Month: February 2017
Windows to Wellness event provided employees with opportunities to support their well-being
Approximately 300 employees attended the event, which featured a variety of health screenings, ergonomic posture assessments, wellness and retirement planning workshops, and healthy refreshments.
Speaker series confronts subject of death from the humanities’ perspective
The eight-part series, which is bringing to UF nationally recognized scholars in a range of disciplines, aims to reveal how the humanities can help us understand one of the most integral parts of life—the end of life.
BHAC National Summit to be held at UF in April
On April 6 and 7, the University of Florida will host the National Consortium for Building Healthy Academic Communities’ third summit on best practices in promoting and sustaining wellness in academic settings. A special conference rate available to UF and UF Health Shands employees.
President’s Council on Diversity to host UNC chief diversity officer
On Friday, Feb. 3, Rumay Alexander, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s interim chief diversity officer, will share her insights on leadership and advocacy for diversity and inclusive excellence in academia in a talk entitled “Inclusion, Legitimacy, Equity…They All Matter!”
Has your department inadvertently received a tax credit notice?
It is important that the Healthcare Marketplace is aware of any employee who was offered coverage through UF, both for the protection of the university and so the employee does not inadvertently receive a premium tax credit that he or she may have to pay back.
IRS Form W-4 “exempt” status expires Feb. 15
If you claimed “exempt” from withholding tax on your W-4 for 2016 and want to renew your exemption claim for calendar year 2017, you must update your W-4.
Florida Prepaid Open Enrollment Deadline is Feb. 28
The Florida Prepaid Plan and the Florida Investment Plan (a 529 plan) offer affordable ways to save for your children’s future college expenses.
Double deductions begin for nine-month and ten-month employees’ for state plans
To ensure coverage for state health, life and supplemental insurance continues during the summer, double-deductions will be collected from nine-month and ten-month employees’ paychecks beginning with the Feb. 3 paycheck and continuing through May 12.
Flex spending account grace period available through March 15
The state’s FSAs feature an annual grace period that enables participants to continue to use medical and dependent care accounts for eligible expenses from Jan. 1 through March 15.
February is Heart Health Month
In honor of heart health month, don’t miss this month’s Wellness Wednesday recording, which features Dr. Anita Wokhlu’s talk on “Women and Coronary Artery Disease.”
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