HR Update; November 16, 2007
RSSIn this Edition
- Benefits Open Enrollment 2008
- USCIS Releases New Form I-9
- Staff Training mid-November thru December
- UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs
Benefits Open Enrollment 2008
For Faculty and Staff: November 1st-27th
“Make Informed Choices”
Non-Medical Plan Changes
By now all of you should have received and reviewed your Open Enrollment material for the more significant medical plan changes. In the spirit of making “informed choices,” here are highlights of some of the other plan changes for 2008:
Dental Dental PPO (formerly Delta Dental)
• Coverage for a third cleaning for pregnant women (currently covered only by report) will be added
• Delta Dental PPO Website
DeltaCare® USA (formerly PMI)
• Coverage will be added for additional root-canal related and oral surgery procedures that were not previously covered
• DeltaCare® USA Website
Legal Pan (ARAG)
• The ARAG Legal Plan is open for enrollment this year
• A benefit for legal defense against civil damage claims is being added
• ARAG Website
Vision Plan (VSP)
• The current 20% discount on non-covered pairs of prescription glasses will be extended to non-prescription glasses, including sunglasses
• If a member has laser eye surgery, non-prescription sunglasses will be covered in full (using current frame allowance)
• VSP Website
Life Insurance
Expanded dependent life insurance has added an accelerated benefit option (ABO) for spouse/domestic partner coverage in 2008.The Living Benefit Option allows a terminally ill member, under specific conditions, to be paid up to 50% (maximum of $50,000) of the life insurance coverage while living.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment
An AIG Identity Theft program will be added at no additional cost to assist identity theft victims.
USCIS Releases New Form I-9
On November 7, 2007, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a revised Employment Eligibility Verification Form (I-9). The revised Form I-9 will become effective once the notice is published in the Federal Register. USCIS, however, encourages employers to start using the revised Form I-9 immediately. The new form removes five documents from List A of Acceptable Documents. These documents are:
• Certificate of U.S. Citizenship (Form N-560 or N-561)
• Certificate of Naturalization (Form N-550- N-570)
• Alien Registration Receipt (I-151)
• Unexpired Reentry Permit (Form I-327)
• Unexpired Refugee Travel Document (Form-571)
The revision brings Form I-9 into compliance with the 1997 rule that had eliminated the above documents as acceptable documents for proof of both identity and employment eligibility. In addition, instructions for Section 1 of the revised Form I-9 now expressly state that providing an employee’s social security number in Section 1 is voluntary, unless the employer participated in E-Verify.
Employers only need use the new form when verifying the employment eligibility of new employees and when re-verifying existing employees. After the effective date, all previous versions of Form I-9, will no longer be valid. Employers who continue to use the outdated editions of Form I-9 after the effective date may be subject to fines and penalties.
The revised Form I-9, as well as instructions are available on the Campus Payroll Website, http://acctg.ucsf.edu/payroll/new_hire/index.htm
Staff Training mid-November thru December
Click on the course name to learn more and register. Please share this with coworkers and those you supervise.
Management & Leadership Courses
• Recruiting & Hiring
Wed, Dec 5, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., $35
Business and Administrative Processes Courses
• Cash Deposit Basics
Thu, Dec 6, 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon, $35
• General Ledger / Fund Accounting Using OLFS Weblinks – Part I
Thu, Dec 6, 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., $35
• General Ledger / Fund Accounting Using OLFS Weblinks – Part II
Thu, Dec 6, 1:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., $35
• OLPPS Inquiry & Entry/Update Training (a three day class)
Dec 11 – 13, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $0
• Travel & Entertainment Expense Processing
Tue, Dec 11, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon, $35
Communications Courses
• Get to the Point! Effective Business Writing
Mon, Dec 3, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., $35
• Effective Communication Skills
Tue, Dec 4, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., $35
Career and Self-Development Courses
• Problem Solving & Decision Making
Fri, Dec 7, 8:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., $35
Technical Support Partnership Courses
• Distributed Computing Support at UCSF
Wed, Dec 5, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., $0
• Information Security Policy & Privacy Practices
Tue, Dec 11, 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., $0
• Mass Storage Solutions – Inexpensive, Large Storage Solutions
Tue, Dec 11, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m., $0
Computer Software Courses
• Access 1 (Two Day Class)
Mon - Tue, Nov 26 - 27, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., $255
• Access 2 (Two Day Class)
Wed - Thu, Nov 28 - 29, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $255
• Access VBA (Two Day Class)
Mon - Tue, Nov 26 - 27, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $417
