Announcements As Of:

July 9, 2008

Tuition Waiver Information

Staff and Faculty are eligible to use the University Tuition Waiver benefit for undergraduate/graduate/doctoral level courses.  The benefit waives up to six (6) credit hours for a full time employee and up to three (3) credit hours for a part time employee each term. The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) requires reporting and withholding of income, state and FICA taxes for the value of tuition waiver whenever an amount exceeds $5,250.00 annually per employee. The value of tuition waivers exceeding $5,250 in a year (Fall, Winter, Spring and Summer) will be considered taxable income.  Please keep track of the value of the waivers used in the event this amount is exceeded.

Tuition Waiver Applications for employees and spouse/dependents on the Human Resources web site under HR Forms, under Benefits. (www.emich.edu/hr/hrforms)
Be sure to complete a waiver form each term.  If you have any questions, please call the Benefits Office at 7-3195.

Eastern Michigan University Credit Union

The friendliest option in town, offering: Financial services to the EMU community since 1958, including: * Friendly, personal service.
* Share & share draft accounts
* Low cost loans
* Online Banking
* Access to all member accounts at Credit Union Family Service Centers
* Personal service & candy
* Share & share draft accounts
* Low cost loans
* Online Banking
* Access to all accounts at Credit Union Family Service Centers AND MUCH MORE!!

For more information, visit our office at 761 Jenness (only 1 block east of campus), our web site at www.emucu.com or call (734) 487-1033

Eastern Michigan University & TCF Bank Making Banking Better

Eastern Michigan University and TCF have come together to make your banking better everyday! Introducing Personal Pay Day from TCF .   Download an Authorization for Direct Deposit Form here!!

New Delta Dental e service site

Delta Dental's secure web site called, Consumer Toolkit, gives EMU employees and their dependents easy access to information about their Delta Dental benefits 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They can:

• Verify eligibility
• Review up to date benefit information
• Check a specific claim, what was approved and paid
• Print ID cards and claim forms

The new address is www.consumertoolkit.com . Log on and review key elements of your dental benefits. Log on the Delta Dental web site if you are looking for a dentist who participates in the plan www.deltadentalmi.com

Dental Care Almost Everywhere!

Having Delta Dental coverage has always made it easy for our enrollees - including our employees - to receive dental care here in the United States. Now it will make it easy for them to get dental care almost everywhere in the world!

As an enhancement to EMU's Delta Dental coverage, employees can receive expert dental care when they are outside of the United States through a partnership with International SOS Assistance, Inc. This partnership gives EMU's enrollees access to the International SOS (I-SOS) worldwide network of dentists and dental clinics. Under the I-SOS program, their out-of-country coverage is the same as their coverage here in the United States . (So if they have coverage for dentures in Detroit , they have coverage for dentures in Denmark!)

It is important to note that I-SOS dentists are not Delta Dental participating dentists. Enrollees who are covered under EMU's Delta Premier Program that limits their coverage when they see a nonparticipating dentist will have limited coverage when they see an I-SOS dentist.
Check the Delta Dental Consumer Toolkit at www.consumertoolkit.com to get the names of English speaking I-SOS network dentists in the countries in which you are traveling.  You may also contact International SOS at (800) 523-6586 or once outside the U.S. call I-SOS collect at (215) 942-8226 or once outside the U.S.    English-speaking I-SOS operators are available around the clock to answer questions and help schedule dental care. Enrollees must identify themselves as Delta Dental enrollees when they call.

Enrollees who go to I-SOS dentists must pay for their treatment at the time of service and get a receipt. They can then submit a claim to us when they return to the United States. Once Delta receives the claim, it will be reimbursed subject to the terms and conditions of the existing Delta Dental coverage. (This reimbursement will be based on the out-of-country fee table and may not cover the entire cost of the treatment rendered.)

Banner Employee Self Service

The Employee Self Service feature of the Banner Human Resources/Payroll Information System provides all our employees an up-to-date view and summary of their employee benefits online.  This feature replaces the annual employee Benefits Statements which were just summaries of past information.  This feature provides real time information about one's benefits, payroll information and job information.  This new technology allows our employees a means of making sure their individual information is correct and updated.
EMU employees now have access to up-to-date benefit and employment information at their fingertips! Access to this information is available through the Employee tab on the my.emich portal. With just a few clicks of the mouse, employees are able to quickly and easily view:

• Enrolled benefit plans
• Benefits including retirement, health, flex-spending, beneficiary, and statements
• Year-to-date and per pay-period earnings, deductions history
• Direct deposits and pay stubs
• W-2 and W-4 information
• Current job information
• Leave balances including, vacation, comp, and sick hours earned and taken

Availability of this information through the my.emich portal provides employees with access at anytime and from any computer with internet access.

MPSERS - Are You Planning to Retire This Year?

According to MPSERS, an employee should submit a retirement application to MPSERS three (3) to six (6) months before one's retirement effective date. To order a retirement application, call MPSERS at (800) 381-5111 or call MPSERS Fast Facts at 1-800-353-6932 and use the forms order menu. MPSERS has a web site as well www.michigan.gov/ors