FMLA
These four letters stand for the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.
What is FMLA?
This 3-letter personal savings account allows Americans to pay for deductibles, copays, and other medical bills completely tax-free.
What is a HSA?
Open enrollment for your benefits runs during these exact dates in November.
What is November 2nd-16th?
You can read complete details, plan options, and updates for the upcoming year in this official document.
What is the landing 2027 OE Guide?
This person acts as strategic liaisons between leadership and staff, providing guidance on employee relations, performance management, policy interpretation, organizational development, and navigating complex leave or benefits situations.
What is a Human Resource Business Partner
Eligible employees can generally receive up to this many weeks of FMLA in a 12- month period.
What is 12 weeks?
To legally open or contribute to an HSA, you must be enrolled in this specific type of health insurance plan.
What is a High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP)?
This type of coverage provides weekly payments if you are out of work due to your own serious health condition.
What is an income replacement benefit (or Short Term Disability)?
While government's nationally averages between 60 and 90 days, the City of Chattanooga operates at an efficient 31 days from position closing to an employee's first day.
What is the how long our hiring process takes?
Generally designed to support coursework and degrees directly related to an employee's current classification or approved career path. Eligibility for standalone certifications depends on whether they meet specific departmental guidelines and program criteria.
What is tuition assistance program?
This type of FMLA allows employees to take approved leave in separate blocks of time
What is intermittent FMLA
Because an HSA features this specific job-changing benefit, the account and all its funds stay with you even if you get fired or quit.
What is portability? (or "What is account ownership?")
This new vendor is providing the short-term disability benefits for the upcoming benefit year.
What is Unum?
Employees become fully vested in the General Pension Plan after completing this minimum period of continuous participation.
What is 5 years?
Changes outside of the annual open enrollment period require a Qualifying Life Event (QLE)—such as marriage, birth, or adoption—or may require submitting Evidence of Insurability (EOI) subject to carrier approval.
When you can make coverage changes?
True or False FMLA leave is always paid
What is False?
Unlike an FSA, an HSA does not have this strict, yearly deadline rule that causes unspent money to vanish.
What is the "use-it-or-lose-it" rule? (or "What is expiring/forfeiting funds?")
True or False: If you want to keep your current benefit plan, it will automatically roll over without taking action.
What is False? (Active enrollment is required for everyone)
When an employee or former employee requests to review their personnel file or obtain copies of documents, HR staff should submit or forward the request to this HR team.
What is HRMS (Human Resources Management Systems / HRIS)?
You can update your this at any time by completing a designation form (available on The Landing / Benefits portal) or by contacting HR directly (Terral can be reached at extension 7243).
What is updating my beneficiaries?
Where can you find information on applying for FMLA leave?
What is the Landing?
Sunscreen, prescription drugs, dental cleanings, and eye exams all fall into this official IRS category required for tax-free HSA withdrawals.
What are qualified medical expenses?
Employees must log in to this platform to select benefits, verify details, and submit their elections for open enrollment.
What is ORACLE and if you need assistance HR representatives will be on hand at the Well Advantage Center throughout the open enrollment period (Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) to help you in person.
Awards that recognize milestone years celebrating employee tenure and dedication with designated recognition items and associated monetary awards
What are service awards?
To determine your monthly pension benefit, the plan calculates the average of this many of your highest earnings years
What is 3 years?