Life Events

• Adjust your benefits coverage, if your eligibility for benefits has changed due to reaching age 26, within 30 days of your birth date.
• Increase your retirement account contributions if reach age 50.
• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit if you want help in making changes to your lifestyle.
• Schedule an appointment to speak to a financial advisor about your retirement account investments and other financial concerns.
• You may want to increase your HSA or retirement account contributions.

When you experience a qualifying life event, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Review the company’s bereavement and leave policies.
• Update your benefits coverage if necessary, within 30 days of the death.
• Contact the Social Security Administration to end benefits received by the deceased (if disabled or retired) and to determine if benefits are available to the surviving spouse and dependent children.
• Submit life insurance claims if you are the beneficiary.
• Contact the Beneficiary Claims Department with Empower​ at www.empower.com/beneficiary-claim to start a beneficiary claim of a 403(b) account.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary, if necessary.
• Update your retirement plan beneficiary, if necessary.
• Update your tax withholdings in Workday.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary, in Workday.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal if you are enrolled in this plan.

This is a qualifying life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a death in your family, you have 30 days from the date of death to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Get your CHOC employment and income verification report from Equifax: The Work Number.
• Speak to Empower for help in deciding to take a loan from your retirement plan account.
• Review your retirement plan contribution election if you want to reduce or change the contribution type (Pre-Tax / Roth).
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to home products and services.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal if you are enrolled in this benefit.
• Update your tax withholdings in Workday.
• See what financial assistance is offered by local credit unions.
• Schedule an appointment to speak to a financial advisor about your retirement account investments and other financial questions.
• Update your contact information in Workday.
• Change your benefits, if necessary due to living in a different coverage area, within 30 days of your move.
• Visit Cigna’s website to find health care providers in your new location.

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Complete Workday Inbox Task to adjust your benefits coverage, if your eligibility for benefits has changed, within 30 days of your work status change.
• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• If you are going back to school, see if your education expenses can be reimbursed under Education Reimbursement program.
• Schedule an appointment to speak to a financial advisor about your retirement account investments and other financial questions.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualifying life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a change in your work status, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Review Leave of Absence policy.
• Notify your manager if you will be taking time off.
• Contact Leave Team if you would like to start a leave of absence.
• If you are on a medical leave and enrolled in Short Term Disability, file a claim with The Hartford.
• If not using PTO to cover your bi-weekly benefit plan premiums while on leave, make monthly premium payments to HealthEquity/WageWorks.
• If you are on a medical leave, file for State Disability insurance.
• If you are enrolled in the MetLife supplemental medical insurance, get your medical expenses reimbursed.
• If you have a Health Care FSA or an HSA, submit your medical expenses to HealthEquity for reimbursement.
• Review CHOC's benefits programs you may want to take advantage of, such as back-up childcare or a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Get a Social Security number for your new child, if an application has not yet been submitted.
• Add your new child to your benefits coverage and make any other applicable benefit changes within 30 days of birth or adoption.
• Consider updating your life insurance beneficiary information.
• Consider updating your retirement plan beneficiary information.
• Change your tax withholdings.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal if you are enrolled in this benefit.
• If you are enrolled in a Cigna medical plan, contact Cigna if you have any questions about your health benefits.
• Notify your manager of your return to work.
• Contact the Leave Team to notify them of your return to work date.
• Under CHOC Fit, access the Ovia Health app for pregnancy and parenting advice and tools.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Reach out to UrbanSitter to learn more about childcare services.​

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as adding a new child to your family, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Review Paid Sick Leave policy.
• Review Leave of Absence policy.
• Contact Leave Team if you would like to start a leave of absence.
• Notify your manager if you will be taking time off.
• If you are on a medical leave and enrolled in Short Term Disability, file a claim with The Hartford.
• If you are not using PTO to cover your bi-weekly benefit plan premiums while on leave, make monthly premium payments to HealthEquity/WageWorks.
• If you are on a medical leave, file for State Disability insurance.
• If you are enrolled in the MetLife supplemental medical insurance, get your medical expenses reimbursed.
• If you have a Health Care FSA or an HSA,submit your medical expenses to HealthEquity for reimbursement.
• If you are enrolled in a Cigna medical plan, contact Cigna if you have any questions about your health benefits.
• Under CHOC Fit, check out the services offered for management of your health, nutrition, sleep, weight, musculoskeletal pain and mental health.
• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• If you do not have PTO to cover your leave, contact the Benefits Department to learn about PTO donation availability for medical emergencies.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This may be a qualifying life event if you take a leave of absence. When you experience a qualifying life event, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Update your personal information and legal name, if necessary, in Workday.
• If you’re changing your name, get a new Social Security card.
• Order new business cards, if necessary.
• Change or update your benefits coverage within 30 days of the date of divorce.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary information.
• Contact Empower for starting a Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) to split your retirement account with your former spouse.
• Update your retirement plan contributions or beneficiary information.
• Update your tax withholdings in Workday.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary, in Workday.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal if you are enrolled in this benefit.
• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualifying life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting divorced, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Contact the Benefits Department to learn about PTO donation availability for medical emergencies.
• Speak to Empower for help in deciding whether to take a loan from your retirement plan account.
• Schedule an appointment to speak to a financial advisor about your retirement account investments and other financial questions.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• Contact local credit unions for financial assistance.
• Contact the Orange County Social Services Agency for local programs.

