Human Resources

Correction and Update: Fall 2007 Benefits Timeline for Career Employees

The article “Fall 2007 Benefits Timeline for Career Employees” in Postal Bulletin 22218 (10-25-07, pages 106–107) con­tained some incorrect and incomplete information. The corrected and updated information is underlined below. We are reprinting the table below in its entirety for ease of use.

 

2007 Program

Dates

Election Method

Comments

Federal Employees Health Benefits

(FEHB)

Opens: 11/12 Closes: 12/11
at 5 p.m. CT

Via PostalEASE
(see instructions below).

Coming to you in the mail: FEHB guide (plan summary) with PostalEASE FEHB worksheet.

Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)

Opens: 11/12 Closes: 12/10
at 11:59 p.m. ET

Via OPM BENEFEDS Web site at https://www.benefeds.com or

call 877-888-3337

(or TTY 877-889-5680).

Coming to you in the mail: FEDVIP guide.

Flexible Spending Accounts
(FSAs)

Opens: 11/12
Closes: 12/29
at 5 p.m. CT

Via PostalEASE
(see instructions below).

Coming to you in the mail: Postcards, leaflet, and brochure.

Annual Leave Exchange

Opens: 11/15 Closes: 12/15
at 11:59 p.m. CT

Via PostalEASE
(see instructions below).

 

 

 

  • Bargaining unit employees from RSCs C, K, M, N, P, T, and Y may exchange from 8 to 40 hours in whole-hour incre­ments if their annual leave balance is at least 440 hours and if they have used less than 75 hours of sick leave for the leave year as of close of business on January 4, 2008.

 

 

 

Coming to you in the mail: Letter about annual leave exchange.

Allotments/
Net-to-Bank

Anytime
(Elections processed at
3:59 a.m. CT on 2nd Wednesday of pay period)

Via PostalEASE
(see instructions below).

Thrift Savings Plan Regular Contributions

Anytime
(Elections processed at
3:59 a.m. CT on 2nd Wednesday of pay period)

Begin or change your TSP paycheck contribution dollar or percentage amount via PostalEASE
(see instructions below).

Coming to you in the mail: TSP enrollment information letter and PostalEASE worksheet.

TSP 50+ Catch-Up Contributions

Anytime
(Elections processed at
3:59 a.m. CT on 2nd Wednesday of pay period)

Via PostalEASE
(see instructions below).

Coming to you in the mail: TSP enrollment information catch-up letter and PostalEASE TSP catch-up worksheet.

TSP Investment Choices

Anytime

Choose your investment fund or make an interfund transfer of an existing balance by:

Using PostalEASE

It is easier to use the PostalEASE Employee Web than to use the telephone to make open season elections.

By Employee Web, access the system in any of these ways:

By telephone, call the Employee Service Line at 877-4PS-EASE (877-477-3273, option 1 for PostalEASE).

Finding Your USPS ID and PIN

You must use:

Your PIN is usually mailed to your address of record the next business day.