Please note a few reminders for employers: check that you are using the most current form revision, watch for ETF Update meeting invites, and read about changes coming to the ICI Program in 2024.
The new manual provides information about the Sick Leave Conversion Program, including that unused sick leave can be utilized as a retirement benefit that allows eligible employees to convert unused sick leave into credits to pay post-termination health insurance premiums.
This training is for all state and local employers who use myETF Benefits to enroll new employees in benefits, view and update health insurance information, view and update demographic information, or complete terminations. See what form to complete for access, where to log in, and how to navigate myETF Benefits.
A tool for an employer to confirm information was presented to a new employee, due dates identified and appropriate information and forms supplied for all ETF-administered benefits offered by the employer.
Please encourage members with ICI Program coverage who have become disabled to file an ICI claim as soon as possible after their last day worked. The effective date of an ICI benefit can be no earlier than 90 days before the claim is filed. If the member waits to file a claim, they may miss out on benefits.
ETF has updated the Sick Leave Conversion Program Employer Manual (ET-1170), and has summarized the changes here. Please disregard any previous versions of this manual.