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Contact Tuition.io to learn more about CHOC’s education reimbursement benefits.
• View the FAQs and policies about the Education Reimbursement program.
• Contact SoFi for options for obtaining a student loan.
• Check out current job openings at CHOC.
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to products and services.
• Apply for Public Student Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

This is not a qualified life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Reach out to UrbanSitter to learn more about elder care services.​
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to products and services.

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• If you are enrolled in a Cigna medical plan, connect with Talkspace.
• Under CHOC Fit, access the Ovia Health app for pregnancy and parenting advice and tools.
• Contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Reach out to your manager for promotional or career change opportunities.
• Check out current job openings at CHOC.
• If you applied for tuition reimbursement under the Education Reimbursement program, submit in your course completion documentation to Tuition.io within 60 days of the course end date.
• Reach out to SoFi for information on consolidating or refinancing student loans.
• Schedule an appointment to speak to a financial advisor about your retirement account investments and other financial questions.

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• When you’re ready to start making healthier choices, explore the programs available through CHOC Fit.
• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to entertainment, travel, services and products.

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Review Paid Sick Leave Policy.
• Review Leave of Absence Policy.
• Notify your manager if you will be taking time off.
• Contact Leave Team if you would need to take time off from work.
• If not using PTO to cover your bi-weekly benefit plan premiums while on leave, make monthly premium payments to HealthEquity/WageWorks.
• If you are on a medical leave and enrolled in Short Term Disability, file a claim with The Hartford.
• If you are on a medical leave, file for State Disability insurance.
• If you are enrolled in the MetLife supplemental medical insurance, get your medical expenses reimbursed.
• If you have a Health Care FSA or an HSA, submit your medical expenses to HealthEquity for reimbursement.
• If you are enrolled in a Cigna medical plan, contact Cigna if you have any questions about your health benefits.
• Get support from the health condition management programs under CHOC Fit.
• If you do not have PTO to cover your leave, contact the Benefits Department to learn about PTO donation availability for medical emergencies.
• Get legal support for living wills or other documents. Contact MetLife Legal if you are enrolled in the plan.

This may be a qualifying life event if you take a leave of absence. When you experience a qualifying life event, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Review Paid Sick Leave Policy.
• Review Leave of Absence Policy.
• Notify your manager of your expected leave.
• Contact the Leave Team to begin processing your leave.
• If you are on a medical leave and enrolled in short-term disability, file a claim with The Hartford.
• If you are on a medical leave, file for State Disability insurance.
• If you are enrolled in the MetLife supplemental medical insurance, get your medical expenses reimbursed.
• If you have a Health Care FSA or an HSA account, submit your medical expenses to HealthEquity for reimbursement.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• If you are enrolled in a Cigna medical plan, contact Cigna if you have any questions about your health benefits.
• If you do not have PTO to cover your leave, contact the Benefits Department to learn about PTO donation availability for medical emergencies.

This is a qualifying life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Enroll or change your benefits coverage, if necessary, within 30 days of gaining or losing other benefits coverage.
• If are enrolled in the medical plan, you may be eligible to continue this coverage under ACA even though you lose your other benefits coverage. Contact the Benefits Department to find out.
• If losing coverage of a CHOC health plan, look to receive a COBRA packet from HealthEquity/WageWorks.

This is a qualifying life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as gaining or losing other benefits coverage, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday website to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Contact the Benefits Department to learn about PTO donation availability for major disasters.
• Speak to Empower for help in deciding whether to take a loan from your retirement plan account.
• Review your retirement plan contribution election if you want to reduce or change the type (Pre-Tax / Roth).
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to home products and services.

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Update your personal information and legal name, if necessary, in Workday.
• If you’re changing your name, get a new Social Security card.
• Order new business cards, if necessary.
• Change or update your benefits coverage within 30 days.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary information.
• Update your retirement plan beneficiary information.
• Update your tax withholdings in Workday.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary, in Workday.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal if you’re a member.
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to entertainment, travel, services and products.
• Complete and submit the State of California Declaration of Domestic Partnership form. Click here to download the form.

This is a qualifying life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting married, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday website to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Explore the programs available through CHOC Fit to help with overcoming and/or coping with your issues.
• Schedule a well-being day off under Paid Sick Leave (PSL) Day.
• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• Check out Koa Health App through CHOC Fit to help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression.
• If you are enrolled in a Cigna medical plan, connect with Talkspace.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Contact the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.

This may be a qualifying life event if you take a leave of absence. When you experience a qualifying life event, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• If moving out of state, obtain approval from your manager to continue your employment from the new state.
• Update your contact information in Workday.
• Change your benefits, if necessary due to living in a different coverage area, within 30 days of your move.
• Visit your Cigna's website to find health care providers in your new location.
• Update your state tax withholding information, if necessary, in Workday.
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to entertainment, travel, services and products.

