The Postal Service has launched an open season site on LiteBlue to provide employees with information about benefits, premiums, plans and more. The site features downloadable benefits guides, an open season checklist, fact sheets and FAQs, videos and a health plan comparison tool. Additionally, the site provides links to the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) […]
Open season, the annual period when Postal Service employees can make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan, begins in November. Unless you experience a qualifying life event, such as a marriage or the birth of a child, this is the only time of year you can enroll or change coverage in […]
Open Season — the time of year to enroll in benefits programs and change or cancel enrollments — begins Nov. 11. On that day, employees can begin exercising their options for three benefit programs — Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). Open Season […]
FSA and FMLA qualifying event The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Defense of Marriage Act constitutes a qualifying event for legally married same-sex couples with Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). Qualified employees now also can apply for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
It’s Open Season — the time of year when employees can sign up for benefit programs, change enrollments, or cancel their participation. Open Season for three benefits programs — Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) — begins Monday, Nov. 8. FEHB and […]