LLCC will honor a number of individuals who have provided dedicated service to the college at the 25th annual Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony today, May 16, beginning at 3 p.m. in the Student Union of Menard Hall. Come and provide well wishes to your colleagues celebrating service anniversaries and those being honored on their retirements. Also featured are announcements of the Distinguished Service Awards and Drs. Raymond and Ann Pearson Master Teacher award.

The college will be closed on Fridays during the 12 weeks of summer beginning Friday, May 24, 2019 and ending on Friday, August 9, 2019. Please see the attached memo from LLCC Human Resources regarding the upcoming summer hours schedule.

Summer Hours 2019

On May 7, a presentation was given on changes to health insurance plans effective July 1, 2019.  The slides from the presentation have been uploaded to the HR Portal site.  You also have an opportunity on Wednesday, May 15 to speak with a representative from our third-party administrator who can answer questions about our health insurance plans, specific claims, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts. She will be available, open house-style, from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. in the HR Conference Room.

Note about the online enrollment checklist

On May 6, a system email from Lincoln Land Community College was sent to all benefit-eligible employees, prompting you to login and complete the FY20 Open Enrollment Checklist. This checklist contains a series of online forms to be completed for open enrollment by June 6, 2019. One required form is for health savings account contributions. This is a required form, even if you are not on the high deductible plan and do not have a health savings account. If the form does not apply to you, simply fill in the required fields and indicate $0.00 for contributions. We must have this form available for everyone in the event that an Open Access Plan participant wishes to change to the High Deductible Plan.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the HR office for assistance.

Mark your calendars! The 25^th Annual Employee Recognition Ceremony will be held Thursday, May 16, starting at 3 p.m. in the student union.

A presentation being held today, May 7, at 2 p.m. in Montgomery Hall 1143/1144 will cover health insurance changes, the new online open enrollment process and information about DirectPath services. Also, a representative from Allied will be on campus Wednesday, May 15 from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. to answer questions you have about health insurance benefit coverage, claims, physician network, etc. This session is open house style, so feel free to stop by the Human Resources Conference Room during any of those times to meet with a representative. As always, HR staff are also available to answer any questions.

The annual open enrollment process for all benefit options is open through Thursday, June 6. Please thoroughly review the memo in an email from HR. It provides an overview of information about the health and dental insurance coverage for the plan year beginning July 1, 2019, including premium information. Open enrollment will offer the opportunity to make changes to other benefit options as well, including, Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Cancer and Critical Illness Benefit and Accident Benefit.

The annual open enrollment process for all benefit options begins on Monday, May 6 and ends Thursday, June 6. Please thoroughly review the memo in yesterday’s email from HR. It provides an overview of information about the health and dental insurance coverage for the plan year beginning July 1, 2019, including premium information. Open enrollment will offer the opportunity to make changes to other benefit options as well, including, Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance, Long-Term Disability Insurance, Cancer and Critical Illness Benefit and Accident Benefit.

Change to open enrollment process

The open enrollment process will be conducted entirely online. On Monday, May 6, you will receive an email prompting you to complete tasks related to open enrollment. The email will contain a link to access your open enrollment tasks. You will use your LLCC login credentials to access the system. You will be immediately taken to the My Tasks page, which will list all of the items you must complete. Please view each item and complete according to the instructions by no later than Thursday, June 6, 2019. To aid you in completing this process, a benefit statement will be mailed to your home this week, which will list what your current coverage is for all options.

Introducing DirectPath

Effective immediately, employees will have access to a health care advocacy and consumerism tool, DirectPath. You will have access to advocates who can assist you with resolving claims and billing issues, finding a doctor or hospital, assisting with prior authorizations and providing cost and quality comparisons for certain procedures and tests. Please see the attachments for more information.

Benefit information

View more detailed information regarding benefit options.  You will find  information including:

• Schedule of benefits for Open Access and High Deductible Plans
• Schedule of benefits for vision
• Schedule of benefits for dental
• FAQs for the High Deductible Plan and Health Savings Accounts
• Information about Allied Benefit Systems and our network, HealthLink
• Important notices about insurance
• IRS documents on health savings accounts
• Affordable Care Act summaries of benefits and coverage
• Benefit overviews for Life/AD&D, Long-Term Disability, Accident and Critical Illness and Cancer

Questions?

There will be a presentation on Tuesday, May 7 at 2 p.m. in Montgomery Hall 1143/1144. The presentation will cover health insurance changes, the new online open enrollment process and information about DirectPath services. Also, a representative from Allied will be on campus Wednesday, May 15 from 10-11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. to answer questions you have about health insurance benefit coverage, claims, physician network, etc. This session is open house style, so feel free to stop by the Human Resources Conference Room during any of those times to meet with a representative. As always, HR staff are also available to answer any questions.

Nominations for the 2019 Distinguished Service Award are due today, April 5. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes more than the “employee of the year.” This award, presented at the Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony, is given to LLCC employees who demonstrate exemplary leadership and service to the college community, promote a student-focused environment and exhibit a strong commitment to the college’s core values. Service is a matter of the job. Leadership can be provided in subtle ways. This award recognizes those who provide service and leadership beyond the minimum. Nominations should clearly describe the qualities exhibited by the nominee through his/her performance, attitude, behavior and action that puts them in the elite class of “Distinguished Service Award Recipient.” An informational flyer and nomination form can be found in an email from HR sent on March 19.

Schedule your appointment yet today to meet with SURS counselors, who will be on campus May 7. They will be conducting one-on-one counseling appointments with employees who are within four years of retirement eligibility and have not met with SURS in the past 12 months. Please refer to the SURS Counselor Scheduling Sheet for instructions on how to enroll for a one-on-one appointment. Please remember appointments are on a first come, first serve basis and are very limited.

Schedule your appointment by tomorrow, April 5! SURS counselors will be on campus May 7 to conduct one-on-one counseling appointments with employees who are within four years of retirement eligibility and have not met with SURS in the past 12 months. Please refer to the SURS Counselor Scheduling Sheet for instructions on how to enroll for a one-on-one appointment. Please remember appointments are on a first come, first serve basis and are very limited.

Nominations for the 2019 Distinguished Service Award are currently open and due Friday, April 5. The Distinguished Service Award recognizes more than the “employee of the year.” This award, presented at the Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony, is given to LLCC employees who demonstrate exemplary leadership and service to the college community, promote a student-focused environment and exhibit a strong commitment to the college’s core values. Service is a matter of the job. Leadership can be provided in subtle ways. This award recognizes those who provide service and leadership beyond the minimum. Nominations should clearly describe the qualities exhibited by the nominee through his/her performance, attitude, behavior and action that puts them in the elite class of “Distinguished Service Award Recipient.” An informational flyer and nomination form can be found in an email from HR sent on March 19.