You must experience a qualifying life and family status change to make changes to your benefit elections. 

• Changes to benefit elections must be submitted in Workday within 30 days of the qualifying event.
  • System Guide: Change Benefits Elections (Qualifying Life Event) [pdf]
• Documentation is required within 30 days of submitting the change in Workday.
  • Dependents must be verified in Workday with documentation that confirms their relationship to you. Review Accepted Dependent Eligibility Documentation [pdf] to determine what is required.
  • Documentation confirming the life event is also required. Review Required Documentation Confirming Life Events [pdf] to determine what is needed to approve the benefit change.
• You will receive a Workday notification once your benefit elections are approved. Enrollment information is sent to the insurance carriers the Monday morning after your elections are approved.
• Beginning the Wednesday after your elections are sent to the carrier(s), you can create user accounts on your insurance carriers’ websites. 
  • Temporary insurance cards (ID cards) can be printed through your user account.
  • Permanent insurance cards are sent within 7–10 business days.
  • Log into Workday to designate your life insurance beneficiaries with MetLife.
    • System Guide: Designate Life Insurance Beneficiary [pdf]
    • Evidence of Insurability (EOI) may be required for optional life insurance. If applicable, MetLife will send the EOI form to your CMU email address.

TES employees transferring to a regular position with the same benefit eligibility are not permitted to make new benefit elections.

Student workers who are enrolled in student health coverage and move to a faculty or staff position can waive duplicate coverage at the time of hire and then submit a Loss of Outside Coverage life event effective August 1 to replace the coverage lost on July 31.

• Carnegie Mellon provides two retirement savings plans:*
  • Carnegie Mellon University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan (FSRP) for eligible faculty and staff who are U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents
  • Carnegie Mellon University 401(k) Plan (401(k) Plan) for eligible employees who are, on their hire date, either a non-U.S. citizen or a non-U.S. resident (non-resident alien)
• The university contributes an amount equal to 8% of eligible base salary (9.78% for employees on a nine-month appointment) for eligible employees.
• Eligible faculty members, staff members and student workers can make supplemental contributions by payroll deduction. Employee contributions are effective the first of the month following the date the election is submitted in Workday, unless a future date is designated. You can elect to contribute up to 100% of your pay if you are eligible for the FSRP, or from .25% (¼%) to 100% of your pay if you are eligible for the 401(k) Plan. Elections cannot be made retroactively to a prior or current month or date, unless the election is changing to zero. Contact HR Employee Services to change your retirement elections to zero for the current month.
  • System Guide: Retirement Elections [pdf]
• Learn how to roll over assets from an outside institution to CMU and request distributions.
• Create a user account with TIAA [pdf] to designate/update your beneficiary(ies) or change investment options once your first contribution (employee or employer) is made. Changes can also be made by calling TIAA at 800-842-2776.
• View retirement savings education opportunities, including one-on-one counseling sessions, webinars and on-campus workshops.

* Members of the AFL-CIO Local 95 — International Union of Operating Engineers are covered under their own contract, which specifies their retirement program options.

Carnegie Mellon provides several types of benefits to accommodate your needs to take time off. The eligibility requirements and compensation/benefits for each type of leave differ. In all cases, you should notify your manager and seek approval for time away from the office with as much advance notice as possible. Questions concerning time off and leaves should be directed to HR Employee Services.

• Eleven official holidays and up to three floating holidays, depending on your start date 
• Paid Time Off — review guidelines and accrual schedule
  • System Guide: Request Time Off [pdf]
• Leave types available to eligible employees:
  • Family and Medical Leave
  • Disability Leave
  • Staff Parental and Maternity Leave
  • Staff Handbook [pdf] — comprehensive information about all leave types including Military Leave, Jury Duty Leave and Personal Leave

Benefits-eligible faculty and staff members can receive tuition remission or assistance for themselves and their dependent children. Courses may be taken at CMU or at another institution.

• Learn more about tuition benefits including eligibility, benefit level and taxation implications.
• Find step-by-step instructions for submitting a tuition benefit application for a faculty or staff member [pdf].
• Find step-by-step instructions for submitting a tuition benefit application for a dependent [pdf].
• Contact HR Employee Services to discuss the application process and taxation prior to enrolling in courses.

Carnegie Mellon offers benefit programs to assist with child care costs. Please note that there may be tax implications associated with child care benefits.

• Cyert Center Sliding Scale Benefit: The Cyert Center for Early Education is a full-day early care and education program serving the university. The Sliding Scale benefit provides eligible employees with a reduction in the Cyert Center’s tuition rate, taking into account your family income for the prior calendar year. 
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account (DCRA): Carnegie Mellon offers a DCRA to help you lower your dependent care expenses by paying with tax-free money.
  
• Care for Business: Through the Care for Business benefit, CMU provides eligible employees with backup care services for children and adults. The program also includes a free membership to perform self-directed searches for a variety of caregiving needs.
• Family and Child Care Resources: The Office of Human Resources has compiled a list of relevant benefits, information and resources for parents and families, including the university's Family Care Concierge Service for personalized support and guidance.