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If you are employed by a U.S. federal, state, local, or tribal government or not-for-profit organization, you might be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.
Follow the link to find out more https://studentaid.
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| Commuter Benefits Program |
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Qualified expenses include transit costs and parking fees. The Internal Revenue Service has increased the limit for each category in 2022 to $280 a month, up from $270 a month last year.
Any career Postal Service employee is eligible for this benefit. There is no fee to join or cancel. There is no open enrollment period; employees can enroll or make changes at any time throughout the year.
Download:
 Commuter Benefits Program.pdf
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| (VBP) Disability Income Insurance |
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This is a Voluntary Benefits Plan for Disability Income Insurance.
There are two types of Insurance available Short term can guarantee up to 12 months of fixed monthly income and Long term can guarantee you a steady income when you need it most. See more information at the following links.
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| (VBP) Metlife Auto & Home Insurance |
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This offer through the Voluntary Benefits Plan allows for exclusive home and auto insurance through Metlife not available to the general public only for APWU members. This also allows payment to be processed directly through payroll, or a traditional means of paying.
Call 1-800-438-6381 see attached brochure.
Download:
Metlife Home and Auto Insurance.pdf
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| (VBP) Purchasing power |
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Purchasing power can be used as an alternative to a loan, this program allows you to buy products as a deduction from your paycheck. To be eligible for this you have to be a career APWU member with a year of service at a minimum of 20 working hours. This is a part of the Voluntary Benefits Plan.
Find more information at this link, or you can call 1-888-923-6236.
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| Federal Employee Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) |
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You are auto-enrolled into the Federal Employees Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program as soon as you make a career. Ensure that you want these benefits or need to make any changes as open season for this is not yearly. There are optional coverages that you can enroll in that are priced based on your age. The basic coverage that you are auto-enrolled in is not impacted by your age.
Download:
life insurance overview 2017.pdf
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| Life Qualifying event / Open Enrollment benefits |
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Download and fill out the FEHB form attached to stop, start, or change the programs you enrolled in or have yet to enrol in. Send completed worksheet to HRSSC.
For information on life qualifying event goto: (LQE must be done through the FEHB form)
https://liteblue.usps.gov/humanresources/benefits/elections/qualifying_life_events.shtml?
For information on open season goto:
https://liteblue.usps.
Download:
PostalEase Worksheet_MARCH_2018_PRINT_3.pdf
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| Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) |
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Flexible Spending Accounts
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow career postal workers to use pre-tax dollars to pay for out-of-pocket health care, dental, and vision expenses not covered by insurance, including co-payments and deductibles.
Employees can also set up a Flexible Spending Account for dependent care expenses for children and aging parents.
Download:
flexible-spending-account-overview.pdf
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| APWU Scholarship 2022 (March 31, 2022 deadline) |
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You can only apply for one of the following scholarships Vocational, or Hallbeck.
ten (10) Hallbeck Scholarship winners,
five (5) Vocational Scholarship winners,
and one Best Essay recipient.
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Page Last Updated: Jul 18, 2022 (16:49:00)
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