• Acrobat (Two Day Class)
Mon – Tue, Dec 3 - 4, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $417
• Ajax (Three Day Class)
Wed – Fri, Dec 5 - 7, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $1017
• Captivate (Two Day Class)
Mon - Tue, Nov 26 - 27, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $417
• ColdFusion (Three Day Class)
Mon - Wed, Nov 19 - 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $660
Wed - Fri, Dec 12 – 14, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $660
• Dreamweaver 2
Fri, Nov 30, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
• Excel 1
Mon, Nov 19, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
Mon, Dec 3, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
• Excel 2
Tue, Nov 20, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
Tue, Dec 4, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
Mon, Dec 17, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
• Excel 3
Wed, Dec 5, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
• Excel VBA (Two Day Class)
Mon – Tue, Dec 3 - 4, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., $417
• Flash 1 (Two Day Class)
Thu - Fri, Dec 6 - 7, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $417
• Flash ActionScript (Three Day Class)
Dec 19 - 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $597
• HTML 1
Mon, Dec 10, 9:00 – 4:00 p.m., $135
• HTML 2
Wed – Thu, Dec 5 - 6, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $255
• Indesign 1 (Two Day Class)
Mon -Tue, Dec 10 - 11, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $417
• Intro to Programming (Two Day Class)
Wed - Thu, Nov 28 - 29, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $537
• Java & JSP (Five Day Class)
Mon - Fri, Nov 26 - 30, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $1170
• JavaScript for Programmers
Fri Nov 30, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $237
• Microsoft Project 1
Fri, Dec 7, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
• Microsoft Project 2
Tue, Dec 4, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $135
• Photoshop 1 (Two Day Class)
Mon – Tue, Nov 19 - 20, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $417
Tue - Wed, Dec 18 – 19, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $417
• PHP, Apache, MySQL (Five Day Class)
Mon –Thu, Dec 10 - 14, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $1170
• PowerPoint 3
Wed, Nov 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $150
Fri, Dec 21, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $150
• SQL Scripting
Fri, Nov 30, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $210
• XML Fundamentals (Two Day Class)
Mon – Tue, Nov 19 - 20, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $537
Mon – Tue, Dec 17 - 18, 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., $537
UC Retirement Readiness Education Programs
Are your ducks all in a row? Start to plan now-it’s never too early.
- UC Retirement Plan-UCRP
- UC Retirement Savings Plans-403(B), 457(B), and DC Plans
Please pass this on to your colleagues, circulate invitations, post the actual schedules, or otherwise re-broadcast these weekly reminders about our valuable (FREE) education programs for faculty and staff. Bring your lunch; your questions; your spouse/partner. . .
- UC Retirement Plan (UCRP)-UC’s Defined Benefit Plan
- “The Features of UCRP”
- November 15, Mission Center, MCB - 126, 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
- Refer to these schedules for details and future workshops
- The Future of UCRP
- UC Retirement Savings Plans-the 403(b), 457(b) and DC Plans
- “Enrolling in Your UC Savings Program”
- November 19, Mount Zion, C – 126, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
- November 26, Parnassus, HSW – 301, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- November 29, SFGH, Carr Auditorium, 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
- “Determining Your Right Investment Strategy”
- Coming Again Soon
- “Achieving a Sound Retirement”
- November 19, Mount Zion, C – 126, 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
- November 26, Parnassus, HSW – 301, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- November 29, SFGH, Carr Auditorium, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
- “Understand the How-to’s of FITSCo’s NetBenefits Website”
- November 19, Mount Zion, C – 126, 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- November 26, Parnassus, HSW – 301, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- November 29, SFGH, Carr Auditorium, 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Refer to these schedules for details and future workshops
- Schedule one of these meetings for your department
- Focus on Your Future!
Usually there can be at least one (or more) workshop(s) per week scheduled at various UCSF locations around town. For more details and listings for upcoming scheduled presentations, please refer to our Workshops and Presentations Schedules menus found at our local UCSF HR/Benefits website.
############################################
HR Update is distributed weekly to individuals on the following listservs: Campus Administrators, Managers and Supervisors, HR Policy, Payroll Administrators and Benefits Representatives.
You can also sign up for the HR Update Mailing List
For more information, including on how to be removed from this list, please read more about UCSF Distribution Lists