Lowe s Training Guide For Full-Time Employees How to use the Empowered Benefits enrollment system
The intent of this document is to give you a high-level understanding of how to get onto and enroll on the Empowered Benefits enrollment system. We will walk through the steps of how to enroll during the 2017 Annual Enrollment for full-time employees and how to enroll if you have a qualifying life event change, such as a marriage or birth event. We will review the following topics in each enrollment scenario: How to access the Empowered Benefits enrollment system Personal Information summary page How to add dependents How to enroll in benefits Benefits Enrollment summary page Confirmation Statement 2
How to enroll during the 2017 Annual Enrollment for Full-Time Employees my benefits. my choice. OCT 17 - NOV 4 2017 Full-Time Annual Enrollment is October 17 to November 4. Review your benefit choices on mylowesbenefits.com. 3
To enroll in benefits, you will need to enroll via the Empowered Benefits enrollment system. You can access Empowered Benefits on the My Benefits website. You can access the My Benefits site by clicking on the My Benefits tab on My Lowe s Life or by going to www. mylowesbenefits.com. Once you are on the My Benefits website, click Enroll Now in the red box. 4
Once you have opened the Empowered Benefits homepage, you will see links on the left hand side to health vendor sites such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and WageWorks. Enrollment and benefit resources are also available on the top row of the home page. 5
The Empowered Benefits homepage displays your current and pending benefits under the Benefits Summary (at the bottom of the page). You can view your current elections, dependents covered and estimated costs per pay period. 6
To view your beneficiaries and dependents listed in the Empowered Benefits enrollment system, click on the Personal Information button. 7
The Personal Information page allows you to view your life insurance beneficiaries and make changes if necessary. Samuel Clemens The Personal Information page also displays any dependents that are entered into the Empowered Benefits enrollment system. Please note that dependents listed here may not be covered under the benefits if you have not actively enrolled them. 8
After you are done reviewing the Personal Information page, click Return Home. Samuel Clemens 9
When you are ready to enroll, click the Enroll in Benefits button. 10
If you are enrolling for 2017 benefits, click the 2017 Annual Enrollment button. If you have a qualifying life event change such as a marriage or birth event, click the New Hire/Life Event 2016 button. (The enrollment steps in this section are for the 2017 Annual Enrollment for fulltime employees.) 11
To add or make a change to dependents, click on the Edit or Add button. Samuel Clemens Jimmy Cliff Walter Cronkite Lenny Bruce Adam Sandler 12
You can add, edit or remove dependents from coverage during annual enrollment. The rest of the year, you can add, edit or remove dependents if you have a qualifying life event change. 13
To add a dependent you are required to fill in the dependent s name, date of birth, social security number (if older than 6 months), gender, address, phone number and relationship to you. Then click the Submit button. 14
If you have another dependent to add, click the Edit or Add button again. Otherwise, click Proceed. Samuel Clemens Jimmy Cliff Walter Cronkite Lenny Bruce Adam Sandler 15
The Benefits Enrollment summary page displays all of the benefits that you are eligible to enroll in. 16
To enroll, you need to click on the Enroll/Change button for each benefit. 17
You will then need to select the appropriate plan and coverage level on the Enroll/ Change Coverage button (where applicable). 18
To add or remove a dependent from coverage, click on the Add or Drop Dependent(s) from Coverage (where applicable). You will then need to click Modify Dependent Coverage and select which dependent(s) you wish to add or remove from coverage. Then click the Proceed button. 19
If you do not wish to enroll in a specific benefit, you can simply take no action or select the Decline button. 20
Once you have made a choice for each benefit row, the status column will turn green and reflect your choice. The status column will turn yellow if an election is pending. 21
Once complete, click the Proceed button to move to the Confirmation Statement page. If you exit or do not enroll or decline each benefit you will not see the Confirmation Statement page. 22
The Confirmation Statement page shows which benefits you have elected, the ones that you have declined, and which dependents are enrolled in coverage. This page also illustrates how much you will pay per pay period for each benefit. 23
