2015 Open Enrollment

Open enrollment

• Open enrollment dates – November 2 - 13*** Only two weeks ***

• “Passive” enrollment (excepts FSAs)• No tobacco status reaffirmation required!• Very few changes:

• Consumer Choice HSA plan – out of pocket maximum reduced

• Health premiums increase by an average of 6%• Dental and LTD premiums increase slightly

Retiree Health Insurance

UpdateFor Medicare-eligible retirees

• Retiree Resource Center opened Sept. 29• Hours of operation M-F, 10:00-4:00• Open until 12/23• Consultants can help with general enrollment

process questions as well as help retirees understand their current options

• Averaging 50 retirees a day

• Only retirees and or dependents 65 and older are affected

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

• HR continues to monitor the hours of temporary and part-time employees for health insurance eligibility under ACA (30 hours per week).

 • USG Internal Audit Office completed audit in

September of UGA compliance with USG ACA time keeping policies.

Proposed Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) changes in overtime rules

• The Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed to update the regulations governing which “executive, administrative, and professional employees (white collar workers)” are entitled to overtime pay protections.

• As proposed, the salary threshold would be raised from $455 a week (the equivalent of $23,660 a year) to about $970 a week ($50,440 a year) in 2016. DOL has not offered any specific proposals to modify the standard duties tests, only the increase in the salary threshold.

• HR estimates that approximately 2,600 UGA exempt staff will be impacted by the proposed rule change.

Proposed Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) changes in overtime rules

• HR continues to monitor activity regarding the proposed legislation and will work with departments to ensure employees are correctly classified as either exempt or nonexempt from overtime regulations.

•  HR will be working with Finance and Payroll to establish a campus task force to assist with communicating the change in exemption status for employees. HR expects to provide supervisory staff workshops on how to manage employee work schedules and work expectations under the proposed rule.