Welcome to the new 2011 calendar year! We hope you had an enjoyable and safe December holiday season, and extend warm wishes to all our staff members and their families for happiness, health, and prosperity in 2011!

Here is a list of the effective dates for benefits changes made during the 2010 Open Enrollment and Transfer Period for the Health Benefit Plans, Flexible Savings Account Program, and PSC-CUNY Dental Plan.

For tax year 2011, the social security portion of FICA is reduced to 4.2% from 6.2% of your covered wages, up to a maximum wage base of $106,800 in 2011.

CUNY’s new Commuter Benefits Program administered by WageWorks will give you more and better ways to save on your commuting costs via pre-tax dollars and works for almost any transit system in the Tri-State area of NY NJ and CT.

In the event that University operations should be cancelled due to severe weather conditions or other emergencies, here is a list of Radio and TV stations that will broadcast CUNY closings.

This is an excellent time to make sure your beneficiary designations and emergency contact information are current. Updated beneficiary information is particularly important if you have married, divorced, given birth to or adopted a child since you filled out your beneficiary forms.

In January and February 2011, we will offer three workshops geared towards managers and supervisors of various experience levels to help them develop the skills to prepare performance evaluations and manage staff performance more effectively.

January is “Managerial Leadership” month, and there are four courses designed to help directors, managers, and supervisors effectively manage their staff and improve departmental operations and productivity.

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