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Benefits

Mid-Year Changes

Normally, you can only change your benefit selections during the Open Enrollment period. However, if you have a qualifying life event, you can make benefit changes that are consistent with your change in status. Examples of a qualifying life events are listed below.

Qualifying Life Events Include (but are not limited to) the Following:

  • Marriage
  • Divorce, legal separation, or annulment
  • Birth, adoption or placement for adoption of an eligible child (Note: Associates must add newborns to their health plan within 31 days of birth)
  • Death
  • Change in your or your spouse’s work status that affects benefits eligibility (for example, starting a new job, leaving a  job, changing from part-time to full-time, a strike or lockout, starting or returning from an unpaid leave of absence)
  • A change in your child’s eligibility for benefits
  • No longer eligible for your parent or caregiver’s healthcare plan (Turning 26 Years Old).
  • Becoming eligible for Medicare or Medicaid during the year
  • Receiving a Qualified Medical Child Support Order (QMCSO)

If you have a status change:

  • You must declare a life event in Paylocity via Bswift.
  • Provide proof of the life event to Payroll@fischerhomes.com within 31 days of the event.
  • Please Note: Upon receipt of the documentation of a life event it may take 7-10 business days for these changes to appear on the UMR website or app.