Benefits Plan Overview

Pre-Tax Benefits

Flexible Spending Accounts*: Ameriflex
– Medical Reimbursement Maximum: $2,850/year
– Dependent Care Reimbursement Maximum: $5,000/year

You will need to re-enroll in the Flexible Spending Accounts if you want them to continue next year.
IF YOU DO NOT RE-ENROLL, YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL STOP EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 2022.

Dental Insurance*: Sun Life

Vision Insurance*: Superior

Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life

Accident Benefits: Colonial Life

Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life

Post-Tax Benefits

Short-Term Disability Benefits: Colonial Life

Long-Term Disability Benefits*: Sun Life

Critical Illness Benefits: Colonial Life

Group Term Life Insurance*: Sun Life

Life Insurance: Colonial Life
– Term Life Insurance
– Whole Life Insurance

*EMPLOYEES WILL NEED TO RE-ENROLL IN FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS, DENTAL, VISION, LONG-TERM DISABILITY AND GROUP TERM LIFE BENEFITS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE COVERAGE FOR THE NEW PLAN YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2023.

Enrollment Period: SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 – OCTOBER 7, 2022

Effective Dates: JANUARY 1, 2023 – DECEMBER 31, 2023

QUALIFICATIONS:

– Employees working 30 hours or more per week are eligible for all benefits excluding Dental coverage (see below).

– Employees working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for Dental coverage (employees working 20-29 hours pay the full cost for dental coverage. Employees working 30 hours or more per week are eligible for the employer contribution).

IMPORTANT FACTS:

– The plan year for Colonial Insurance products, Spending Accounts, Sun Life Long-Term Disability, Sun Life Dental, Sun Life Group Term Life and Superior Vision lasts from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023.

– Deductions for Colonial Insurance products, Spending Accounts, Sun Life Long-Term Disability, Sun Life Dental, Sun Life Group Term Life and Superior Vision will begin January 2023.

– Health FSA Rollover Provision: Your employer provides the rollover option for your FSA plan. Please see the Flexible Spending Account section of your benefit booklet for more information on this provision. Participants must re-elect coverage for any of the rollover funds (up to $570) to be rolled over into the new plan year. Failure to elect an FSA account will result in a “Use It or Lose It” scenario.

– If signing up for any coverage on your spouse and/or children, please have their dates of birth and social security numbers available when speaking with the Benefits Representative.

– If you will be receiving a new debit card, whether you are a new participant or to replace your expired card, please be aware that it may take up to 30 days following your plan effective date for your card to arrive. Your card will be delivered by mail in a plain white envelope. During this time you may use manual claim forms for eligible expenses. Please note that your debit card is good through the expiration date printed on the card.

– Elections made during this enrollment period CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD unless there is a family status change as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. Examples of a family status change are: marriage, divorce, death of a spouse or child, birth or adoption of a child, termination or commencement of a spouse’s employment, or the transition of spouse’s employment from full-time to part-time, or vice-versa.

– Once a family status change has occurred, an employee has 30 days to notify the North Carolina Service Center at 1-888-662-7500 to request a change in elections.

– Flexible Spending Account expenses must be incurred during the Plan Year in order to be eligible for reimbursement.

– An employee has 90 days after the plan year ends to submit claims for spending account expenses that were incurred during the plan year. Please note that if employment terminates during the plan year, that employee’s plan year ends the day employment ends. The employee has 90 days after the termination date to submit claims.

– With Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, the maximum reimbursement you can request is equal to the current account balance in your Dependent Care account. You cannot be reimbursed more than has actually been deducted from your pay.

– As a married couple, one spouse cannot be enrolled in a Medical Reimbursement FSA at the same time the other opens or contributes to an HSA.

– The Colonial Cancer* plan and the Health Screening Rider on the Colonial Accident and Colonial Medical Bridge plan have a 30-day waiting period for new enrollees. Coverage, therefore, will not begin until January 31, 2023. (*Waiting period waived for employees with existing coverage with a prior carrier. Please speak with your Benefits Counselor for more information.)

– Additionally, some policies may include a pre-existing condition clause. Please read your policy carefully for full details.

– Please be aware there are certain coverages that may be subject to federal and state tax when premium is paid by pretax deduction or employee contribution.

– An employee taking a leave of absence, other than under the Family & Medical Leave Act, may not be eligible to re-enter the Flexible Benefits Program until the next plan year. Please contact your Benefit Administrator for more information.