J&D Benefits Perspective

Open Enrollment – Answers to Common Employee Questions

Kathleen Dugan, Chief Operating Officer, Johnson & Dugan
Jody Lee, Compliance Manager, Johnson & Dugan

With the end of the year coming quickly, many companies are starting to prepare for Open Enrollment. Invariably, there are employee questions that come up, so we have prepared a list of the most common to assist you during the busy season.

My spouse’s company benefit plan holds open enrollment in October, and our plan has open enrollment in December. Can he drop his plan in October and join our plan, even though it isn’t our company open enrollment yet?

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form - August Revision

The latest edition of the Form I-9 was issued on August 7, 2009. Revisions simply extended the expiration date of the document from June 30, 2009 to August 31, 2012 and updated the revision date to 8/7/09. Note: the 2/2/09 revision form is also acceptable.

Important instructions from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (UCSIC), "Do not file Form I-9 with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or USCIS. Form I-9 must be kept by the employer either for three years after the date of hire or for one year after employment is terminated, whichever is later. The form must be available for inspection by authorized U.S. Government officials (e.g., Department of Homeland Security, Department of Labor, Office of Special Counsel)."

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Contact your Johnson & Dugan team if you have any questions.