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FOCUS ON BENEFITS 2020

Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN
GESMN sponsors a flexible benefit plan to help you pay for everyday
expenses on a pre-tax basis.

• Dependent care: You can set aside pre-tax contributions for
dependent care expenses up to $5,000 per plan year. No dollars
may be carried over into the next plan year.
HOW TO LOGIN TO YOUR ACCOUNT
Each component of the flexible benefit plan requires a separate
election. Funds cannot be moved from one component to another. Discovery Benefits offers the ability for
Contributions cannot be changed unless a qualifying life event occurs participants to manage their benefit
account(s) online. If you have an email
and must be made within 30 days of the event. This plan is address on file with Discovery Benefits, you
administered by Discovery Benefits.
can create your account online. Just go to
www.DiscoveryBenefits.com, click the Login
button and select HSA, FSA, HRA &
ELIGIBLE DEPENDENT CARE QUALIFYING EXPENSES
Commuter Login.
• Adult day care center
Select create your new username and
• Before / after school program password and complete the steps below to
activate your account.
• Childcare
Step 1 — User identification: Complete the
• Elder care required fields. Note: You can provide either
• Nanny your social security number OR employee ID
number. Then, select Next.
• Nursery school
Step 2 — Enter one-time password: You’ll
• Preschool receive an email with a one-time password.
Enter the one-time password and select next.
• Senior day care
• Sick childcare Step 3 — Security questions: Pick the security
questions you would like to answer. Note: You
will be prompted to answer security questions
For additional information, please visit www.discoverybenefits.com or when completing certain functions within the
1-866-451-3399 portal. Then, select next.

Step 4 — Change username and password: A
temporary username will autopopulate.
Double click on the auto-populated username
to personalize it. Note: Keep record of your
personalized username and password.
Discovery Benefits does not store this
information. Then, select submit.

If you don’t have an email address on file,
we’ll need to help you set up your online
account. Please call us at 1-866-451-3399
within 30 days of joining Discovery Benefits to
ensure you can access your account online
when you need to.

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