Second Family Resource Program Promotion for November

To:  All Lucent Local Presidents

We have just received the following information from David Birdsong of Lucent Corporate Workforce Relations.  This information is scheduled to be issued electronically to all employees on Tuesday, November 28.

In Unity,

Ralph V. Maly
Vice President

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Life Event Information Available on Lucent's HR Portal

Life Events may impact your benefits plan coverage.  For example, if you are having a baby or adopting a child you may be interested in applying for a Care of Newborn Child/Newly Adopted Child leave of absence or adding a new dependent to your benefits coverage. 

Looking for an easy way to access the resources you need during a Life Event?  Check out the series of checklists on the HR Portal Transaction Center page called "When Life Changes."  The checklists include links to related policies, documents and other information.

Click here to access the "When Life Changes" portal.  To find the checklists, enter your network username and password into the HR portal, and scroll down to the lower right side of the Transaction Center page.

The HR Portal and Benefits Answers Plus Web sites also provide company or plan specific information.  If you are considering a leave of absence, review the benefit plan Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs) because certain employee initiated events, such as a leave of absence, will impact your benefit plan coverage. 

The SPDs are an important source of plan information and can be viewed or downloaded from Benefits Answers Plus.  To access the SPD documents, select your employment status on the upper left side of the page.  Access the link to the SPDs from the page for each employment status group.