Eligibility
You are eligible for benefits if:
- You are a full-time or part-time employee; AND
- You work at least 24 hours per week
You may enroll your eligible dependents for coverage once you are eligible. Your eligible dependents include:
- Your legal spouse
- Your domestic partner*
- Your children up to age 26
Once your benefit elections become effective, they remain in effect until the end of the year.
Benesch Domestic Partner Policy 2024
Disabled Dependent Review Process
Certification Form
Qualifying Life Event
Generally, you may change your benefit elections only during the annual open enrollment period. However, you may also change your benefit elections during the year if you experience a qualifying life event, including:
- Marriage
- Divorce or legal separation
- Birth of your child
- Death of your spouse, domestic partner or dependent child
- Adoption of or placement for adoption of your child
- Change in employment status of employee, spouse/domestic partner or dependent child
- Qualification by the Plan Administrator of a child support order for medical coverage
- Entitlement to Medicare or Medicaid
You have up to 30 days from a qualifying life event to make changes to your benefits.
Click on the “Enroll” tab and go to ADP/Benefits/Enrollments/Report a Life Change to begin your benefits enrollment. You may be required to upload proof of the event.
If you do not see a life event to match your event, please email Benefits@benesch.com letting them know that date of your life event so that they can open a Miscellaneous Life Event in ADP so that you can enroll.
Reminder – You can change your HSA, Transit & Parking FSA and 401(k) election at any time throughout the year. You do not need to have a Qualified Life Event to do so.
Turning Age 26 is a Qualified Life Event
Once you turn age 26, you will no longer be eligible to be covered as a dependent on your parent’s health insurance.
As a full-time or part-time employee working at least 24 hours per week, you are eligible to enroll in Benesh Benefits. You have 30 days from the date your current health insurance ends (on your parent’s benefit plan) to enroll.
Please reach out to Benesch@benefits.com with questions.
Qualifying Life Event
Turning 26 Years Old Video
Open Enrollment is October 30 – November 22, 2024
Open enrollment is your annual opportunity to review your current benefit coverage and make needed changes for the upcoming plan year. During open enrollment, you may add, change, or decline coverage. In addition, you may add and/or drop dependents during this time.
If you do not wish to make changes to your medical dental vision or voluntary benefits, no action is required.
However, all employees choosing to participate in the Employee Contribution of the Flexible Spending Accounts MUST make an election, as prior elections will not roll over.
Open Enrollment Meeting
2025 Open Enrollment FAQ
ADP Workforce Now Employee Self-Service Guide – Benefits Enrollment
2025 Employee Benefits Guide
New Benefits for 2025
Hinge Health – With Hinge Health, you can get virtual physical therapy and more at no cost to you if you are enrolled in one of Benesch’s medical plans. Help reduce everyday joint and muscle aches, recover from an injury, and improve your mobility. Please visit the Hinge Health page.
FlexAccess – FlexAccess is a cost assistance program designed to help you lower your costs if you take certain high-cost medications. This program is part of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois health plans Benesch offers. Click here for more information.
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2025 Employee Benefits Guide
ADP Workforce Now Employee Self-Service Guide – Benefits Enrollment
Health Insurance Marketplace Coverage Options and Your Health Coverage
Benefits Terminology
Domestic Partnership Policy
ComPsych Program Flyer
Vitality Wellness Flyer
Qualified Life Events
New Hires
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