In order to minimize searching for the RCUH timesheets each pay period, we will have the current RCUH timesheet available in the Current News section of the RCUH website on the first working day of each pay period.

 

Click Here for the April 16-30 Timesheet

 

Payroll Deadline is May 2, 2011, 12noon

Payday for this timesheet is May 6, 2011

 

Next Announcement:  May 2 (May 1-15 pay period).

The RCUH Benefits Open Enrollment Period (BOEP) is finally here.  BOEP forms will be mailed to all RCUH benefits-eligible employees on April 18, 2011.  Please review ALL of the materials provided. There are important changes detailed in these documents that will affect employees’ benefit elections for the upcoming plan year (e.g., Flexible Spending Plan).  If you do not receive a packet by Monday, April 25, 2011, please call Dayna Tsue at (808) 956-8953 or email her at [email protected] to request for a duplicate packet.

During this Open Enrollment period, you can:

• Cancel/Change your health (medical & dental) insurance plan (submit Document 2).

·         Enroll into a health insurance plan for employees who previously waived coverage (submit Document 2).

·         Add eligible dependents not already on your health insurance plan (submit Document 2).

·         Enter into an annual *Flexible Spending Plan for the Plan Year 7/1/2011-6/30/2012 *Even though you are currently enrolled, you must submit Document 2 if you want to participate in this benefit during the next plan year 7/1/2011-6/30/2012.

·         Enroll into, cancel or change Supplemental/Voluntary Insurance Plans offered through RCUH (submit Document 2).

 

The following is a list of documents/forms included in your BOEP packet:

Document   (click on link to download form)	Type of Information
#1 – Benefits Statement   Mailed out to employees on 4/18/11 (call 956-8953 or email [email protected] for duplicate copy)	Personalized informational sheet listing your current benefits (as of April 14, 2011)
#2 – Health Insurance & Flexible Spending Enrollment Form	HEALTH INSURANCE:  Submit this enrollment form only if you will be making plan changes or newly enrolling into a medical &/or dental plan.   FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT (FSA):  Submit this enrollment form if you want to participate in or continue in an FSA Medical Expense Reimbursement Account &/or Dependent Care Expense Account for the 07/01/2011 – 06/30/2012 plan year.   VOLUNTARY INSURANCES:  Submit this enrollment form to elect, change, or cancel Voluntary Life, A/D&D, Cancer Care, Critical Care, Accident Guard, or Long-Term Care Insurance Plans.
#3 – Health Insurance Summary – HMSA	Informational sheet highlighting HMSA Health Plan Hawaii Plus (HPHP), Health Plan Hawaii Basic (HPH-B), Preferred Provider (PPO), & Comprehensive Medical (CompMED) plan benefits/coverage/rates.
#4 – Health Insurance Summary – Kaiser Permanente	Informational sheet highlighting Kaiser A & B plan benefits/coverage/rates.
#5 – Dental Insurance Summary – Hawaii Dental Service (HDS)	Informational sheet highlighting HDS (Dental) plan benefits/coverage/rates.
#6 – Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan Highlights	Informational sheet highlighting Flexible Spending Plan benefits.

 

   IMPORTANT BENEFIT ANNOUNCEMENTS 1

 

 

v  NEW Third-Party Administrator (TPA) for Flexible Spending Plan Accounts

Effective July 1, 2011, the RCUH’s Flexible Spending TPA will change from Total Administrative Services Corporation (TASC) to National Benefit Services (NBS).  As a participant, you will be receiving a “NBS Flexcard” debit card which can be used at various health care establishments like pharmacies, physician/dental offices, hospitals, optical providers, and mail order prescription programs that accept Visa.  If you currently have a “TASC” debit card, it will be deactivated on June 30, 2011.

 

v  NEW Dependent Age and Student Status Requirements

Effective July 1, 2011, dependents can be covered on your Health Plans until turning age 26, regardless of student-status (i.e., Your dependent does not need to be a full-time student to be covered on your Health Plans), due to the changes under the Health Care Reform Act.

 

v  Benefits Open Enrollment Meetings

We will be having three (3) Open Enrollment benefits meetings this year.  The meetings will be held on Oahu (University of Hawaii at Manoa campus) and broadcasted out to various sites on the outer islands. Representatives from our health/flexible spending vendors will be available to answer your questions, so we encourage all employees to take the time to learn your benefits options to ensure you are electing the best plan(s) to meet your needs.  

 

 

 

BIG ISLAND (UH Hilo) Media Services Room 350	KAUAI (Kauai CC) Learning Center Room 122	LANAI	MAUI/MOLOKAI (Maui CC) Ka’aike Room 105	OAHU (UH Manoa Campus) Kuykendall Hall 201
Friday, April 29, 2011 10:00 am – 12:00 pm	Friday, April 29, 2011 10:00 am – 12:00 pm	*This session will be recorded and will be available for future viewing.	Friday, April 29, 2011 10:00 am – 12:00 pm	Friday, April 29, 2011 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Wednesday, May 4, 2011 10:00 am – 12:00 pm	Not Available		Not Available	Wednesday, May 4, 2011 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Friday, May 6, 2011 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Friday, May 6, 2011 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm		Friday, May 6, 2011 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm	Friday, May 6, 2011 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

 

 

Meetings are accessible for individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation due to your disability, please call Dayna Tsue at (808) 956-8953 or email [email protected].

 

 

   IMPORTANT REMINDERS 1

 

è DEADLINE:  All Benefits Open Enrollment Forms must be received by Thursday, May 19, 2011

 

è MAIL OR FAX FORMS TO:

 

RCUH — Human Resources Department

2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki Hall D-100, Honolulu, HI 96822

FAX #: (808) 956-5022

 

è QUESTIONS?  Contact:  Kristen Stevens                                   

Phone: (808) 956-6979;  E-Mail:  [email protected]

The Hawaii Foodbank helps serve over 183,500 different individuals each year and is vital in preventing hunger in Hawaii. 

 

In these tough economic times many face tough choices daily; 

• 79% of client households do not always know where they will get their next meal
• 32% have had to choose between food and transportation
• 28% have had to choose between food and rent/mortgage
• 21% have had to choose between food and utilities

 

You can help provide meals for our co-workers, neighbors, friends and family in need.  

 

ü  A $10.00 donation equals food for 25 meals. 

 

Let’s all make a difference in another’s life by sharing what we have.  All donations are tax-deductible.  Mahalo for giving!

 

2011 RCUH Hawaii Food Bank Drive

April 13 – 28, 2011

 

Locations for Food Drop-off  & *Monetary Donations *Make checks payable to: Hawaii Food Bank
ISLAND	LOCATION	DROP OFF HOURS
Oahu	RCUH Human Resources Office 2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki Hall D-100, Honolulu, HI 96822 RCUH Coordinator: call HR Dept. (808) 956-3100	Mon – Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Big Island (Hilo)	RCUH Hilo Office c/o Institute for Astronomy Building 640 North Aohoku Place, Room 106, Hilo, HI 96720 RCUH Coordinator: call HR Dept. (808) 956-3100	Mon – Fri 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Maui	UH Maui College Campus 310 Ka‘ahumanu, Kahului, HI 96732 Maui Coordinator: Francine Ching, 808-984-3434

 

 

Five Most Wanted Items:

1.  Canned Meats or Tuna

2.  Canned Meals

3.  Canned Soups

4.  Canned Vegetables

5.  Canned Fruits

 

Click here for more information about the Hawaii Foodbank, Maui Foodbank, Kauai Foodbank, Hawaii Island Foodbank.

Attention all TIAA-CREF Retirement Plan Participants:

 

You should be receiving an important notice this morning via email from TIAA-CREF informing you that an unauthorized person from Epsilon, a vendor TIAA-CREF uses to send out mass emails, accessed a file containing first names, last names, and email addresses of some TIAA-CREF participants.  Please be assured that your TIAA-CREF accounts remain secure and have not been compromised.   However, affected participants may see more spam emails and phishing* attempts due to this breach.

 

Below are some additional precautions TIAA-CREF recommends participants follow:

• Do not give your TIAA-CREF user ID or password in email.
• Do not respond to emails that require you to enter personal or financial information directly into the email.
• Do not reply to emails asking you to send personal information.
• Do not use your email address as a login ID or password.
• Do not respond to emails threatening to close your account if you do not provide personal information.

 

RCUH System Security

 

Additionally, RCUH employees should rest assure that all best practice security measures are taken to protect RCUH from attacks that could create similar data breaches that occurred with Epsilon.  We continuously re-evaluate these best practices for areas of improvement based on constantly evolving security threats.

 

Should you have any questions, please contact Kristen Stevens at (808)956-6979.

 

 

 

 

 

*phishing – A way of attempting to acquire sensitive/confidential information such as usernames, passwords, and financial banking information (i.e., account numbers, routing numbers, credit card numbers, etc.) by masquerading as your banking institution in an electronic communication.

In order to minimize searching for the RCUH timesheets each pay period, we will have the current RCUH timesheet available in the Current News section of the RCUH website on the first working day of each pay period.

 

Click Here for the April 1-15 Timesheet

 

Payroll Deadline is April 18, 2011, 12noon

Payday for this timesheet is April 21, 2011

 

Next Announcement:  April 18 (April 16-30 pay period).

All Employee/Independent Contractor (EIC) Review memo requests should be sent directly to Nelson Sakamoto, Director of Human Resources ([email protected]) with a copy sent to Sharon Tamanaha ([email protected]).

 

Deadline to submit EIC memo requests are no later than 7 working days prior to commencing activity with the individual. 

 

For more information, please refer to policy 3.225 Employee/Independent Contractor Review.