Category: Payroll & Benefits

When was the last time you reviewed your beneficiary designations? Naming someone as beneficiary is an opportunity to pass a financial interest to your loved ones after you’re gone. If it’s been a while since you’ve reviewed your beneficiary designations, or if you have experienced a major life event such as a marriage, divorce or…

ETF is offering a series of 30-minute, live, interactive webinars designed to increase your understanding of Wisconsin Retirement System benefits. Individuals can also ask questions at the end of these sessions. Visit ETF’s webinar page to learn more about any of the following sessions. 5 Basic Steps to Your Retirement Consider this webinar your quick reference…

Are you using the appropriate benefit ID cards at your office visits or dental appointments? The appropriate benefit plan ID cards should be presented at office visits, urgent care visits, emergency room visits, the pharmacy as well as dental and vision appointments. This article will explain which ID card to present for which types of…

UW employees covered by the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) in 2018 can now view their annual WRS Annual Statement of Benefits in the My UW portal. Click “Launch full app” in the Benefit Information module and click on the Statements tab. Choose “2018 ETF Annual Statement of Benefits (WRS) Issued 2019” to view or print…

TIAA is offering individual and confidential counseling sessions where you can discuss your financial situation, investments and retirement with a TIAA consultant.  Chad Stein will be available to help you achieve your financial goals by investing in financial solutions. Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2019 Time: 10:30 am to 5:00 pm Location: Heritage Room in University Union To…

Starting in April, and monthly thereafter, employees with missing leave reports and approvers who have leave requests pending approval will receive an email reminding them to take action. The email will be sent from the uwsystemhr@uwsa.edu address. The missing leave report email reminders have been developed in an effort to reduce employee sick leave reductions.…

Long-Term Care Insurance covers services that are typically not covered by health insurance, but are vital for a patient, such as assistance with activities of daily living (walking, eating, bathing, etc.). This type of insurance provides financial protection from the rising costs of long-term care. Coverage for care in non-institutional settings such as assisted living,…

Each year, State Group Life Insurance premiums are updated on April 1. For University Staff (paid bi-weekly), the premium update will be reflected on the March 28, 2019 paycheck. For Faculty/Academic Staff/Limited Appointees (paid monthly), the premium update will be reflected on the April 1, 2019 paycheck. Current enrollees in the State Group Life insurance…

As a reminder, timely approval of absence requests (monthly leave reports) is essential for accurate absence balances for employees and tracking of missing leave reports. Faculty, academic staff and limited supervisors should be approving all absence requests by the 10th of each month. Instructions for approving absence can be found here: Approving Monthly Absence Instructions.…

ETF is offering a series of 30-minute, live, interactive webinars designed to increase your understanding of Wisconsin Retirement System benefits. Individuals can also ask questions at the end of these sessions. Visit our webinar page to learn more about any of the following sessions. Here is what others have said about our webinars: “My participation…