At the Chicago Transit Authority, we offer a very competitive benefits program. The program provides a variety of benefits for an employee’s family, now and in the future. It also provides flexibility allowing employees to structure their available benefits to meet their unique needs and to change the structure annually as their needs change.
Employee Self-Service
2023 Special Enrollment Period - December 5-7, 2022
(Vision and Health Flexible Spending Account ONLY)
ATU–Represented CTA Employees
ACTION REQUIRED – VISION AND FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT ENROLLMENT
NEW VISION PLAN – ALL EMPLOYEES MUST TAKE ACTION OR LOSE COVERAGE
CTA is pleased to provide you and your eligible dependents with a new vision benefit with MetLife, effective January 1, 2023. Through a participating private practice or participating retail location, you can enjoy:
- no or lower out-of-pocket costs;
- a free annual routine eye exam; and,
- up to $300 toward single vision eyeglasses or contact lenses (every 24 months).
Additional coverage for designer frames and specialty lens packages are available.
Rate and enrollment information is available in Oracle Self-Service and in this brochure 2023 ATU Locals 241 & 308 Trifold. The current $300 vision allowance through Cigna ends January 1, 2023. Enrollment through Oracle Self-Service is required to have vision coverage after January 1.
NEW HEALTHCARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT – SELECTION REQUIRED ANNUALLY
If you wish to participate in the new Healthcare Flexible Spending Account (FSA) program, effective January 1, 2023, you must enroll as a new participant. To continue participation, re-enrollment in the program is required EVERY year during Open Enrollment. With an FSA you can –
- Save an average of 30% on a wide variety of eligible healthcare expenses by paying for them on a pre-tax basis.
- Access the full amount of your Healthcare FSA annual election amount on the first day of your plan year.
- Choose from several convenient, no-hassle payment and reimbursement options, including a convenient debit card associated with your account.
The minimum annual contribution for the Healthcare FSA account is $100. The maximum annual contribution is $3,050. In addition, if you re-enroll, up to $610 of any remaining balance from 2023 will be carried over into your 2024 account. Any account balance over $610 not used by the end of the calendar year will be forfeited. Enroll using oracle Self-Service. Additional information and instruction can be found in this FSA overview Healthcare Flexible Spending Account Overview.
How to Make Your Elections
1. Log-In to Employee Self-Service
2. Select "Benefits"
3. Select "Next" in upper right corner
4. Select "Update Benefits", in upper right corner
5. Scroll down to "Vision" or "Health FSA"
6. Make your election
7. Select "Next"
8. Review coverage and select "Finish"
9. Log-Out of Employee Self-Service
SPECIAL ENROLLMENT ENDS DECEMBER 7, 2022.
Reminder: Two CTA employees cannot cover each other on their benefits. Each must carry their own separate coverage. (This applies to ALL CTA benefits).
The following documents contain an overview of the benefits offered. Plan documents/policies govern the actual benefits provided:
Full-time employees
Part-time employees
Affordable Care Act Information for All Employees
| CTA HR Benefit Services Note: Contacts listed here can only help with HR Benefit Services, and cannot provide answers to questions related to the hiring process or pending applications for employment. |
| Hotline |
1-312-681-2225, press “3” |
| Fax |
1-312-275-8722 |
| On the Web |
transitchicago.com/hrbenefits |
| E-mail |
benefits@transitchicago.com |
Transparency in Coverage
This link Transparency in Coverage-CTA leads to the machine readable files that are made available in response to the federal Transparency in Coverage Rule and includes negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between health plans and healthcare providers. The machine-readable files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to more easily access and analyze data.