Part-Time/Hourly Faculty Open Enrollment

Benefits Office Hours of Operation

Benefits hours starting Feb. 3 – May 31 by appointment only

Scheduled appointments are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Please email benefits@peralta.edu to schedule your appointment. We are available to meet via Teams or in person for the above hours.

To see the full open enrollment announcement, click here or on the image above.

February 6, 2025 through March 10, 2025

The Benefits Office will host Open Enrollment Benefits Orientations via Zoom. This is your chance to find out more about our Spring 2025 plans. Coverage period begins March 1, 2025 and ends August 31, 2025.

February 18, 2025, 10-11am & February 28, 2025, 3-4pm.

Zoom Link: https://peralta-edu.zoom.us/j/83683408054 

Meeting ID: 836 8340 8054 or Dial: +1 669 444 9171

All plan changes and enrollments are effective March 1, 2025. Re-enrollment is required and is not automatic.

To determine your eligibility, refer to the “Benefit Eligibility & Payment Highlights” section of the announcement.

Medical Plans

SISC Kaiser Traditional HMO Plan

SISC Anthem PPO Plans

There are two PPO plans offered: Anthem PPO and Anthem PPO 2

Navia Benefit Solutions will be the administrator of our Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter benefits.

FSA Open Enrollment for Part-time hourly Faculty

February 6, 2025 – March 10, 2025, for coverage effective March 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025.

• FSA Enrollment Form

It’s that time of the year again to enroll/re-enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (Health Care, Day Care &/or Commuter). The plan year is from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

Note: If you were eligible and did not enroll in the FSA HealthCare and Daycare accounts during the Fall 2024 open enrollment period you will not be eligible to enroll during Spring 2025 open enrollment unless you have a qualifying event.

Open Enrollment period is a great time to look at your benefits and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses. Be sure to only elect an amount that you know you will use during your plan year. At the end of the plan year, you will have a claim filing period to turn in any leftover claims for your benefits. Money left in the plan after the end of the claim filing period and 2 ½ month Grace period is subject to the Use-or-Lose rule and cannot be refunded to you.

Grace Period

Your plan also has a special 2 ½ month Grace Period after the end of the plan year. This feature gives you an additional 2 ½ months to incur expenses against your Health Care and Day Care arrangements. All expenses incurred during the grace period will automatically be deducted from the prior year’s arrangement, and any remaining balance will then be applied to the current plan year.

This will be a plan year from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.

The maximum amounts that you can contribute to this short plan year are:

• $3,200.00 for healthcare/medical FSA
• $5,000.00 (per household) for dependent care FSA
• Commuter benefits (transit and parking) currently each $360.00.

Deductions will be taken out of your paycheck - Your election amount will be evenly deducted pre-tax from 3 paychecks: March 2025, April 2025, and May 2025.

For assistance with your benefits questions,
please contact the District Benefits Office at 510.466.7229
Mon – Fri, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, PST (Open to the public from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Or email benefits@peralta.edu