Category: Payroll & Benefits

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    TIAA CREF Counseling Sessions

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    TIAA CREF INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING SESSIONS – March 26-27, 2012 TIAA CREF is offering individual and confidential counseling sessions where you can discuss your financial situation with a TIAA CREF consultant.  They will be available to help you achieve your financial goals by investing in financial solutions and help simplify your retirement planning. Please see the flyer for…

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    Health Insurance Survey

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    HRS Benefits – ETF Annual Heath Insurance Satisfaction Survey Message is Legit We have been receiving questions regarding a message from the Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) that was sent to some UW System employees regarding participation in an Annual Heath Insurance Satisfaction Survey. We wanted to take a minute to confirm that the message…

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    T. Rowe Price Retirement Webinar

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    T. Rowe Price, one of the investments companies in the UW TSA 403(b) Program, has made available the recorded webinar Retirement Investing from Beginning to End (http://www.wisconsin.edu/hr/benefits/retsav/trpwebinar.htm).  This 22-minute program is a comprehensive presentation that explains asset classes, reviews the concepts of risk and return, and helps employees make the most of their investment choices.   The…

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    T. Rowe Price Live Webinars

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    T. Rowe Price Live Webinars — Weeks of February 6 and February 13 T. Rowe Price will offer two live webinars this spring semester – Retirement Investing from Beginning to End and Retirement Milestones – both at various times. These are live presentations over the web, and there will be time for you at ask…

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    New ETF Retirement Video

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    New ETF Video: When Should I Retire? Wisconsin Retirement System members planning to retire at the end of a year often question whether their initial benefit would be higher if they instead waited until the beginning of the next year. There is no “one-size-fits-all” answer. This presentation provides a detailed explanation that will help determine…

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    2012 TSA 403(b) Contribution Maximum

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    UW Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program Update The Internal Revenue Service has announced the 2012 contribution maximums for the Tax Sheltered Annuity Program. For 2012 University of Wisconsin employees may contribute a maximum of $17,000 to the Tax-Sheltered Annuity 403(b) Program. Employees age 50 and over can contribute an additional $5,500 for a total of…

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    TIAA CREF Counseling Sessions

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    TIAA CREF is offering individual and confidential counseling sessions where you can discuss your financial situation with a TIAA CREF consultant.  They will be able available to help you achieve your financial goals by investing in financial solutions and help simplify your retirement planning. When:            Monday, November 21, 2011, 9:45am – 5:00pm                        Tuesday, November 22,…

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    Wisconsin Deferred Compensation Sessions

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    Scott Schewe, a representative from WDC, will be available to meet individually with employees regarding their current WDC enrollment and for those interested in learning more about the program and planning for retirement by investing before tax dollars. When:   Thursday, November 3rd, 8:00 am to 4:30pm Where:   University Union Building, Wequiock Room #101A (lower level)…

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    Year-End Information for Classified Employees

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    **Important information regarding vacation carry over, compensatory time, and personal & floating holidays** Please be advised: Employees eligible to utilize the Annual Leave Conversion Option will receive written notification of this by the end of November. Attention Classified Employees and their Supervisors: UW-Green Bay requires that vacation for classified employees be taken in the calendar year…

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    Benefits Enrollment and Change Period

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    Annual Benefit Enrollment and Change Period October 3 – 28, 2011 There are important changes to benefits for 2012 that may require action to be taken during the Benefit Enrollment and Change Period that begins October 3, 2011 and ends October 28, 2011 for all participating plans.  All changes made during this period will be effective January…