Enrollment for 2013 FSAs begins: November 12, 2012
Enrollment ends: December 23, 2012 (5:00 p.m. CT)
Enrollments are effective: January 1, 2013
Only career employees are eligible to enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for 2013.
Don’t wait until the last minute to enroll.
To use the Web — the easiest way to use PostalEASE — access the system in any of these ways:
n On the Internet at https://liteblue.usps.gov. Under “Employee Self Service,” select PostalEASE.
n At an employee self-service kiosk.
n On the intranet at http://blue.usps.gov. Under “Essential Links,” select PostalEASE.
To use the telephone, call the Employee Service Line at 877-477-3273, option 1.
If you cannot successfully complete your transaction using PostalEASE because of a medical condition or other reason, contact the Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC) at 877-477-3273, option 5, for assistance.
To use PostalEASE, you must enter your Employee Identification number (EIN) and USPS PIN. If you don’t know your USPS PIN, you can get it any one of these ways:
n Go to https://liteblue.usps.gov and click Forget Your PIN? Enter your eight-digit EIN (printed at the top of your earnings statement). Choose a new PIN immediately with Self-Service PIN Reset — just follow the instructions.
n Go to the Postal Service™ Intranet (Blue) page: under “Essential Links,” click PostalEASE, and follow the instructions.
n Go to an employee self-service kiosk and follow the instructions.
n Dial 877-477-3273 and press 1. When prompted, enter your EIN. When prompted for your PIN, pause, then press 2. Your USPS PIN will be mailed to your address of record the next business day.
A leaflet and a brochure, FSA BK1, Flexible Spending Accounts, with a PostalEASE FSA worksheet included, are being mailed to all career employees. If you do not receive yours by November 26, 2012, find them posted online at http://liteblue.usps.gov, or contact the HRSSC.
Effective with the 2013 FSA plan year, which begins January 1, 2013, the Health Care FSA maximum contribution is being reduced from $5,000 to $2,500. This is an individual limit, not a family limit; an employee and a spouse may each contribute up to $2,500 to a Health Care FSA. The reduction is required to comply with provisions of the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Program materials and the PostalEASE employee self-service enrollment system will reflect the lower maximum contribution.
Hotline for FSA questions: 800-842-2026.
Employees who are deaf or hard of hearing may call via 711, the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS).
Please post on all bulletin boards through December 23, 2012.
