FEHB Premiums 2006

Fall 2010 Benefits Timeline for Postal Employees

   

Postal Employees Health Benefits Info

2010 Open Season and Other Benefits and Payroll Election Opportunities

Note: Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) expire at the end of each year, but they can be renewed during FSA Open Season.

Annual Leave Exchange (ALE) for next year’s leave requires an election during this ALE Open Season.

Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) catch-up contributions expire at the end of each year, but elections can be made at any time.

 

 

Benefit Program

Note the deadlines...

Find out about eligibility and options...

Prepare for and make your elections...

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Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program

Opens: 11/08
Closes: 12/14
5:00 p.m.
CT

or

Qualifying Life Event (through HRSSC)

Guides to Benefits Updates coming soon.

Prepare PostalEASE FEHB Worksheet

Use PostalEASE

Coming to you in the mail: Guide to Benefits (program summary) with Health Reform Changes for Federal Benefit Programs and PostalEASE FEHB Worksheet.

Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)

Opens: 11/08
Closes: 12/13
11:59 p.m.
ET

or

Qualifying Life Event (through BENEFEDS, not HRSSC)

Guide to Dental & Vision Insurance Program

Update coming soon

Use

www.benefeds.com

877-888-3337

TTY 877-889-5680

Coming to you in the mail: FEDVIP Guide.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Opens: 11/08
Closes: 12/26
5:00 p.m.
CT

or

Qualifying Life Event (through HRSSC)

FSA Brochure
Update coming soon

Prepare

PostalEASE FSA Worksheet

Use

PostalEASE

FSA Customer Service Center: 800-842-2026

Employees who are deaf/hard of hearing call via 711 (TRS).

United Healthcare
FSA Customer Service Center
PO Box 981506
El Paso, TX 79998-1506

Coming to you in the mail: Post cards, leaflet, and brochure.

Annual Leave Exchange (ALE)

Opens: 11/15
Closes: 12/15
11:59 p.m.
CT

Letter mailed to eligible employees

Prepare

PostalEASE ALE Worksheet (mailed to eligible employees)

Use

PostalEASE

  • Most career nonbargaining unit employees from Rate Schedule Codes (RSCs) D, E, F, S, U, V, and Z may exchange from 8 to 128 hours in whole-hour increments if their an­nual leave balance is at least 160 hours as of close of business on December 31, 2010.
  • Bargaining unit employees from RSCs C, G, K, M, N, P, T, and Y may exchange from 8 to 40 hours in whole-hour increments if their annual leave balance is at least 440 hours and if they have used less than 75 hours of sick leave for the leave year as of close of business on December 31, 2010.
  • For bargaining unit employees, the lump sum is calculated on salary as of January 1, 2011, and included in the January 21, 2011, paycheck. For nonbargaining unit employ­ees, the lump sum is calculated on salary as of January 15, 2011, and included in the February 4, 2011, paycheck. These lump sum payments are taxable in 2010.

Coming only to eligible employees in the mail: Letter about annual leave exchange.

Allotments/

Net-to-Bank (Direct Deposit)

Any time

Processed at 3:00 p.m. CT, 2nd Wednesday of pay period

 

Prepare PostalEASE Net-to-Bank Worksheet

Use

PostalEASE

Thrift Savings Plan

Regular Contributions

Any time

Processed at 3:00 p.m. CT, 2nd Wednesday of pay period

www.tsp.gov

Prepare PostalEASE TSP Worksheet

Use

PostalEASE

Coming to you in the mail: TSP enrollment information letter and PostalEASE TSP Worksheet.

TSP 50+

Catch-Up Contributions

Any time

Processed at 3:00 p.m. CT, 2nd Wednesday of pay period

www.tsp.gov

Prepare

PostalEASE TSP 50+ Catch Up Worksheet

Use

PostalEASE

Coming only to eligible employees in the mail: TSP enrollment information catch-up letter and PostalEASE TSP Catch-up Worksheet.

TSP Investment Choices

Any time

www.tsp.gov

Use

www.tsp.gov

Have TSP acct. no. or Custom User ID

Have Web password

877-968-3778

TDD 877-847-4385

Have TSP acct. no.

Have TSP PIN

Mail Form TSP-50

(available from HRSSC)

to TSP

Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (FLTCIP)

You may apply any time—underwriting required

www.ltcfeds.com/usps

Find category of eligibility

Click Information Kit

Use

www.ltcfeds.com/usps

Find category of eligibility

Click Application

Commuter Program

Any time

Processed at 11:59 p.m. ET, 10th day of the month

www.wageworks.com

Use

www.wageworks.com

877-924-3967

TTY 866-353-8058

M–F 8 a.m.–8 p.m. ET

 Compensation, Human Resources, 11-4-10