HR News Updates | September 2019

Open Enrollment takes place between Monday, September 9th and Friday, October 4th.  Remember, adding or making changes to your benefits as part of Open Enrollment is an easy online process via the eBenefits module in the CSUN portal.

• Benefit election changes selected during Open Enrollment become effective January 1, 2020. 
• To view the 2020 premium rates, visit: Health Plan 2020 Premium Rates
• Visit our website the first week of September for comprehensive instructions and information, including the Open Enrollment Guidebook, which provides you with an overview of all available benefits.

Join us on Thursday, September 12th between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. in the USU, Northridge Center for our annual Benefits and Wellness Fair!

Benefit Plan representatives, as well as several of our internal campus partners, will be present to answer your questions.  Join us for giveaways and plenty of information to assist you with your Open Enrollment selections.  You can view an up to date listing of providers and partners that will be in attendance at http://www.csun.edu/benefits/benefits-and-wellness-fair.  We look forward to seeing you there!

To help you learn more about various benefits available to you, we're hosting the following workshops:

For Newly Hired Faculty-

To Help You Prepare For Open Enrollment (Staff & Faculty) -

We are pleased to share with you that HR in collaboration with Information Technology has developed an Employee Resources page in the CSUN Mobile App for easy access to input your Payroll time, approve time, sign-up for fee waiver, update your personal contact information and much more. 

To access the page, you will need to open the CSUN Mobile App and click on the person icon on the top right of the page. Then you will select the Faculty/Staff persona.  You will only need to make this selection one time. 

For information about the CSUN Mobile App, visit CSUN Mobile App.  If you have any questions regarding the Employee Resources page, please contact Brian Cummins at x6510.

Check out the 2019-2020 Professional and Personal Development Programming Calendar to explore opportunities to learn, grow, and engage.  We've got programs from partners throughout campus to keep you connected! For up to date programming, visit: http://www.csun.edu/development/training

Explore these New and Expanded Programs! Select title or image for printable flyer.

Mata-Tech Mondays	HR Insights
Manager Exchange (MaNEx)

We've created the Professional Development listserv for faculty and staff to get information about our Professional and Personal Development courses and news.

• To subscribe to the list, send an email to majordomo@csun.edu and in the BODY of the email (not the SUBJECT) write “subscribe profdev-l@csun.edu”.
• To unsubscribe to the list, send an email to majordomo@csun.edu and in the BODY of the email (not the SUBJECT) write “unsubscribe profdev-l@csun.edu”.

The annual University Payroll Calendar is a go-to resource for information on when pay warrants issue, when direct deposit is issued, monthly attendance and pay related processing information, and days that the University is closed for campus holidays!

You can access the 2019-2020 University Payroll Calendar and other helpful calendars and schedules at: http://www.csun.edu/payroll/payroll-calendars-schedules.

Dependent Re-Verification (DRV) is the process of re-verifying the eligibility of your spouse, domestic partner, children, stepchildren, and domestic partner children (family members) enrolled for state health and dental benefits. Government Code section 22843.1 mandates re-verifying the eligibility of your family members. Government Code section 22959 authorizes extending this review to your family members enrolled for dental benefits.

• The eligibility of your family members will be re-verified once every three years. The re-verification period is based on your birth month. Employees born during the following months are required to re-verify family members during 2019: February, May, August and November.
• For those employees with birthdays in November, CalPERS, will mail you information explaining the process and the documentation required to maintain health coverage for your dependents. Please read and ensure Human Resources has your documents prior to November 1, 2019 in order for your dependent(s) to continue receiving health coverage and avoid cancellation on 12/1/2019.
• For more information visit the following page: Health Care Dependent Re-Verification

Plan Statements and Open Enrollment Materials

Health Plan Statements and other Open Enrollment materials are available online to all active and retired members via my|CalPERS starting August 26^th. This feature will allow you to receive customized health information in a confidential and secure method, and provide a convenient, central location for health plan resources. You’ll have 24/7 access to:

• All components of the CalPERS Open Enrollment packet, including the Health Plan Statement
• View, download, and print your individual Health Plan Statement
• Information about changes that may impact your health benefits in the upcoming year
• Additional resources to help you make an informed decision during Open Enrollment, including:
• 2020 Health Benefit Summary
• Health Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage
• Health Plan Evidence of Coverage
• Health Program Guide
• Medicare Enrollment Guide
• Open Enrollment Newsletter
• Health Plan Chooser
• Health Plan Search by ZIP Code
• Health plan websites and their provider directories

Accessing Your Health Information

View your Health Plan Statement and Open Enrollment materials by logging in to your my|CalPERS account. If you do not have an account, you can create one by going to the my|CalPERS Log In page, and selecting Register Now.

Member Education Bulletin

By subscribing to CalPERS' Member Education Bulletin, you can receive email notifications for future CalPERS educational opportunities, including:

• Webinars
• Instructor-led classes in your area
• CalPERS Benefits Education Events

This webinar, we will provide you information about how to increase your retirement.

Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Place: Online
Time: 11:00 a.m. -11:20 a.m.

Registration is free.  To register for the webinar, visit the CalPERS Education Center page, select the Member Education link and scroll down to Upcoming Events to select the webinar of your choice.

Human Resources has transitioned the Eliminate Campus Sexual Misconduct training to the new CSU Learn system. As a reminder, all employees must complete their training on an annual basis by October 1 of each year. Recently hired employees have 60 days to initially complete the training and thereafter must also complete it annually by October 1.

For questions or issues with accessing compliance training, please contact Heather Kennedy in Human Resources at 818-677-5168.

To assist current and former staff, faculty, and administrators in providing verification of employment and/or income, CSU Northridge utilizes "InVerify," an HR service partner.  This service generally helps with gathering verification information needed to apply for a loan, home mortgage, new job, rental qualification, or social service benefits such as temporary assistance, housing assistance, child support, or nutrition assistance. 

InVerify provides both Self-Service and service to Outside Organizations

Employment and Income Verification (Self-Service) includes:

• Manage Your Income Key
• Unofficial 'Employee Only' Copy of Verification Report
• Immigration Letter
• Employee Usage Report
• Verification of Employment (VOE) Express Letter

Employment Verification Information (Outside Organization) includes:

• Employment Verification
• Employment & Income Verification
• Employment & Income Verification with Salary History

For more information, visit: https://www.csun.edu/payroll/voe.

CSUN State Employees follow the California State minimum wage guidelines.

• Current minimum wage rate =  $12.00 per hour
• Current Student Assistant salary range = $12.00 to $18.63 per hour
• The next anticipated increase to the CA state minimum wage will be to $13.00 per hour on January 1, 2020.

Campus Auxiliaries (AS, TUC, USU) follow the Los Angeles City employers minimum wage guidelines.

• Effective July 1, 2019, the minimum wage rate was increased to $14.25 per hour.