Dependent Care FSA Enrollment is Now Open Through Nov. 30! If You Don’t Want to Enroll, You Don’t Need to do Anything

Online enrollment for 2022 Dependent Care FSAs will be open to eligible employees from Monday, Nov. 1 through Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at 4 p.m. 

Full-time employees and Certified Union employees working a 96-day contract are eligible to participate. Eligible part-time CU employees with a 96-day contract must contact Juliette Houseman to enroll via paper.

 
 

A Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) is a pre-tax benefit account used to pay for eligible dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs and child or adult daycare 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 ($208.33 per pay period). 
All dependent care expenses for the 2022 plan year must be incurred by Dec. 31, 2022, and must be submitted to BRI for reimbursement by March 1, 2023. 

To Enroll 

• Log in to Employee Online. 
• Select Benefits. 
• Select Enroll in Dependent Care (Nov 1-30). 
• Select the checkbox to select Flex Dependent Care, then enter the dollar amount of automatic deductions you want to designate from each paycheck (between 0.01 and 208.33). 
• Select the Save button to save your Flex deduction amount. 
• The main benefits page redisplays and Dependent Care status is "Unsubmitted." You must click Submit to change the status to "Pending Approval." 

For more detailed instructions and screenshots to guide you through Enrollment, view How to Enroll in Dependent Care. 


 

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. 

Here is a helpful BRI worksheet to help you determine whether or not to participate. 



If you have any questions, contact Juliette Houseman, Benefits Specialist.