HR Insider Newsletter Winter 2022

Winter 2022

Human Resources

Benefits

NEW Human Resources Video Tutorials

Health Reimbursement Account Run Off Period

In Human Resources, we get asked questions … lots of them. Check out our new video tutorials to answer your most frequently asked questions. We will add video tutorials as the need arise, therefore, if you have an idea for our next video, send these to Human Resources. We are here to help! Available Tutorials: How to NeoGov – Course Catalog Search How to NeoGov – Forms Complete and Submit

T-Mobile Work Perks Discount Connect app. HDHP Plan If you are enrolled in the HDHP plan, up to $1500.00 Your 2022 HRA funds became available on January 1, 2022. Your 2022 HRA amount is tied to the medical plan you selected during open enrollment or as a new hire. See the table below for contribution amounts. 2022 HRA Contribution BCBS HDHP BCBS PPO Medical $3,499.99 $1,000.00 Dental & Vision $1,000.00 NA You can view your balance by logging in to your Pro- ficient account at ProficientConnect.com . If you have a balance in your 2021 HRA account, your funds will rollover mid-April to your 2022 account after the 90- day run-off period has ended. The deadline to submit for reimbursement for expenses incurred in 2021 is March 31, 2022. To submit a reimbursement during the run-off period, submit your claim through Profi - cientConnect.com or by downloading the Proficient

of your medical HRA funds will rollover to your 2022 medical HRA. Up to $1000.00 of your dental and vi- sion HRA funds will over to your 2022 dental and vi- sion HRA. Any remaining funds will roll over into a Retirement Health Savings (RHS) account. PPO Plan In you are enrolled in the PPO plan, up to $2,500.00 of your 2021 HRA funds will rollover to your 2022 HRA funds. Any remaining funds will roll over to your RHS account. Retirement Health Savings Plan Overview RHS is mandatory and employees may not choose to opt out of this program. At separation from employ- ment, employees who are enrolled in the RHS and meet the vesting period of five years of consecutive full-time service will be eligible to receive funds from their RHS account to pay for medical expenses. You can view your balance by logging in to your Mission- Square account and clicking on plan #801871.

How to NeoGov – Transcripts and Certificates View/Print How to SharePoint – Accountabilities Check Out & Check In How to SharePoint – Job Descriptions Check Out & Check In

Human Resources Internship with Carlos Cortes The transition from IT to HR was surprisingly quick and easy. I was shown my new office space, intro - duced to the whole team, and it was skills and translated them into this internship and really my whole life, which allows me to balance a lot of things at once and still be able to get

cords pages. Along with that, I also helped research and found required training courses for the staff to fa - cilitate the process for HR when picking the courses. I also helped to update the Health & Wellness page, the Human Resources Folder in SharePo- int to make sure that it stayed relevant and up to date. Lastly, probably the most challenging one was to cre- ate learning videos and gifs for staff relating to NeoGov. Those videos and gifs inclu- ded how to complete forms, search through the training catalog, and how to find your certifications and transcript. I am about halfway done with this great opportunity, and I want to thank everyone that has he- lped me along the way. I am excited to see what is still left in store for me for the remainder of my time here at the EAA.

go time. I was slowly assig- ned projects which I was given instructions on what to do along with a due date and pretty much left alone. The projects kept coming, but with great mentors and good time management ski- lls, I was able to complete them on time and with high quality. It has almost been 2 months with the HR team and time has really gone by quickly. I have stayed very busy and been able to learn and prac- tice a lot of needed skills

Through T-Mobile, EAA employees are eligible to save 15% on the Magenta MAX plan which offers premium un - limited talk, text, and data. New and existing customers are eligible for this discount. If you are a new T-Mobile customer, call 855-570-9947, and ask to speak with a work perks representative. State that you are with the Edwards Aquifer Authority and would like to to setup your dis- count. If you are a current T-Mobile customer, you are only eli- gible if you carry the Magenta MAX plan. If you currently do not have this plan, you will have to change to the Magenta MAX plan and add a line to your account to receive this discount. Additional features when switching to T-Mobile include a free Netflix membership, 40 GB of high-speed mo - bile hotspot date, Scam Shield Premium, and free promotions on T-Mobile Tuesdays. To take advantage of this promotion, call 855-570-9947 or visit www.t-mobile.com/workperks. Existing T-Mobile customers can call 877- 334-7099.

and knowledge in the workplace. One of those has been my time ma- nagement skills, since high school I have been involved in a lot of clu- bs and organizations so managing my time properly was very crucial. I took those prior experiences and

everything done on time and exce- llent work. Some of the projects that I was able to accomplish were to help update and add to the current “How To Ca- talogs” for SharePoint and the re-

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