Page 4 - NRDC Benefits Guide for 2022

When to Enroll
Annual Open Enrollment
Each year during open enrollment, you have
the opportunity to re-evaluate your benefits
needs to adjust your coverage for the
upcoming plan year.
Once you make your benefits selections,
you may not change them during the year
unless you have a qualifying life event. All
changes made during open enrollment are
effective January 1 of the following year.
New Hires
Regular NRDCers scheduled to work at
least 20 hours per week are eligible for
coverage. Paid interns are eligible for
certain benefits. Contact the Benefits team
for details.
You must enroll within 30 days of your start
date. If you miss this initial eligibility period,
your next opportunity to enroll will be annual
open enrollment.
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Qualifying Life Events
When one of the following events occurs,
you have 31 days from the date of the event
to request changes to your coverage in our
HR platform Dayforce.
Your change in coverage must be
consistent with your change in status.
Qualifying life events include:
 A change in legal marital status
 A change in the number of your eligible
dependents
 A change in your spouse’s employment
status (resulting in loss or gain of
coverage)
 A change in your benefits eligibility status
When Coverage Begins
Coverage for new hires begin the first day
of the month following your hire date.
However, if your hire date is the first
business day of the month, your benefits
start on that day. For example, if you are
hired on Monday, March 3, your benefits
start March 3.