Reminder: All Eligible Staff Must Enroll in or Waive the Dependent Care Flex Plan for 2018

Our online enrollment for the 2018 dependent care flex benefit plan will be open to eligible employees on Nov. 1, 2017. If you are a full-time employee or a Certified Union employee working a 96-day contract, you are eligible to participate.  

All full-time employees will need to either enroll during this period or waive participation through the enrollment process. For eligible part-time employees, due to system configurations, it is assumed that you automatically waive the benefit; however, if you wish to participate and are a CU employee with a 96-day contract, contact Juliette Houseman to enroll via paper.

The dependent care benefit allows you to pre-tax child, spouse or elder care expenses that you incur in order to allow you (and your spouse, if married) to work. If married, both spouses must be working to claim dependent care expenses. A dependent is defined as: 

• A dependent of the employee who is under 13 years of age
• A dependent or spouse who is physically or mentally disabled

The maximum amount your family may flex per calendar year is $5,000. All claims must be incurred by Dec. 31 and submitted for reimbursement within 60 days of the end of the plan year (March 1).

The deadline for enrolling in or waiving the dependent care plan is Nov. 30 at 4:00 p.m. 

As a reminder, all dependent care expenses for the 2017 plan year must be incurred by Dec. 31, 2017 and must be submitted to 121 Benefits for reimbursement by March 1, 2018.

To Enroll
First, go to your Employee Dashboard and go to the Employee Online Tab. On the left-hand side of the screen, click on the ENTER Your Dependent Care Deduction.

Next…

• Click Dependent Care Coverage Type. 
• If you want to waive Dependent Care and not have this benefit for the upcoming year, enter 0 under the New Change Request column.
• If you elect to enroll in the plan, your maximum deduction per pay period can be $208.33, which equates to $4,999.92 ($5,000) total for the year.
• Click Save to complete your Flex Dependent Care. (In clicking Save you agree to the Terms and Conditions.) 

NOTE: IF YOU ENTER AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN “0” IN EMPLOYEE COST PER PERIOD, THEN THAT AMOUNT WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM YOUR PAYCHECK PER PAY PERIOD. 

If you have any questions, contact Juliette Houseman, Benefits Specialist, at or ext. 14315.