Benefit Enrollment Period
PIE (Period of Initial Eligibility) is a time during which you may enroll yourself and/or your eligible family members in UC-sponsored health and welfare plans. A PIE generally starts on the first day of eligibility or life qualifying event and it ends 31 days later.
Life qualifying events:
A new employee
A transferring employee to the Lab from another UC campus location
Adding a family member
Establishing a domestic partnership
Getting married
Having a baby
Leaving employment
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Postdocs and Employees may make changes to benefits by logging in to UCPath. Click here to access the portal
Benefits actions you may do on UCPath:
Newly Benefits-Eligible | Life Qualifying Events |
New Hires | Adding or Removing a new family member |
New Benefits Employees | Involuntary Loss of Coverage |
Enroll in benefits | Make changes to benefits |
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For Family resources, visit MyFamily @ Berkeley Lab