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  • BCBS Fitness Program: $0 Enrollment During March 2025

    BCBS Fitness Program: $0 Enrollment During March 2025

    March 4, 2025
    Illinois Tech Blue Cross Blue Shield health plan members can take advantage of a $0 enrollment fee if they join the Well on Target Fitness Program this March.

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  • TELUS Health February Features: Heart Health Month

    TELUS Health February Features: Heart Health Month

    February 13, 2025
    This month, TELUS Health, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is highlighting prioritizing heart health with articles in the Heartbeat Newsletter. You can visit the Heartbeat Hub to read articles called, "Are you at risk for heart disease?", learn more about how to understand your blood pressure, and get quick tips for sticking with your new exercise program.

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  • Learn How to Make the Most of Your Blue Cross Blue Shield Benefits – January 30 and 31

    Learn How to Make the Most of Your Blue Cross Blue Shield Benefits – January 30 and 31

    January 16, 2024
    Join Viktoria Rill, Illinois Tech's Sr. Director of Total Rewards & People Development, later this month to learn all about how you can maximize your benefits through our Blue Cross Blue Shield medical plan. She'll briefly cover plan basics before jumping into rewards programs, programs that come with free tools to help you manage chronic conditions, our free digital exercise therapy program for members with muscle and joint pain, and more. She'll also talk about benefits that will help you save money on prescriptions, and the many advantages of Health Savings Accounts.

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  • Staff Check Your Paychecks

    Staff Check Your Paychecks

    January 16, 2024
    January 12, 2024, was the first biweekly paycheck date of the new year. Staff members should review paystubs to ensure accuracy of any benefit changes made during open enrollment, new FSA elections, and 403(b) election changes. Any discrepancies must be reported along with a screenshot verifying successful completion of Open Enrollment no later than Monday, January 22, 2024.

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  • Financial Wellness Workshop February 14 – Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score

    Financial Wellness Workshop February 14 – Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score

    January 24, 2023
    Human Resources is pleased to present a series of Financial Wellness courses, made possible by Illinois Tech’s partnership with PNC Bank. The first course of 2023, Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score, will take place at noon on February via Zoom.

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  • Benefit Reminders for 2023

    Benefit Reminders for 2023

    December 13, 2022
    Everyone on the BCBS medical plan will receive a new ID card for 2023 due to the change to the tiered network approach (the new Blue Choice Options PPO and HDHP). Everyone new to the medical plan will also receive a CVS Caremark ID, which is needed to obtain prescriptions. Existing members should retain their current ID cards.

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  • Lifeworks Crisis Response Resources & Emergency Contact Reminder

    Lifeworks Crisis Response Resources & Emergency Contact Reminder

    July 5, 2022
    We are saddened and devastated by the tragic events at the Highland Park 4th of July Parade, and our hearts go out to the victims and their families. During this difficult time, please know that LifeWorks is available to provide support and assistance.

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  • University Mask Mandate Lifted

    University Mask Mandate Lifted

    April 5, 2022
    In keeping with recent health guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Illinois Tech will no longer require face coverings indoors or outdoors as of April 5. Of course, campus community members are welcome and encouraged to continue wearing face coverings if they prefer to do so.

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  • Lifeworks March 2022 Features, Crisis Support Line for those impacted by events in Ukraine

    Lifeworks March 2022 Features, Crisis Support Line for those impacted by events in Ukraine

    March 17, 2022
    Lifeworks, Illinois Tech’s Employee Assistance Program, is focusing on sleep 2022 Heartbeat Newsletter. Check out articles on how to get better sleep, and aging and sleep. Later this month, you can also join the Heartbeat Webinar Series for March’s topic — Mental Health and the Pandemic: A two-year review, on Thursday, March 31, at noon, CST.

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  • 1095 Healthcare reporting forms for 2021

    1095 Healthcare reporting forms for 2021

    March 17, 2022
    As in past years, due to requirements under the Affordable Care Act you may have received a form recently regarding the health coverage you had or were offered in 2021. The most common forms are the 1095 series forms. These forms include information about coverage offered to you and any covered dependents, and must be sent to eligible individuals regardless as to whether coverage was elected or waived.

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