Open Enrollment is just around the corner—Nov. 1–15. Many employees will have some significant benefit changes for next year. Look for information mailed recently to your home address and use the following resources to learn about your benefit choices for 2025. Go to the Open Enrollment web page. Find everything you need in one place, including links to resources and detailed information. Look for the Open Enrollment mailer sent to your home address: Regular Employee Mailer, Transit ATU 587 Employee Mailer, Deputy Sheriff Employee Mailer. Sign up for an Open Enrollment Learning Session hosted by your King County… Read More

Balanced You Conversations is a series of talks about important topics related to overall health and well-being. Karla Clark, Employee Health & Wellness Educator with the Balanced You team talks with Taylor Nguyen, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker Associate with Wellness x Design. They discuss veterans’ mental health including suicide prevention, signs, and treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder, how to support loved ones, and more. Read more, and view resources and links here. View the video below.

During Suicide Prevention, take a moment to learn more about MLE and EAP and when and how to contact them. EAP and MLE are both comprehensive programs and services to help King County employees to be healthy and safe. But which one is right for you? Watch this video to learn more about each program and, when and how to contact each.

It’s important to review and update your personal information in PeopleSoft. Here’s why: You will receive important Open Enrollment and other employee benefits information mailed to you at the address you have listed as of Sept. 30, 2024. Your emergency contact can be notified if something happens to you at work. You can be notified of safety directives, building closures, etc. You can receive information at the email address you prefer. Here’s how: Watch the Updating Personal Details in PeopleSoft video or follow these steps: Sign in to PeopleSoft from any device… Read More

Recently, several employees have reported receiving emails from Morgan Stanley Wealth Management regarding workshops for public employees. Please be aware, Morgan Stanley is not associated with King County or any of its employee retirement or financial plans. For security purposes, it is recommended that you do not give out any personal information to anyone you did not first contact, and use caution when using links in an unsolicited email. You can find more information about King County retirement and financial plans and services here: Retirement Deferred Compensation Retirement Education Schedule Balanced You – My… Read More

Employer contribution rates for some of the following retirement plans will change on Sept. 1, 2024, as approved by the State Legislature. The state Pension Funding Council adjusts contribution rates, as needed, to fund the retirement benefits earned by members. You will see the new employer contribution amounts under employer-paid benefits on your paystub beginning Sept. 26, 2024. More information is available on the Washington State Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) website. If you have any questions about the rate change, please contact DRS at 800-547-6657 or recep@drs.wa.gov.

To ensure that all employees have the opportunity to complete the dependent eligibility verification process so that their family members can continue their coverage on their King County medical, dental, or vision plan, the deadline has been extended to Aug. 12, 2024. If you haven’t completed the process, please use this two-week grace period to verify the eligibility of each person enrolled to make sure they do not lose coverage on Sept. 30, 2024. If you have coverage questions, please contact King County Benefits. Using the Audit ID sent to you by Mercer,… Read More