The Human Resources office is currently advertising for an Program Assistant in Student Life.  Complete information on this position can be found on the HR Employment site.

The second information session on employee insurance will be held Wednesday, May 11 from 2-3 p.m. via SKYPE.

Please contact Nicole Ralph at nicole.ralph@llcc.edu or 6-2342 for a link to the meeting.

For more information about open enrollment and the plans available, view this article.

The Human Resources office is currently advertising for an Education Services Representative in Litchfield.  Complete information on this position can be found on the HR Employment site.

Please join us for the Annual Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony TODAY, beginning at 3 p.m. in the Student Union.  During this ceremony, the College will recognize employees celebrating a service anniversary or retirement during the past fiscal year.  We will also recognize those receiving the honor of being named our 2016 NISOD recipients, the 2016 Distinguished Service honorees, the 2016 Faculty Emeriti and the 2016 Master Teacher and finalists.  The committee has been working diligently to make this event special for all those employees being recognized, so don’t miss it! Come to cheer on your LLCC family!

Please plan to attend one of the following Q & A sessions for an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about health insurance, dental insurance, health savings accounts, flex spending accounts, etc.

Today, May 5 | 9-10 a.m. | Robert H. Stephens Room

Wednesday, May 11 | 2-3 p.m. | Via Skype Meeting
Contact Nicole Ralph (nicole.ralph@llcc.edu or 6-2342) for a link to the meeting.

Also, on June 8, 1-3 p.m., representatives from Allied Benefit Systems, the College’s third-party administrator, will be available to answer benefit, claims and open enrollment questions in the HR Conference Room.

For details about the new plans and open enrollment, view this article:

Open Enrollment for insurance now open; Info sessions planned May 5 and 11

The Human Resources office is currently advertising for Adjunct Psychology Instructor vacancies for the Fall 2016 semester for the Springfield, Jacksonville and Beardstown locations.  Complete information on all Adjunct Instructor opportunities can be found on the HR Employment website.

OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGINS MAY 2, 2016 AND ENDS JUNE 9, 2016

The annual open enrollment process for health and dental insurance is now open and ends Thursday, June 9^th.  Please thoroughly review the attached memo that provides an overview of information about the health and dental insurance coverage for the plan year beginning July 1, 2016, including premium information.  Please read below in its entirety and select links that are pertinent to you for more detailed information.

You must go online (click here for online enrollment instructions) to complete the enrollment process if you are:

• declining health insurance coverage;
• changing plans;
• adding/dropping dependents; and/or
• contributing to a medical and/or dependent care flexible spending account.

PRINT YOUR ENROLLMENT CONFIRMATION AFTER COMPLETING THE ONLINE ENROLLMENT PROCESS FOR YOUR RECORDS.  CHANGES/ENROLLMENTS CANNOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER JUNE 9, 2016.

If you are currently enrolled in the Open Access Plan or High Deductible Plan and wish to make no changes to that enrollment for the new plan year, there is nothing you need to do.

INSURANCE PLANS

For the plan year beginning July 1, 2016, there are no changes to coverage, benefit levels or plan design for the Open Access Plan, High Deductible Plan, Vision Benefit and Dental Plan.  For a complete schedule of benefits for each plan and important notices about your health insurance coverage, please click on the links below:

Open Access Plan Schedule of Benefits
High Deductible Plan Schedule of Benefits
Vision Plan Schedule of Benefits
Cigna Dental Schedule of Benefits
Important Notices About Your Insurance Coverage
Important Contact Information

HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

For those employees who are enrolled in the High Deductible Plan, the College will contribute $2,908 for plan year 2017.  The contribution will be made in two installments of $1,454:  July 15, 2016 and January 15, 2017.  In order to make tax-free deposits into a Health Savings Account, you must meet the following IRS eligibility requirements:

• must be enrolled in a qualified high deductible plan;
• must have no other health insurance coverage;
• must not be enrolled in Medicare;
• must not be claimed as a dependent on another person’s tax return.

For more information about health savings accounts, please review the following:

HSA FAQ
IRS Publication 969
IRS Qualified Medical Dental Expenses

I also highly encourage anyone interested in the High Deductible Plan with a Health Savings Account to attend one of the informational sessions noted in the attached memo or schedule a meeting with me to review information.

New Health Savings Account Enrollees

Health Savings Accounts will be set up with Health Equity.  We will be in contact with you to set up a meeting to go through the enrollment process and answer questions.

Current Health Savings Account Holders

Please complete the HSA Authorization Form and return to the Human Resources Office no later than June 16, 2016.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SUMMARY OF BENEFITS AND COVERAGE

In compliance with the Affordable Care Act, LLCC has provided a Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) for each plan offered.  This document, in a standardized format, summarizes important information about each health coverage option to help you compare across options.  This document is meant to help you compare plans.  You may contact the Human Resources Office for a paper copy.  Please refer to the Schedule of Benefits above for more specific plan information.

Open Access Plan SBC
High Deductible Plan SBC

Please contact the Human Resources Office for questions and/or assistance.

The Human Resources office is currently advertising for an Student Academic Support Programs Coordinator.  Complete information on these positions can be found on the HR Employment site.

The Annual Employee Recognition and Appreciation Ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 5 beginning at 3 p.m. in the Student Union.  During this ceremony, the College will recognize those employees celebrating a service anniversary or retirement during the past fiscal year.  We will also recognize those receiving the honor of being named our 2016 NISOD recipients, the 2016 Distinguished Service honorees, the 2016 Faculty Emeriti and the 2016 Master Teacher and finalists.  The committee is working diligently to make this event special for all those employees being recognized.  Please plan to join us for this event!