Use this checklist to help you have a smooth enrollment process and make the most of your benefits:
Before you enroll
- Test your access and update your contact information on BenefitsLink at se-benefitslink.com before October 16, 2023. NOTE: Internet Explorer 11 does not support se-benefitslink.com. Use a free, supported browser: Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Safari.
- Think about the Life Planning Account and decide if you want to put Benefit Bucks into your account. BONUS! You have an extra $100 in Benefit Bucks in 2024.
- Could your health plan be saving you more money? Review your 2024 benefit options with ALEX, your personalized benefits counselor, who helps you evaluate benefits that provide the best value and offers easy-to-understand explanations to your questions. ALEX can also help you with your 401(k) decisions and provides Medicare information. Or use the new ALEX Go — a text-based version of ALEX that will give you a plan recommendation in 5 minutes! You can even use ALEX Go to compare your family member’s medical plan with your medical options. Access ALEX at start.myalex.com/se. Ya está disponible en español.
- Schedule an appointment with a My Secure Advantage (MSA) money coach to review the pros and cons and ins and outs of your benefit options to give you confidence in your ultimate decisions. Search MSA on Rewards@Schneider to learn more.
- Get informed. Learn more about your 2024 benefit options and costs in Your 2024 Benefits Guide Your 2024 Benefits Guide.
Enroll
- Access BenefitsLink (the enrollment site) at se-benefitslink.com if you are a new hire or to apply Benefit Bucks to a benefit or fund your Life Planning Account | change your current coverage | add or remove a dependent | elect a new benefit for 2024 | enroll (or re-enroll) in an FSA, HSA, PTO Purchase Program and/or Recharge Break Program | change your responses to fee questions.
- Review your dependents. If you add a new dependent to medical, dental and/or vision who was not previously covered, or add a dependent who was previously removed from coverage because documentation was missing, you must upload dependent documentation to BenefitsLink by November 9, 2024.
- Review and update your life insurance beneficiary designations if needed.
- Complete your evidence of insurability (EOI) on receipt from Unum for life insurance or MetLife for LTD Buy-up if you added or increased these benefits.
- Review your benefit enrollment notifications from Alight at se-benefitslink.com. Add your mobile phone number for verification purposes and password resets. You can also select which email you prefer to receive your benefit enrollment notifications from Alight. Need to update your email address? Visit TalentLink to edit your email address.
- Confirm your elections. Save (or print) your final benefit summary. A confirmation statement will also be sent to your BenefitsLink mailbox. The last changes you make online to your elections as of the close of the enrollment period will be considered your 2024 elections — regardless if you click “Complete Enrollment.”
After you enroll
- If you don’t believe your 2024 benefits accurately reflect what you chose during Annual Enrollment, submit a claim to PeopleLink (online through support@Schneider or by calling 877-248-2998) by January 31, 2024.
