Hi

I was asked by benefits admin - why on Lawson, do we roll the medical and dental plan rate tables into a new year with the BN105, and the life and disability do not update until there is a salary change.


Example on 1/1/07- employee A had chosen an HMO with family coverage & during open enrollment FOR 2008, did not make any changes for the 2008 year Yet the plan effective date for an employee for his HMO 1/1/08. I know we set a new rate table for each year of the plan


They then asked why we don't maintain separate yearly rate tables for life or disability plans.

I just didn't think saying " that's how we always do it" would cut it.

Any help appreciated

Thanks

If your life and disability rates changed every year, you'd also have the start date of the first since the changes would also be based on rates and not just a coverage change. If your benefit department wants to see the 1/1 start date across the board, ask your administrator to increase your rates annually. Just kidding - I would think it would be a good thing that all rates aren't changing annually.

thx steph,

so it sounds like the health and medical have been done correctly.


you're right - the life & disability rates have been rarely changed - but very slightly. apparently the predessor who administered the benefit rates in lawson, did not , set up a new rate table for disbaility or life plans when these rates did change- he merely over wrote the old life or disability rates table. -

ain't that great?

otm


:bonk: :bonk:

Don't you love inheriting what someone else did, and then have to explain it? Sounds like you work with me.... :bonk: