Changing Your Benefits
Change your benefits in the UKG Portal.
You Can Change Your Benefits:
During Open Enrollment (OE).
Benefits you elect during Open Enrollment are effective on January 1st of the following year.
When you are newly hired.
- You have 30 days from your first day of employment to enroll in benefits, which become effective on the 31st day.
- After this period of time, you will no longer be able to enroll in benefits until the next Open Enrollment or if you experience a Qualifying Life Event.
Within 30 days of experiencing a Qualified Life Event (QLE).
These include:
- Change in marital status;
- Birth, adoption or placement for adoption of a child;
- Death of a dependent; and/or
- Change in your work status or your spouse’s work status that affects benefits eligibility.
You must provide documentation for your requested QLE, such as a marriage certificate, birth certificate, etc.
Documentation must be consistent with the type of QLE requested and must be submitted within 30 days of the QLE.