HR&S plans benefits open enrollment period
Remember February 22 through March 5 is the 1999 benefits open
enrollment period. During this time you may sign up for or change
coverage for medical and dental plans, change your pre- or post-tax
elections, and purchase or waive short-term disability insurance.
Healthcare representatives will be set up in the VARC Lobby on March 1,
from 8 a.m.- noon, to answer questions about Trigon (Blue Cross/Blue Shield)
and Sentara (Optima).
Open enrollment forms may be picked up in the Benefits office, room 40-A in
the VARC, or at any of the three satellite Human Resources & Services information
centers located in the ARC Library, 2nd floor hallway in CEBAF Center, and
in the MCC conference room. The completed forms must be returned to the Benefits
office no later than close of business March 5. Kisha Owens, Administration,
encourages hand carrying the forms to room 40-A to make sure they're received before the deadline.
For more information, call Owens at ext. 7068, or e-mail her at
owens@jlab.org.
Beware: IRS changes business travel rates
Leave it to the IRS to change its mind two weeks after announcing
the new standard mileage rate for business travel.
The standard mileage rate from January 1 - March 31, 1999, is
32.5 cents/mile for business travel. Beginning April 1, the
rate will decrease to 31 cents/mile.
Anyone with questions concerning this change may call
Travel Services, ext. 7437 or 7192. Business Services
also has a per diem rates link on its home page that goes
directly to the GSA rates. Go to www.jlab.org/div_dept/admin,
then click on Business Services and select GSA Per Diem Rate
Links under Quick Links.
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Updated January 21, 2004