Announcements As Of:
January 31, 2012
Honorarium Process Change
The Honorarium process has been changed and renamed to Additional Compensation. Here are the top 5 things you need to know:
1. Honorarium process has been renamed to Additional Compensation.
2.
Additional Compensation Request form must be completed and approved prior to work being completed.
3.
The employee's home supervisor must approve the additional work prior.
4. Non-Exempt (hourly) employees must submit a record of hours worked per Department of Labor reporting requirements.
5. Additional Compensation Request form is now used for both Honorariums (now Additional Compensation) and Employee Consultant payments.
Click here to view the policy and form.
Online Hiring System Upgrade
EMU launched an upgraded version of our Online Hiring System on December 21st, 2011. We have created a variety of learning resources to get hiring authorities acquainted to the new features and functionality. Listed below are the current available resources:
Veteran Classification Work Instructions
In an effort to maintain accurate veteran status data, the Staff Human Resources department has activated a Veteran's Classification screen within the My.Emich system. Please review and, if necessary, update your information by October 20th, 2011. For more information go to: www.emich.edu/hr/vets
Detroit Zoo's Tickets & More Online Discount Program
The EMU Benefits Office is excited to announce that we have joined the Detroit Zoo's Tickets & More Online Discount Program! This program allows you to buy specially priced tickets for the Detroit Zoo over the Internet with the added convenience of printing your tickets and then presenting them at the Zoo entrance.
You may purchase tickets online by visiting the EMU Detroit Zoo Tickets & More Discount Online Program ticket store in either of the following ways:
1: Click on the special Detroit Zoo button on the Benefits website:
Under Benefits Directory
Find the "Detroit Zoo" logo and click.
2: Go direct to your online store 24/7 from any computer with an Internet connection to https://tickets.detroitzoo.org and enter our Ticket Store User Name: Eastern Michigan University
We hope you and your family enjoy the Detroit Zoo this season!
For more information contact, please contact the Benefits Office at (734)-487-3195
Will Preparation Service for Participants in Supplemental Life Insurance
We are pleased to announce that you have access - at no additional cost - to an important benefit for all
Eastern Michigan University employees who participate in the Supplemental Life Insurance plan - Will
Preparation.
Having an up-to-date will is one of the most important things you can do for your family.
Without a will, your assets may be distributed according to state law and not in accordance with your wishes. An
up-to-date will establishes important decisions about the distribution of your assets. That's why Will Preparation is
such an important benefit for Eastern Michigan University employees. With Will Preparation, you have access to
an important service that helps you ensure your family's future should something happen to you.
What is Will Preparation?
Will Preparation is offered by Hyatt Legal Plans', a MetLife company, and provides eligible employees and their
spouses/domestic partners with access to attorneys participating in Hyatt Legal Plans network for preparing or
updating a will at no additional charge. When you choose a participating Hyatt Legal Plans attorney, the
attorney's fees are fully covered and there are no claim forms to file. You also have the flexibility of using a nonnetwork
attorney and being reimbursed for covered services according to a set fee schedule.
How do I access Will Preparation Services?
It's simple. Eastern Michigan University employees who participate in MetLife's Supplemental Life Insurance
plan can access the service by:
• Contacting Hyatt Legal Plans at 1-800-821-6400, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 7:00 p.m. E.T.
• A Client Service Representative will
ask you to provide your Company name, Group Number, and the last 4 digits of your Social Security
number
-help you locate a participating plan attorney in your area
-provide you with a case number to give to the attorney you choose
-answer any questions you have
• You contact the attorney's office and make an appointment at a time convenient for you.
Hyatt Legal Plans' Toll-Free Number: 1-800-821-6400
Eastern Michigan Univesity Group Number 103904
If you have questions about Will Preparation, please contact Hyatt Legal Plans at the toll-free number listed above.
Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
We are pleased to announce that EMU is offering all employees the opportunity to purchase voluntary supplemental life insurance, through our current life insurance provider, Metlife. You can elect coverage for yourself, spouse or additional eligible adult and/or dependent children.
The special enrollment period is February 1 - 15, 2011
There will be several information sessions that will allow you to get more information on the benefit. Metlife representatives will be in attendance.
Information Sessions
Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: 201 Welch
Date: Thursday, February 10, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: 201 Welch
Date: Monday, February 14, 2011
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and
2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Location: 201 Welch
You should have received a golden yellow over-sized envelope from Metlife that contains program details, including rates and an enrollment application.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Benefits Office at 734-487-3195 or Metlife at 1-877-638-4671, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Fee Billing through TIAA-CREF
The Eastern Michigan University Benefits Office is pleased to inform you of a new service that can be utilized for your retirement planning. As you are aware, TIAA-CREF provides free investment advice through individual counseling sessions offered on campus, in their Ann Arbor Office or through their National Contact Center at
1-800-842-2776. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this service offered through TIAA-CREF. We are aware that some employees use the services of external investment advisors. You can now have the fees charged by your qualified external advisors paid directly from your account.
Investment advisory fees are recognized as a bona-fide investment expense and plan participants may pay investment advisory fees directly from their retirement savings accumulations only for investment advice relating directly to such accumulations. For example, you pay your financial planner $1,500 per year to maintain your investment account; you can now request that fee to be paid out of your TIAA-CREF account (tax-free) as long as they are a qualified investment advisor.
Please contact TIAA-CREF at 1-800-842-2776 if you have any questions. TIAA-CREF is solely responsible for establishing requirements for the Investment Advisory.
All completed agreements will be forwarded to TIAA-CREF directly by your advisor.
Update Your Life Insurance Beneficiary
Is your beneficiary designation for your University provided life insurance current? Be sure to make sure your designation is up to date. Check on the Banner employee self service module. If it is not accurate, please come to the Benefits Office to correct it. This correction must be done in person.
Important Reminders and Deadlines
Participation in 403 (b) & 457 (b) Plans Made Easy & Green: Saving for your retirement has been made easy for EMU staff & faculty. Employees are eligible to participate in either a TIAA-CREF 403 (b) or 457 (b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Now, only a salary reduction agreement, found on Human Resources (staff) web site www.emich.edu/hr/hrforms/index.html, is required to start payroll deductions to one or both of these plans. You will automatically be default enrolled in an age appropriate LifeCycle Fund, as of the pay period indicated on your agreement.
If you prefer, you can enroll online at this web site. Once enrolled and pre taxed deductions are made, you can go online to www.tiaa-cref.org/emich and select other investment options as well as indicate your Beneficiary designation. Now is the time to start saving for your future. Complete the Salary Reduction Agreement and get started with as little as $200 a year. Contact the Benefits Office if you need additional information, 7-3195.
Tuition Waiver Information
Staff and Faculty are eligible to use the University Tuition Waiver benefit for undergraduate/graduate and 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, are located on the Human Resources Forms web site 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
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
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 access at anytime and from any computer with internet access.
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