Staff Resources

Benefits Open Enrollment Time: April 29 - May 10, 2024

This is your chance to review your options and choose the benefits that work best for you and your family!

Vision insurance is now available
All full-time employees now have the option to add vision insurance. Former Gold plan participants who wish to retain vision insurance must make this election during open enrollment.

Other benefit changes that require NO action:

• Gold plan members will transition to high deductible plan
  The Gold plan is going away, and insurance coverage for members will automatically move to the high deductible plan. The same coverage level (single/family) will carry over to your new plan. 

• Life Insurance, short term disability, long term disability and employee assistance program (EAP) provider will be changing to VOYA
  Watch for more information prior to the effective date of July 1.

• More money will be going into your VEBA account
  The district contribution to your VEBA will increase to match the out of pocket maximum cost for full-time employees.

Employees now eligible for Earned Sick & Safe Time

Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) is the state legislature’s answer to making sure that every worker can have access to paid time off for things like illness, caring for family members and maintaining their personal safety.

This legislation passed during the spring 2023 session and goes into effect Jan 1, 2024. 

• The ESST law requires employers to provide paid leave to eligible employees who work in the state. 
• An eligible employee is considered as anyone who works at least 80 hours but does not include independent contractors. 
• Full time employees who received their time off allocations this fall are already in compliance with the new law and will see little change.
• Most part time employees (those working less than six hours per day) will begin accruing sick leave on a schedule equal to one hour of ESST for every 30 hours worked to a maximum of 48 hours per year. This leave allocation is in addition to what was provided on July 1, 2023.  
• ESST is tracked in hours, rather than in days. This means that ESST will be available to use in much smaller increments than sick time has been available in the past.

Earned Sick and Safe Time can be used for a broader range of reasons than what is listed in the contracts and terms and conditions:

• An employee’s mental or physical illness, treatment or preventive care;  
•  The mental or physical illness, treatment or preventive care of an employee’s family member;
• Absence due to domestic abuse, sexual assault or stalking of an employee or a family member;
• Closure of an employee’s workplace due to weather or public emergency or closure of their family member’s school or care facility due to weather or public emergency; and
• When determined by a health authority or health care professional that an employee or their family member is at risk of infecting others with a communicable disease.

A Helping Hand When You Need It...

There are times in life when you might need a little help coping or figuring out what to do. Take advantage of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)¹ which includes WorkLife Services and is available to you and your family in connection with your group insurance from Standard Insurance Company (The Standard). It's confidential - information will be released only with  your permission or as required by law.

Connection to Resources, Support and Guidance

You, your dependents (including children to age 26)² and all household members can contact master's-degreed clinicians 24/7 by phone, online, live chat, email and text. There's even a mobile EAP app. Receive referrals to support groups, a network counselor, community resources or your health plan. If necessary, you'll be connected to emergency services.

Your program includes up to three face-to-face assessment and counseling sessions per issue. EAP services can help with:

Worklife Services

WorkLife Services are  included with the Employee Assistance Program. Get help with referrals for important needs like education, adoption, travel, daily living and care for your pet, child or elderly loved one.

Online Resources

Visit workhealthlife.com/Standard3  to explore a wealth of information online, including videos, guides, articles, webinars, resources, self-assessments and calculators.

We've made it easier to stay healthy!

Wouldn’t it be great if you didn’t have to leave work to go to the doctor? Now you don’t have to because we’ve brought the clinic to you!

Who can be seen at Well@Work?

• All employees covered under a bargaining agreement, regardless of whether they are covered under our insurance plan.

• Dependents (18 months or older) who are enrolled in the Stillwater Schools health plan.

What can I be seen for at my Well@Work clinic?

• Cold & flu

• Strep throat

• Sprains
• Seasonal allergies
• Ear infections
• Some primary care services
• Sinus infections
• Back pain
• Lab tests and more

How much will Well@Work cost me?

Nothing. All services provided at the clinic are at no cost to you and your dependents on the health plan who are 18 months or older.

Will I see a doctor?

You’ll see a HealthPartners advanced care practitioner who is a Physician Assistant. They’re certified to do many of the things a doctor can. They are employed by HealthPartners, this means that your medical information is confidential, just like when you to go your regular clinic.

What if I need medicine?

Well@Work can fill many generic medicines prescribed during your visit for FREE. Please note, Well@Work can’t fill prescriptions from doctors at other clinics.

Check out the full list of prescription medicines available at Well@Work.