beneficiary information.
- Consider updating your HSA plan beneficiary information.
- Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal Plans if you’re a member.
- Explore Fidelity’s planning and guidance resources to help you save for a home or otherwise manage your finances.
This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting married, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits Center website or call 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) to adjust your benefits coverage.
- Update your personal information, if necessary, in Company Self Service.
- If you’re changing your name, get a new Social Security card.
- Order a new corporate credit card, if necessary.
- Change or update your benefits coverage within 31 days.
- Update your direct deposit information, if necessary, through Company Self Service.
- Update your life insurance beneficiary information.
- Update your retirement plan beneficiary information.
- Consider updating your HSA plan beneficiary information.
- Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal Plans if you’re a member.
- Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (code: Bimbo).
This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualified life event, such as getting divorced, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits Center website or call 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) to adjust your benefits coverage.
- Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (code: Bimbo).
- Review the Company’s bereavement and personal leave policies.
- Update your benefits coverage, if necessary, within 31 days.
- Contact the Social Security Administration to end benefits received by the deceased (if disabled or retired) and to determine if benefits are available to the surviving spouse and dependent children.
- Submit life insurance claims if you are the beneficiary.
- Update your life insurance beneficiary, if necessary.
- Update your retirement plan beneficiary, if necessary.
- Update your HSA plan beneficiary, if necessary.
- Update your tax withholdings through Company Self Service.
- Update your direct deposit information, if necessary, through Company Self Service.
- Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal Plans if you’re a member.
This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a death in your family, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits Center website or call 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) to adjust your benefits coverage.
- Contact the Benefits Center at 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) for answers to questions you may have about your change in work status.
- Adjust your benefits coverage, if your eligibility for benefits has changed, within 31 days of your work status change.
- Explore Fidelity’s planning and guidance resources to revisit your financial goals.
- Update your direct deposit information, if necessary, through Company Self Service.
This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a change in your work status, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits Center website or call 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) to adjust your benefits coverage.
- Enroll in Company benefits coverage, if necessary, within 31 days of the loss of other benefits coverage.
- If you’re adding a new dependent to your coverage, provide documentation to verify their eligibility within 45 days of adding them to your coverage.
- Update your direct deposit information, if necessary, through Company Self Service.
- Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (code: Bimbo).
This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as gaining or losing other benefits coverage, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits Center website or call 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) to adjust your benefits coverage.
- Notify your manager.
- Return all company property.
- Review the Company's PTO Policy.
- Make decisions about your ongoing benefits coverage. You can expect to receive COBRA information mailed to you at home after your benefits coverage ends. Note: You cannot register for your WageWorks account until 2-3 weeks after your last day worked or your retirement effective date, if later.
- Consider a free phone consultation with HTA to help you understand your plan selections and enrollment options if you or a family member are Medicare-eligible or approaching Medicare eligibility.
- Convert supplemental life insurance to an individual policy, if desired (Policy: 70009; Access key: Bimbo).
- If you have a Health Savings Account (HSA), you can transfer your funds to an HSA offered by your new employer or you can pay a fee to continue using your current account for eligible medical or Medicare expenses.
- If you have a Health Care Flexible Spending Account (HCFSA), you must submit for reimbursement of this year’s expenses by June 30 of next year.
- Change your HSA or FSA contact information if your work email address is tied to the account.
- Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (code: Bimbo).
- Contact Fidelity to learn about your options.
- Review the details of your pension benefit, if applicable.
This is a qualified life event. After you’ve retired or left the company and are no longer eligible for Company benefits, you may be eligible for Medicare, Social Security, and/or COBRA coverage or your spouse’s benefits. Ask your spouse’s employer for their enrollment process and deadline.
- Explore the Company's personalized health care support options for free, confidential help managing your condition and using your health benefits.
- Review sick and disability leave policies.
- If you are going on an unpaid Leave of Absence, make sure you understand how to pay for your benefits through WageWorks.
- Notify your supervisor and HR Business Partner of your expected absence or discuss flexible work arrangements.
- If you are enrolled in Critical Illness, Accident or Hospital Indemnity insurance, review your coverage details and submit a claim.
- Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (code: Bimbo).
- Get legal support for living wills or other documents. Contact MetLife Legal Plans if you’re a member.
This is not a qualified life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.
- Review sick and disability leave policies.
- Review the Expecting Parent Leave Guide.
- If you are an hourly associate, review the Hourly Leave of Absence Guide.
- If you are a salaried associate, review the Salaried Leave of Absence Guide.
- If you are going on an unpaid Leave of Absence, make sure you understand how to pay for your benefits through WageWorks.
- Notify your supervisor and your HR Business Partner of your expected leave.
- Call New York Life Group Benefit Solutions at 1-888-647-6467 to begin processing your leave.
- Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (code: Bimbo).
- Call 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) if you have any questions about your health benefits.
This is not a qualified life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.
- Notify your supervisor immediately.
- Contact your local HR.
- Review the company’s disability and leave of absence policies.
- If you are going on an unpaid Leave of Absence, make sure you understand how to pay for your benefits directly through WageWorks.
- If you are enrolled in Accident insurance, review your coverage details and submit a claim.
- Call 1-888-60-myBBU (1-888-606-9228) if you have any questions about your health benefits.
- Talk to your supervisor about time off options.
- Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (code: Bimbo).
This is not a qualified life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.