Information for Federal Benefits Officers
What's Hot in Federal Benefits
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) will sponsor one "Super Conference" with multiple tracks, each focusing on a key human capital dimension. The "Super Conference" will feature changes, new directions, and hands-on training relating to employee and labor relations, Federal benefits, alternative dispute resolution, and personnel security, among others. We are extremely excited about this event, which will combine several stand-alone conferences OPM sponsored in the past, including:
- Symposium on Employee & Labor Relations (SOELR);
- Strategic Compensation Conference;
- Fall Festival of Training;
- Benefits Officers Conference;
- Solutions Conference;
- Security Professionals' Seminar; and
- Federal Executive Board Conference.
Our "Super Conference" will bring together human resource agency leaders, managers, practitioners, and line managers to learn about both policy and operational issues in one forum. The details, including dates and location, have not yet been finalized, but will be announced as soon as the information becomes available.
We hope to see you there!!
The Social Security Administration has developed a chart showing the maximum
monthly amount that social security benefits can be reduced because of the Windfall
Elimination Provision (WEP) if a person has less than 30 years of substantial
earnings. The chart can be found at:
www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/wep-chart.htm.
INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF RETIREMENT
COVERAGE ERROR CORRECTIONS LEGISLATION
The online FERCCA Database is now closed. Agencies are encouraged to continue
to notify and educate employees on FERCCA and to review employee's personnel
records as needed. Agencies are reminded to notify your agency's headquarters
level Benefits Officer if you identify any individual(s) who have a retirement
coverage error and are eligible for relief under FERCCA; the Benefits Officer
will then notify OPM.
Visit our FERCCA Home Page for further information and to view the FERCCA FAQ's. The FERCCA Homepage provides you with everything you need to know about FERCCA and it's implementation. We suggest that you bookmark it for future reference.
Visit www.opm.gov/insure/ltc for more information on the other part of this legislation, long-term care insurance.
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BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION
ONLINE MAILING LIST
Are you registered for the Benefits Administration Information (BENEFITSINFO)
online mailing list? The Benefits Administration Information list emails information,
primarily Benefits Administration Letters (BAL), to subscribers. While the primary
customers for the Benefits Administration Information list are agency benefits
officers, anyone, anywhere can subscribe to the list. Benefits Administration
Letters will be sent to list subscribers automatically. Details on subscribing
to the mailing list can be found in BAL 00-701. [Web Page] [PDF format]
New in Federal Benefits
October 14, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-209 — The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: 2005 Option B Premiums [Web Page] [PDF format]
October 8, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-803 —
FSAFEDS - Open Season for the 2005 Plan Year for the Federal Flexible Spending
Account Program [Web Page]
[PDF format]
October 4, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-404 — 2004
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant Plan
Changes [Web Page] [PDF
format]
September 17, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-403 — 2004 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Introduction [Web Page] [PDF format]
September 8, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-208 — Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Participation Requirements for Employees Retiring During a Period of Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments or Voluntary Early Retirement Authority [Web Page] [PDF format]
September 7, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-207 — Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Belated Open Season Elections and Open Season Election Errors [Web Page] [PDF format]
August 13, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-402 — Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Enrollees of OmniCare Health Plan, Enrollment KA, to Change Enrollment [Web Page] [PDF format]
August 11, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-206 — Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: FEGLI 2004 Open Season Website, Email Messages and Data Needs [Web Page] [PDF format]
July 20, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-802 — FSAFEDS -- Agency Process for Paying Employee Fees for the Federal Flexible Spending Account Program [Web Page] [PDF format]
July 16, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-401 — Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: 2004 Rider Information [Web Page] [PDF format]
July 16, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-205 — Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Ordering FEGLI 2004 Open Season Materials [Web Page] [PDF format]
June 1, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-204 — Federal Employees Health Benefits: Children's Equity Update [Web Page] [PDF format]
May 25, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-203 — Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: FEGLI 2004 Open Season Announced -- September 2004 [Web Page] [PDF format]
March 31, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-202 —
The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Effect of the Retroactive Pay Raise on the Amount of FEGLI Coverage and on Life Insurance Certifications [Web
Page] [PDF
format]
March 24, 2004: Benefits Administration Letter 04-201 —
The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Revised Claim Form [Web
Page] [PDF
format]
February 17, 2004 : Benefits Administration Letter 04-801 —
The Federal Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Program: 2004 Administrative
Fees [Web
Page] [PDF
format]
February 13, 2004 : Benefits Administration Letter 04-102 —
Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Amendments of 2000 [Web
Page] [PDF
format]
January 20, 2004 : Benefits Administration Letter 04-101 —
Annual Changes [Web
Page] [PDF
format]
December 22, 2003 : Benefits Administration Letter 03-209 —
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB): The FEHB Clearinghouse
[Web
Page] [PDF
format]
November 12, 2003 : Benefits Administration Letter 03-902 —
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: Participation in Agency Retirement
Seminars [Web
Page] [PDF
format]
November 10, 2003 : Benefits Administration Letter 03-901 —
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program: Payroll/Annuity Deduction
Information [Web
Page] [PDF
format]
Guidance to Agencies on Federal Benefits Administration
Other Resources for Agencies and Employees
Directory of headquarters level
agency Benefits Officers designated to provide benefits
administration information and guidance to employees of their
respective agencies.
Interactive Programs:
Other OPM and World Wide Web Sites
OPM Pages for Employees and Annuitants:
Other OPM Pages for HR Benefits Personnel:
Other Agency Pages:
Additional information is added to the Federal Benefits Page on a regular
basis. Suggestions for information and services that you would like to see added
to these pages, should be directed to the Benefits Officers Training and Development
Group at benefits@opm.gov.
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