This may be a qualifying life event, if you are moving to or from a location where your current medical plan does not cover your new location. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as moving your residence, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to services and products.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Contact Nationwide to learn more about the Pet Insurance benefits that are available.
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to services and products.
• Reach out to UrbanSitter to learn more about pet sitting services.​​

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Review CHOC's leave policies.
• Notify your manager if you will be taking time off.
• Contact the Leave Team to begin processing your leave.
• Review CHOC's benefits for programs you may want to take advantage of, such as back-up childcare or a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Get a Social Security number for your new child, if an application has not yet been submitted.
• Add your new child to your benefits coverage and make any other applicable benefit changes within 30 days of birth or adoption or placement in your home.
• If you are on a medical leave and enrolled in Short Term Disability, file a claim with The Hartford.
• If not using PTO to cover your bi-weekly benefit plan premiums while on leave, make monthly premium payments to HealthEquity/WageWorks.
• If you are on a medical leave, file for State Disability insurance.
• If you are enrolled in the MetLife supplemental medical insurance, get your medical expenses reimbursed.
• If you have a Health Care FSA or an HSA, submit your medical expenses to HealthEquity for reimbursement.
• Under CHOC Fit, access the Ovia Health app for pregnancy and parenting advice and tools.
• Consider updating your life insurance beneficiary information.
• Consider updating your retirement plan beneficiary information.
• Change your tax withholdings.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal if you're a member.
• If you are enrolled in a Cigna plan, contact Cigna if you have any questions about your health benefits.
• Contact Leave Team with any required return to work forms.
• Reach out to UrbanSitter to learn more about childcare services.​

When your child is born, this is a qualifying life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as adding a new child to your family, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday website to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Adjust your benefits coverage, if your eligibility for benefits has changed, within 30 days of your work status change.
• Schedule an appointment to speak to a financial advisor about your retirement account investments and other financial concerns.
• Speak to Empower for help in updating your retirement plan contributions.
• Order new business cards, if necessary.

This may be a qualifying life event if the promotion makes you newly eligible to enroll in benefits. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a change in your work status, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Notify your manager.
• Review the company’s retiree medical program and contact Benefits Department if you are eligible and want to enroll in coverage.
• Learn about your options for receiving Social Security benefits, if eligible.
• Apply for Medicare, if eligible.
• Speak to Empower for help in deciding when you may access your retirement plan savings.
• Convert supplemental life insurance to individual policy, if desired, once you receive a conversion notification from The Hartford.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

After you’ve retired, you may be eligible for Medicare and/or Social Security benefits. Learn more on the Social Security website. You may also have the option of enrolling in COBRA coverage or your spouse’s benefits. Ask your spouse’s employer for their enrollment process and deadline.

• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to entertainment, travel, services and products.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

• Explore the programs available through CHOC Fit to help with overcoming and/or coping with your issues.
• Schedule a well-being day off under Paid Sick Leave (PSL) Day.
• Engage in 1:1 personal lifestyle coaching under CHOC Fit.
• Check out Koa Health App through CHOC Fit to help reduce stress, anxiety, and depression.
• If you are enrolled in a Cigna plan, connect with Talkspace.
• Access confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This may be a qualifying life event if you take a leave of absence. When you experience a qualifying life event, you have 30 days from the date of your event to make benefits changes. Visit Workday to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Review the company’s Resignation of Services Policy.
• If losing coverage in a CHOC health plan, look to receive a COBRA packet from HealthEquity/WageWorks within 2 weeks after termination.
• Schedule an appointment to speak to a financial advisor about your retirement account investments and other financial questions.
• Supplemental life insurance ends on the termination date. Convert supplemental life insurance to individual policy, if desired, once you receive a conversion notification from The Hartford.
• All accrued, unused PTO will be paid in your last paycheck in accordance with the company’s Paid Time Off Policy.
• Paid Sick Leave will not be cashed out in accordance with the company’s Paid Sick Leave Policy.
• Continue MetLife Legal plan through the portability option, if desired.
• Convert Nationwide Pet Insurance to an individual policy by completing a Continuation of Coverage form sent to you from Nationwide after termination.
• You have 90 days from the termination date to utilize any unused funds in a Health Care Flexible Savings Account (HCFSA) with WageWorks for health care expense that occurred prior to termination.
• Any funds in a Health Savings Account will remain yours.
• Separation of employment or a termination event with a future date entered into Workday before a tuition reimbursement is processed will be cancelled in accordance with the Education Reimbursement Policy.
• Short-Term Disability and Long-Term disability coverage with The Hartford ends on termination date.

• Review Paid Time Off policy.
• Submit your absence requests in Workday for approval
• Check out PerkSpot for discounts to entertainment, travel, services and products.
• ​Reach out to UrbanSitter to learn more about pet sitting services.​

This is not a qualifying life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.