December 19, 2016

Upcoming contribution deadlines, benefit deductions, ID card information announced

As the end of the year approaches, Human Resources would like to remind faculty and staff of upcoming 2016 contribution deadlines, tell when to expect their benefit deductions to appear on upcoming pay statements and share details around ID cards going out soon.

2016 and 2017 benefit deductions

As the new year approaches, many will see benefit deduction amounts update accordingly. It is important to note the following 2017 pay dates as they will be the first to reflect these changes.

The first bi-weekly pay date in 2017 will be on Jan. 4, 2017, for the pay period Dec. 12 through Dec. 25, and will reflect no changes in deductions as this pay is for the last two weeks in December 2016.

The second biweekly pay date in 2017 will be on Jan. 18 for the pay period Dec. 26 through Jan. 8, and employees may see changes in deductions based on their benefit selections. They may notice deduction changes with the following benefits:

* Medical premium: Six days of 2016 premium amount will be deducted, and eight days of 2017 premium amount will be deducted.

* FSA/HSA contributions: 2017 contribution begins with this pay date and divides over 25 pays, due to the Jan. 1 benefit plan start date falling within the pay period.

* Term life insurance/AD&D/STD/voluntary benefits: 2017 deduction amounts begin with this pay date.

The third biweekly pay date in 2017 will be on Feb. 2 and will be the first full pay for 2017 covering pay for Jan. 9 through Jan. 22. This pay will be the first pay with all 2017 deductions included.

For employees paid on a monthly basis, the Jan. 31 pay date will be the first full pay in 2017 for the pay period Jan. 1 through Jan. 31 and the first pay with all 2017 deductions reflected.

2017 ID cards

Below is an outline of how identification cards will be distributed for 2017. The cards will be sent to employees' home addresses.

* Anthem (Medical)
-- Continue with same with ID card, which holds medical and prescription information.
-- New ID cards to go out in the next two weeks only to those who did not have Purdue medical coverage in 2016 and will have coverage in 2017; those who changed medical plans for 2017; or those who made a change to their covered dependents.

* Anthem (Dental)
-- New ID cards to go out in the next two weeks to everyone who elected the preventive dental plan or one of the buy-up plan options

PayFlex (HSA/FSA)
* Continue with same debit card.
* New cards to go out only to those who did not have an HSA/FSA in 2016 and will have an HSA/FSA in 2017.
* Additional cards for dependents can be obtained by contacting Payflex directly.


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