Click the Printer Friendly Version to print a copy of the Confirmation Statement for your records. You can also e-mail the Confirmation Statement to your work or personal email address by clicking the Receive Copy By E-Mail button. 24
If you have questions regarding the enrollment system or your benefits please reach out to your HR Manager or Coach. 25
How to enroll if you have a qualifying life event change 26
If you have questions about what events qualify as an eligible life event change, visit the My Life tool on the My Benefits website. You can access the My Benefits site by clicking on the My Benefits tab on My Lowe s Life or by going to www. mylowesbenefits.com. 27
To enroll in benefits, you will need to enroll via the Empowered Benefits enrollment system. You can access Empowered Benefits by clicking on the My Benefits website. You can access the My Benefits site by clicking on the My Benefits tab on My Lowe s Life or by going to www. mylowesbenefits.com. Once you are on the My Benefits website, click Enroll Now in the red box. 28
Once you have opened the Empowered Benefits homepage, you will see links on the left hand side to health vendor sites such as Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and WageWorks. Enrollment and benefit resources are also available on the top row of the home page. 29
The Empowered Benefits homepage displays your current and pending benefits under the Benefits Summary (at the bottom of the page). You can view your current elections, dependents covered and estimated costs per pay period. 30
To view your beneficiaries and dependents listed in the Empowered Benefits enrollment system, click on the Personal Information button. 31
The Personal Information page allows you to view your life insurance beneficiaries and make changes if necessary. Samuel Clemens The Personal Information page also displays any dependents that are entered into the Empowered Benefits enrollment system. Please note that dependents listed here may not be covered under the benefits if you have not actively enrolled them. 32
After you are done reviewing the Personal Information page, click Return Home. Ben Smith 33
When you are ready to enroll with a qualifying life event, click the Open Enrollment button. 34
If you are enrolling for 2017 benefits, click the 2017 Annual Enrollment button. If you have a qualifying life event change such as a marriage or birth event, click the New Hire/Life Event 2016 button. (The enrollment steps in this section are for qualifying life events.) 35
Qualifying life event changes are listed on the drop box next to the Reason For Enrollment tab when you are outside of the annual enrollment period. 36
Once a reason for enrollment is selected and the effective date is entered, you can add additional comments to your qualifying life event change and then click Submit. 37
To add or make a change to dependents, click on the Edit or Add button. Samuel Clemens Jimmy Cliff Walter Cronkite Lenny Bruce Adam Sandler 38
You can add, edit or remove dependents from coverage during annual enrollment. The rest of the year, you can add, edit or remove dependents if you have a qualifying life event change. 39
If you have another dependent to add, click the Edit or Add button again. Otherwise, click Proceed. Samuel Clemens Jimmy Cliff Walter Cronkite Lenny Bruce Adam Sandler 40
The Benefits Enrollment summary page displays all of the benefits that you are eligible to enroll in. 41
To enroll, you need to click on the Enroll/ Change button for each benefit. 42
You will then need to select the appropriate plan and coverage level on the Enroll/ Change Coverage button (where applicable). 43
To add or remove a dependent from coverage, click on the Add or Drop Dependent(s) from Coverage (where applicable). You will then need to click Modify Dependent Coverage and select which dependent(s) you wish to add or remove from coverage. Then click the Proceed button. 44
If you do not wish to enroll in a specific benefit, you can simply take no action or select the Decline button. 45
Once you have made a choice for each benefit row, the status column will turn green and reflect your choice. The status column will turn yellow if an election is pending. 46
Once complete, click the Proceed button to move to the Confirmation Statement page. If you exit or do not enroll or decline each benefit you will not see the Confirmation Statement page. 47
The Confirmation Statement page shows which benefits you have elected, the ones that you have declined, and which dependents are enrolled in coverage. This page also illustrates how much you will pay per pay period for each benefit. 48
Click the Printer Friendly Version to print a copy of the Confirmation Statement for your records. You can also e-mail the Confirmation Statement to your work or personal email address by clicking the Receive Copy By E-Mail button. 49
If you have questions regarding the enrollment system or your benefits please reach out to your HR Manager or Coach. 50