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New Employee Benefits Orientation |
Seminar Highlights and Objectives
This 1-day seminar focuses on each employee benefit program (FERS, FEHB, FEGLI,
TSP, Long Term Care Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts and Social Security) and
explains how each program works and how to receive the maximum benefit from each
program.
Who Should Attend
Designed for new FERS employees who have completed one year or more of service.
Seminar Dates and Locations
This seminar is offered by GRB for on-site presentation at your agency. GRB can
design or tailor seminars to meet your unique needs. If you do not have a sufficient
number of employees at your agency to justify on-site training, you may wish to
sponsor on-site training for other Federal employees in your geographic area.
For further information send email to:
Basics of Federal Benefits
Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
- Annual Sick Leave
- Potential Future Benefits
- Health,Dental, and Vision
- Life Inusrance
- FERS
- Social Security
- Thrift Savings Plan
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB)
- Advantages
- Types Of Plans
- Options Available
- Cost
- Continuing into Retirement
- Continuation for Family Members
- Changing Plans/Options
Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program(FEDVIP)
- Advantages
- Types of Plans
- Cost
- Coordination of Benefits
Federal Employees Group Life Insurance Program (FEGLI)
- Advantages/Disadvantages
- Cost
- Changing Insurance Coverage
- Continuing Insurance into Retirement
- Payment of Benefits
Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program (LTCIP)
- What is Long Term Care Insurance
- Who Can Enroll and When
- Benefits Options
- Determining Cost
- Eligibility For Benefits
Flexible Spending Accounts(FSA)
- Advantages
- Amount of Contributions
- Health Care/Dependent Care
Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS)
- Eligibility for Retirement
- Creditable Service
- Deposits for Vicilian and Military Service
- Redposits for Service
- Annuity Computation Formlulas
- Survivor Benefits
- Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA's)
Social Security
- Types of Benefits
- Cost
- Eligibility Requirements
- Amount of Potential Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan (TSP)
- Major Features
- Eligibility to Participate
- Employee/Agency Contributions
- Investment Funds
- Rates of Return - Past/Current
- Interfund Transfers
- How the Funds Operate
- Tax Status of Employee and Government Contributions
- Vesting
- Payout Options
- Loan Program