Human Resources

Life Events

Some changes in your life and in your job can affect your benefits. For example, when you have a baby you may want to add him or her to your health plan coverage.

When you have a life or job-related change, these short checklists can help you think through and complete the human resources and payroll changes you may want to make as a result.

Retiring from Edmonds CC

• Submit a Letter of Retirement to your direct supervisor.
• Contact Social Security regarding benefits and Medicare options.
• Contact your Retirement Plan: Department of Retirement Systems or TIAA-Cref.
• Review Retiree Medical Coverage available from PEBB.

Moving to a New Address

• Update Address with the Employee Personal Information Change Form.
• Update Direct Deposit Information if necessary.

Getting Married

• Review your benefits.
• Learn which plan options are available to you and their costs.
• Add your spouse and/or your spouse's children to your health and insurance coverage by filling out the appropriate forms and returning any required documentation.
  • Enrollment Change Form
  • Dependent Verification Documentation
  • Life Insurance Change Form
  • Evidence of Insurability Form
• Review your Beneficiaries.
  • Life Insurance Beneficiary Change Form
  • Department of Retirement Systems Beneficiary Change Information
  • TIAA Cref Beneficiary Change Information
• Update your marital status, name, address, and any other information that has changed.
• Review your tax withholdings (call Payroll at x1583 if you have questions) and change your W-4 if necessary.

Enrolling a Domestic Partner

• Review your benefits.
• Learn which plan options are available to you and their costs.
• Add your partner and/or your partner's children to your health and insurance coverage by filling out the appropriate forms and returning any required documentation.
  • Enrollment Change Form
  • Dependent Verification Documentation
  • Declaration of Tax Status
  • Life Insurance Change Form
  • Evidence of Insurability Form
• Update your Beneficiaries.
  • Life Insurance Beneficiary Change Form
  • Department of Retirement Systems Beneficiary Change Information
  • TIAA Cref Beneficiary Change Information
• Update your name, address, and any other information that has changed.
• Review your tax withholdings (call Payroll at x1583 if you have questions) and change your W-4 if necessary.

Having a Baby or Adopting

• Review your benefits.
• Review the Edmonds CC Family Medical Leave (FMLA) Kit.
• Add your child to your health and insurance coverage by filling out the appropriate forms and returning any required documentation.
  • Enrollment Change Form
  • Dependent Verification Documentation
  • Life Insurance Change Form
  • Evidence of Insurability Form
• Review your Beneficiaries.
  • Life Insurance Beneficiary Change Form
  • Department of Retirement Systems Beneficiary Change Information
  • TIAA Cref Beneficiary Change Information
• Review your tax withholdings (call Payroll at x1583 if you have questions) and change your W-4 if necessary.

Getting Divorced

• Review your benefits.
• Disenroll your ex-spouse.
  • Enrollment Change Form
  • Life Insurance Change Form
• Review your Beneficiaries.
  • Life Insurance Beneficiary Change Form
  • Department of Retirement Systems Beneficiary Change Information
  • TIAA Cref Beneficiary Change Information
• Update your marital status, name, address, and any other information that has changed.
• Review your tax withholdings (call Payroll at x1583 if you have questions) and change your W-4 if necessary.

• Update Direct Deposit Information if necessary.

Ending a Domestic Partnership

• Review your benefits.
• Disenroll your ex-partner.
  • Enrollment Change Form
  • Life Insurance Change Form
• Review your Beneficiaries
  • Life Insurance Beneficiary Change Form
  • Department of Retirement Systems Beneficiary Change Information
• Update your name, address, and any other information that has changed.
• Review your tax withholdings (call Payroll at x1583 if you have questions) and change your W-4 if necessary.
• Update Direct Deposit Information if necessary.

Dropping a Dependent

• Review your benefits.
• Review eligibility for removing dependents.
• Disenroll your dependent.
  • Enrollment Change Form