BENEFITS

Financial Security

• Flexible Spending Accounts General Information

Tulane University offers two Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plans: A Health FSA and a Dependent Care FSA. The Plans offer you tax savings throughout the year. You can review a brief description of how these tax savings plans can benefit you, keep you informed with important dates, and provide more information about reimbursements by using one of the following links.

• FSA Brochure
  
• FSA Calendar
  
• FSA Fact Sheet
  
• FSA Frequently Asked Questions
  
• FSA Enrollment Form
  
  New Hires and employees with a Change in Family Status that wish to participate in the Cafeteria Plan can enroll in the Flexible Spending Account Plan outside of the annual Open Enrollment Period.  New hires and employees with a qualifying change in family status must submit the enrollment form to Human Resources within 30 days of employment or 30 days from the date of the status change. Employees with a change in family status must also submit the Change in Status Form and the required supporting documentation.

 

• Flexible Spending Account Plan Information

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Summary
  
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Requirements
  
• Dependent Care Worksheet
  
• Dependent Care
  
• Health Care Flexible Spending Account Summary
  
• Health Care Reimbursement Requirements
  
• Health Care Worksheet
  
• Health Care




• Notice of Privacy



• FSA Paperless Claim Submittal Information

 

• Life Insurance Plans

• Basic Life Insurance  

Tulane University provides you with Basic Life insurance coverage in the amount of 1.5 times your base annual earnings up to $50,000.  (Paid by the University – no cost to you)

• Supplemental Life Insurance
  You can elect to buy additional coverage by enrolling in the Voluntary Life Insurance Plan. The maximum coverage you can apply for is $1,000,000.

  Your spouse can apply for up to $150,000 and the amount for unmarried, dependent children up to $20,000. The maximum coverage for children under six months is $500. Contact MetLife directly to enroll or change your election at (866) 492-6983 or visit their website at https://mybenefits.metlife.com/MyBenefits/ssi/cookieTest.do.

• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance

You have the option to enroll for voluntary AD&D insurance from $10,000 to $500,000 coverage (in increments of $10,000) for an additional cost.

Contact MetLife directly to enroll or change your election at (866 )492-6983 or visit their web site at https://mybenefits.metlife.com/MyBenefits/ssi/cookieTest.do.

• Beneficiary Form for Basic Life, Suplemental Life and Accidential  Death and Dismemberment

Please return this form to Workforce Management Organization’s Benefits Office.

• Long Term Disability

• Long Term Disability for Faculty
  
• Long Term Disability for Staff
  

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