{"id":7740,"date":"2025-11-14T11:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/?p=7740"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:02:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T16:02:00","slug":"state-benefit-program-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uuphost.org\/buffalo\/2025\/11\/14\/state-benefit-program-announcement\/","title":{"rendered":"State Benefit Program Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Please see the following message from HR Benefits<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greetings,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are reaching out with a reminder for upcoming deadlines for the following benefit programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Program<\/td><td>Announcement<\/td><td>Deadline<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Flexible Spending Account<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buffalo.edu%2Fadministrative-services%2Fannouncements%2Fhuman-resources.host.html%2Fcontent%2Fshared%2Fwww%2Fadministrative-services%2Fnews%2F2025%2Fstate-flex-spend-enroll.detail.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbuffalocenter%40uupmail.org%7C61109777dadb4576b03608de22e2d865%7Ca959c0a16a934834b8ec8087d07cc0e6%7C0%7C0%7C638986554859782529%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hEB%2BJruY0qmPhC5BtLKMnLIC4wpg4zRUuvpEySNH%2BW0%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Flexible Spending Account Open Enrollment Period<\/a><\/td><td>Eligible employees can enroll through December 8, 2025, at\u00a011:59 p.m. EDT.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP)<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buffalo.edu%2Fadministrative-services%2Fannouncements%2Fhuman-resources.host.html%2Fcontent%2Fshared%2Fwww%2Fadministrative-services%2Fnews%2F2025%2Fstate-emps-enroll-pep.detail.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbuffalocenter%40uupmail.org%7C61109777dadb4576b03608de22e2d865%7Ca959c0a16a934834b8ec8087d07cc0e6%7C0%7C0%7C638986554859835405%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uaG9vVnGgmmK3wSuzBJ%2ByWwD8fnJO7FPA2WQJUEzk6I%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP) Enrollment Period<\/a><\/td><td>Eligible employees can enroll through December 8, 2025<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You may also find a summary of program information for eligible State employees in our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buffalo.edu%2Fadministrative-services%2Fannouncements%2Fhuman-resources.host.html%2Fcontent%2Fshared%2Fwww%2Fadministrative-services%2Fnews%2F2025%2Fhr-fall-updates-state-employees.detail.html&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cbuffalocenter%40uupmail.org%7C61109777dadb4576b03608de22e2d865%7Ca959c0a16a934834b8ec8087d07cc0e6%7C0%7C0%7C638986554859873014%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=W8CqsbajfvkDow94vkELaE6IqQ2Y5Vfu%2BUcXcKww%2FXM%3D&amp;reserved=0\">Fall 2025 Program Updates for State Employees<\/a>&nbsp;announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please note that the Option Transfer Period for NYSHIP health insurance has&nbsp;not&nbsp;been announced. A separate announcement will be sent once available.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefit Services (State)<\/strong>\u00a0| Human Resources<br>Division of Finance and Administration<br><strong>University at Buffalo<\/strong><br>Townsend Hall, 205 Hayes Rd., Buffalo, NY 14214-8036<br>716-645-7777 (office) | 716-645-3830 (fax)<a href=\"mailto:ub-hr-benefits@buffalo.edu\"><br><\/a>email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ub-hr-benefits@buffalo.edu\">ub-hr-benefits@buffalo.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please see the following message from HR Benefits Greetings, We are reaching out with a reminder for upcoming deadlines for the following benefit programs: Program Announcement Deadline Flexible Spending Account Flexible Spending Account Open Enrollment Period Eligible employees can enroll through December 8, 2025, at\u00a011:59 p.m. EDT. 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