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Information for Municipal Coordinators on GIC's Reduced Waiting Period Implementation

The GIC will offer health insurance benefits to any new, eligible employee on the first day of the month following the employee’s date of hire, effective July 1, 2024.

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The Legislature instructed the GIC to reduce the waiting period for GIC benefits for all eligible new hires effective July 1, 2024. This requires collaboration with all GIC Coordinators.

GIC Coordinators must be aware of and implement the following for a successful transition to the reduced waiting period (RWP).

Critical Information and Procedures for a Successful Implementation

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Enter every newly hired employee’s information into the MAGIC system on or before the date of hire and include the employee’s personal or work email address.
A user guide on how to enter your new hired employee's information in MAGIC will be available in the HELP tab on the MAGIC system homepage before July 1st.

2

Entering the new employee’s information, including their personal email address, on or before the date of hire triggers a registration email for MyGICLink within 48 hours of the hire date. This allows the new employee to quickly enroll in benefits online through MyGICLink, the GIC’s self-service member benefits portal.
Coordinators must encourage all new employees to use the MyGICLink member benefits portal to enroll in GIC benefits.

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Ensure that personnel in your agency, particularly those who are part of the hiring and onboarding processes, are aware of the MyGICLink self-service member benefits portal to inform newly hired employees about the fastest way to enroll in GIC benefits.

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You will be required to collect the employee premium for all new employees electing GIC benefits from the effective date of benefits from the employee’s salary.
You can view the GIC benefits selected by your employees in the MAGIC system as well as view the weekly premium deduction change reports to initiate payroll deductions. In addition, your monthly premium invoice will include “roster adjustment” amounts due for new hires as well as all other adjustments.

Reduced Waiting Period (RWP) Training May 23, 2024

register for the RWP municipal training using the button below

In preparation for the July 1st, 2024 implementation date, the GIC is hosting a virtual training session on May 23, 2024 at 11 am for Municipal Coordinators. This session requires registration and will be recorded. Register below: