{"333251":{"#nid":"333251","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Open Enrollment Coming in Three Weeks","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003EWith three weeks until the start of the 2015 Benefits Open Enrollment period, members of Georgia Tech\u2019s benefits team are urging all staff and faculty to spend some time reviewing current elections and considering what, if any, modifications need to be made going forward.\u0026nbsp;A packet detailing this year\u0027s benefits options will be mailed to each employee\u0027s home the week of Oct. 20.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u201cThough there aren\u2019t major vendor changes this year, experience tells us that a person\u2019s benefits tend to work better when he or she invests the time to understand all of the available options, and the ramifications of those choices,\u201d said Brandon Conkle, director of Total Rewards in the Office of Human Resources. \u201cIt\u2019s important to be thinking about how you are using your health benefits, and whether it makes sense to change anything about your coverage.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe benefits team has scheduled several information sessions (see 2014 Open Enrollment Dates sidebar) open to anyone who wants to better understand what\u2019s changing or get answers to questions in person. The annual Benefits Fair is scheduled for Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EThe window for making updates to 2015 coverage is just two weeks, from Nov. 3 \u2013 14. While it is not necessary for everyone with coverage to re-enroll in a benefits plan, it is important for all employees signing up for or continuing coverage to log in to TechWorks to certify his or her tobacco usage status. Any employee who neglects to do so will be subject to a $75 non-refundable monthly tobacco surcharge on insurance premiums.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003EMore complete information about plan designs, premiums, and voluntary benefit options will soon be available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ohr.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Ewww.ohr.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E. Additionally, a benefits helpline will be activated beginning Oct. 27 as an individualized counseling option.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp class=\u0022p5\u0022\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWith three weeks until the start of the 2015 Benefits Open Enrollment period, members of Georgia Tech\u2019s benefits team are urging all staff and faculty to spend some time reviewing current elections and considering what, if any, modifications need to be made going forward.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Open Enrollment for 2015 will take place Nov. 3 \u2013 14"}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2014-10-13 08:52:26","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:17:15","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-09-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"333291":{"id":"333291","type":"image","title":"Open Enrollment 2015","body":null,"created":"1449245133","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:05:33","changed":"1475895044","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:44","alt":"Open Enrollment 2015","file":{"fid":"200420","name":"oe2015.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/oe2015_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/oe2015_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1475585,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/oe2015_0.jpg?itok=z1gJBl26"}}},"media_ids":["333291"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/ohr.gatech.edu\/","title":"Office of Human Resources"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4288","name":"benefits"},{"id":"2775","name":"human resources"},{"id":"6963","name":"Open Enrollment"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp class=\u0022p1\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2014 Open Enrollment Dates\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 23\u003C\/strong\u003E: Annual Benefits Fair.\u0026nbsp;10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Student Center Ballroom.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 28\u003C\/strong\u003E: Open Enrollment Info Session. 10 \u2013 11 a.m., LeCraw Auditorium, Scheller College\u0026nbsp;of Business.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 29\u003C\/strong\u003E: Open Enrollment Info Session. 9:45 \u2013 10:45 a.m., Student Center Theater.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOct. 30\u003C\/strong\u003E: Open Enrollment Info Session. 2:30 \u2013 3:30 p.m., Student Center Theater.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENov. 3 \u2013 14\u003C\/strong\u003E: Open Enrollment.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}