Reminder: Life Events can Provide Opportunities for Benefits Changes

Benefit changes can be made If team members have “Qualifying Life Events,” such as family changes or employment changes. Benefit changes or enrollments need to be made within 30 days from the date of the event by completing PDF applications and submitting to Paula or Ann. Examples of life and employment changes include the following (see below). More information can be found here: https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/qualifying-life-events/. Please reach out to Paula or Ann with any questions. Family Changes
  • Birth or adoption
  • Change in name or address
  • Child loss of dependent status
  • Death of employee
  • Death of spouse, domestic partner, or child
  • Divorce
  • Domestic partnership
  • Domestic partnership to marriage
  • End of domestic partnership
  • Gain of other coverage
  • Legal guardianship
  • Loss of other coverage
  • Marriage
Employment Changes:
  • Change from Faculty, Academic Staff or Limited to University Staff
  • Change from University Staff to Faculty, Academic Staff or Limited
  • Change in appointment percentage
  • Layoff/non-renewal
  • Leave of absence
  • Moving to WRS-covered employment
  • Rehired annuitant
  • Retirement
  • Termination
  • Transfer to state agency
  • Transfer to different UW institution
  • WRS temporary to WRS non-temporary employment