Life Events

• Review the company’s leave policies.
• Notify your manager about the timing of your leave.
• Call Prudential | AbsenceOne at 1-866-616-0004 to begin processing your leave.
• Go to bswift to add your new child and make any other applicable benefit changes within 31 days of birth, adoption or placement in your home.
• Review WSP USA's benefits for programs you may want to take advantage of, such as a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Call Optavise at 866-253-2273 if you have questions about any of your benefits. 
  
• Consider updating your life insurance beneficiary information.
• Consider updating your retirement plan beneficiary information.
• Change your tax withholdings.
  
• Notify your manager of your return to work and discuss flexible working arrangements.
• Complete any required return to work forms.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal or GUL, if you’re a member enrolled in the GUL or Legal Plan.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as adding a new child to your family, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the bswift website or call 844-848-1142 to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Update your personal information, if necessary.
• If you’re changing your name, get a new Social Security card.
• Order new business cards and new corporate credit card, if necessary.
• Change or update your benefits coverage within 31 days.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary information.
• Update your retirement plan beneficiary information.
• Update your tax withholdings.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal or GUL, if you’re a member enrolled in the GUL or Legal Plan.

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting married, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the bswift website or call 844-848-1142 to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Update your personal information, if necessary.
• If you’re changing your name, get a new Social Security card.
• Order new business cards and new corporate credit card, if necessary.
• Change or update your benefits coverage within 31 days.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary information.
• Update your retirement plan beneficiary information.
• Update your tax withholdings.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal or GUL, if you’re a member.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting divorced, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the bswift website or call 844-848-1142 to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Review the company’s bereavement and personal leave policies.
• Update your benefits coverage, if necessary, within 31 days.
• 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.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary, if necessary.
• Update your retirement plan beneficiary, if necessary.
• Update your tax withholdings.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary.
• Update your will. Get assistance from MetLife Legal or GUL, if you're a member enrolled in the GUL or Legal Plan.
  

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a death in your family, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the bswift website or call 844-848-1142 to adjust your benefits coverage.

• If you recently had a work status change that affects your benefits eligibility and you have questions about your benefits, contact Optavise at 866-253-2273.
• Adjust your benefits coverage, if your eligibility for benefits has changed, within 31 days of your work status change.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a change in your work status, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the bswift website or call 844-848-1142 to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Enroll in WSP USA benefits coverage, if necessary, within 31 days of the loss of other benefits coverage.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as gaining or losing other benefits coverage, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the bswift website or call 844-848-1142 to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Update your personal information.
• Change your benefits, if necessary due to living in a different coverage area, within 31 days of your move.
• Visit your medical plan’s website to find health care providers in your new location.
• Update your corporate credit card billing address, if necessary.
• Update your state tax withholding information, if necessary.

This may be a qualified life event, if you are moving to or from a location where different medical plans are available. For example, you are moving from US Mainland to Hawaii. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as moving your residence, you have 31 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the bswift website or call 844-848-1142 to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Notify your manager.
• Return all company property.
• Make decisions about your ongoing benefits coverage. You can expect to receive COBRA information mailed to you at home after your benefits coverage ends.
• Convert supplemental life insurance to individual policy, if desired.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Determine eligibility for unused vacation pay.
• Contact your retirement plan administrator to learn about your options.

This is a qualified life event. After you’ve left the company and are no longer eligible for WSP USA benefits, you are eligible to enroll in other coverage, such as COBRA coverage or your spouse’s benefits. Ask your spouse’s employer for their enrollment process and deadline.

• Notify your manager.
• Learn about your options for receiving Social Security benefits, if eligible.
• Apply for Medicare, if eligible.
• Decide when and how to access retirement savings.
• Convert supplemental life insurance to individual policy, if desired. Visit the MetLife website for more information.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. 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.

• Call Optavise at 866-253-2273 if you have questions about any of your benefits.
• Review sick and disability leave policies.
• Notify your manager of your expected absence or discuss flexible work arrangements.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Get legal support for living wills or other documents. Contact MetLife if you’re a member.

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

• Review sick and disability leave policies.
• Notify your manager of your expected leave.
• Call Prudential | AbsenceOne at 1-866-616-0004 to begin processing your leave.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Call Optavise at 866-253-2273 if you have questions about any of your benefits.

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

• Notify your manager immediately.
• Review Workers’ Compensation policy.
• Review the company’s disability and leave of absence policies.
• Call Optavise at 866-253-2273 if you have questions about any of your benefits.
• Talk to your manager about time off options.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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