Fidelity Investments Individual Counseling Sessions

Fidelity Investments is offering individual and confidential counseling sessions where you can discuss your financial situation with a Fidelity consultant.  Consultations are meant for participants to review their current retirement plan, investment strategy, or discuss ways in which Fidelity can help along the road to retirement.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
University Union, Heritage Room #232

To schedule a confidential consultation with your Fidelity Investments representative, David Eichler, call 1-800-642-7131 or go to http://www.fidelity.com/atwork/reservation .

Welcome Michaela Franklin

Michaela Franklin started on January 15, 2013, as the Head Women’s Volleyball Coach.  Prior to starting at UW-Green Bay, she was the Assistant Coach at Marquette University for four years.  While at Marquette, the volleyball team made a NCAA Tournament appearance, which was a first in their program’s history.  Michaela is a 2005 graduate from Kansas State University, and she was a part of their volleyball team’s Big 12 Championship and Sweet 16 appearance. Michaela is from Lincoln, Nebraska, and her family includes her mom, Becky, and her younger brother, AJ.  Welcome Michaela!

Social Security Taxes for 2013

The Fiscal Cliff bill recently signed into law by President Obama did not include the lowered social security tax rates that expired on December 31, 2012.   For 2011 and 2012 federal legislation temporarily reduced the social security tax from 6.2% to 4.2%.   As a result, the 2013 social security tax rate has increased from 4.2% to 6.2% and is applicable to all earnings paid on or after January 1.  For more detailed information, please see the December 11th posting on your portal or at https://uwservice.wisc.edu/news/index.php or contact the Payroll Office at 465-2390 or PayrollandBenefits@uwgb.edu.

Unclassified Monthly Pay Date for December Earnings is 1/2/2013

Reminder:  Unclassified Monthly Pay Date for December Earnings is January 2, 2013

Unclassified employees paid on the 1st of each month will be paid on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 for December earnings since January 1st (New Year’s Day) is a Federal Reserve Holiday.

When a pay date falls on a Federal Reserve holiday or a weekend, the pay date is usually the previous business day.  An exception to this is the Unclassified monthly pay date that falls on New Year’s Day, January 1st.

To avoid tax-related issues, the January 1st pay date for December earnings is paid in the new calendar year and must be the first “official banking business day” following the New Year’s holiday.  The “official banking business day” is defined as a calendar day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a Federal Reserve holiday.  Please contact HR/Payroll at hr@uwgb.edu or 920-465-2390 if you have any questions.

T. Rowe Price Webinars

Recordings of the T. Rowe Price live webinars that were available in November, Retirement Investing From Beginning to End and Retirement Milestones are now available.   Information about accessing these webinars can be found at: http://www.wisconsin.edu/hr/benefits/retsav/trpwebinar.htm

Please contact Human Resources at hr@uwgb.edu or ext. 2390 if you have any questions.