More Important Information

Covering Dependents?

To include dependents on any of your coverages through WISD you must provide the dependents name, date of birth, and social security number.

Making Changes During Year

Choose your benefits carefully. Several of the employee benefits plan contributions are made on a pre-tax basis and per IRS regulations, contribution amounts cannot be changed unless you experience a qualified life event. Qualifying life events include:

• Marriage, divorce, legal separation;

• Death of spouse or dependent;

• Birth or adoption of a child;

• Changes in employment for spouse or dependents;

• Significant cost or coverage changes;

You must submit your benefit change requests and include required documentation within 30 days of the event. Also note that per the IRS, only changes consistent with the life event are allowed.

New Employees

New employees must enroll within 30 days of their hire date. If employees fail to enroll within the 30 days, all benefits will be waived.

Except for health insurance, plans will be effective on the first of the month following the date of hire. Health Insurance can be effective the date of hire or the first of the month following date of hire. Please be aware that if you choose date of hire as effective date for health insurance, you will be charged for the entire month.

Very Important

Please carefully review your paycheck(s) to ensure all deductions are correct. If you find a discrepancy in your paycheck, please contact U.S. Employee Benefits or WISD payroll as soon as possible to correct. Discrepancies must be communicated within 30 days from the effective date of the policy.

Benefit Related Documents

For contact information, claim forms, benefits guides and more, please visit the Wharton ISD website at www.mybenefitshub.com/whartonisd

This guide contains a summary of the benefits offered by Wharton ISD. If there is a conflict between the terms of this outline of benefits and the actual contracts, the terms of the contracts will prevail.