Benefit Enrollment. The employee’s responsibility is to participate in Open Enrollment Process annually. The new Employees’ responsibility is to participate in Enrollment upon hire. The District will provide clear and timely communication about the Open Enrollment Process. Should an employee fail to complete his/her individual Enrollment, including failing to provide any final signatures or required documents, may result in the District reverting the employee’s elections to employee-only coverage at the highest deductible offered, and eliminating all optional coverage options. Requests for changes outside of the Open Enrollment window will not be honored. Any mistakes made by the employee during Enrollment are the sole responsibility of the employee. Employees are encouraged to seek assistance and information regarding plan details before and during insurance election. Employees will be provided with an opportunity to review their insurance election prior to December 15 of the ensuing plan year. New employees must complete all benefits enrollment prior to the fifteenth (15th) day of the month prior to the date of benefits eligibility. A failure to complete benefits Enrollment by this deadline, including failing to provide any final signatures or required documents, may result in the District reverting the employee’s elections to employee-only coverage at the highest deductible offered, and eliminating all optional coverage options.
Benefit Enrollment. All unit members shall enroll in medical, dental and vision benefits programs within thirty (30) days of their first day of service. New employees who fail to enroll into medical, dental and vision plans will be enrolled in the least expensive single coverage medical, dental and vision plan. Insurance benefits shall begin on the first day of the month following their first day of service. For the current plan year of July 1‑June 30, open enrollment for active and retired employees shall occur during the month of May. The open enrollment period shall be determined by the District. Unit members must sign up for benefits for the next plan year by the end of the open enrollment period and those benefits shall be effective July 1. Unit members will sign up for their benefits in a manner prescribed by the District, currently online. To the best of their ability, the District will provide information to employees a minimum of thirty (30) days in advance of the open enrollment. Changes to benefit plan selections may also be made within thirty (30) days of a qualifying change of status.
Benefit Enrollment. Unless noted otherwise, benefit enrollments are made through the Ryder BenefitsNow Center. Benefit Plan options, costs and enrollment instructions are mailed to employees’ homes as soon as administratively feasible after their date of hire and/or the date they become benefit-eligible. Each year, the Company conducts an annual enrollment during which changes to Benefit Plan options are communicated to employees.
