Verizon’s Dependent Care Reimbursement Fund has been reinstated effective week ending September 4th 2010. Requests for reimbursement of September’s dependent care expenses must be post marked no later than October 8, 2010.
What’s new….. Changes?
Effective with September’s reinstatement employee social security numbers are no longer required. Instead all employees are required to indicate their “employee ID” on each monthly request for reimbursement and on any new enrollment applications.
Who has to re-enroll?
Employees who were participants and receiving benefits up until the fund was suspended last May 2010 DO NOT HAVE TO RE-ENROLL. ..
Unless
1- Employees who changed childcare providers must complete and forward a new application indicating the new childcare information. Employees and providers are required to complete and sign the new enrollment application and a new certification form. Applications must be forwarded to NY/NE Regional Work & Family Committee c/o Beverly Steele , Fund Administrator 240 E. 38th Street, and floor 15, New York , New York 10016 prior to submission of September’s request for reimbursement.
2- Employees who wish to change the dependent formerly enrolled in the fund to a different dependent must also complete and forward a new application and certification form to the address indicated in above in paragraph 1.
Employees can visit www.regionalwfrc.com to obtain an enrollment application and monthly request for reimbursement form. Questions may be directed to Beverly Steele at 646 227 6878 or via e-mail to Beverly.steele@verizon.com. Union members may also contact their Local Union committee member for information.