Halloween Costume Contest Voting is Now Open!
Cast Your Votes for the Annual Halloween Costume Contest!
Hi, Lavish Roots Team!
Thank you to everyone who participated in this year’s Costume Contest! Now it’s time to cast your vote. Here are the categories:
Best Costume Overall
Scariest Costume
Most Original Costume
Best Homemade Costume
Funniest Costume
NEW CATEGORY! Best Group Costume
Voting closes on November 18th at 11:59PM.
Mark Your Calendar for the Holiday Party!
A Message from Falina About Your Benefits Selections: Open Enrollment is almost here! A special Newsletter will be going out this week with more details and instructions for Open Enrollment & Your New Benefits Guides.
It is that time of year again, Open Enrollment for Benefits! Happy to announce that all our medical plan options have remained the same, along with our premiums thanks to our TMR team negotiations with insurance and the company absorbing the increase this year!
What are the dates for Open Enrollment for benefits beginning 1/1/2025?
November 15th, 2024 – November 30th, 2024, is the open enrollment period. New enrollment or changes to existing enrollment will be effective January 1st, 2025. The insurance goes into effect on 1/1/2025 regardless of your enrollment date if it is within the OE window.
What if I am already enrolled in insurance and want the benefits to remain the same?
I would like to highlight that we are not going to be having a passive enrollment this year. What does a non-passive enrollment mean? This means that you will need to confirm your enrollments during open enrollment, even if you wish to stay enrolled in the same plan(s).
If you are already enrolled in insurance, and wish to stay on the same plan, ACTION IS STILL REQUIRED. If you do not sign up by November 30th, you will have to wait until next year’s open enrollment unless you have a qualifying event. I would also like to highlight that we are not going to be having a passive enrollment this year.
What does a non-passive enrollment mean?
This means that you will need to confirm your enrollments during open enrollment, even if you wish to stay enrolled in the same plan(s).
What if I am a new hire and I am not eligible for benefits yet?
If you are not benefit eligible yet because you are new to Lavish Roots, you can still enroll during the OE period, and it will go into effect on your eligibility date.
A new enhancement that we made to the benefit offerings based on your feedback:
We added a buy-up option for Dental through Delta Dental!
I have attached our OE flyer along with our new benefit packet for 2025 for your review! Please take this time to review all the plan offerings and prepare for when Open Enrollment goes live.
We will have 3 in person meetings and 1 live webinar scheduled with our insurance broker, who will go over each plan option and be available for any questions you may have. I will send out another email regarding those dates and times within the next week or so. Please be on the lookout for that!
This information will also be available on our Team Member website by the open enrollment window.
Password: 41degrees
We have coordinated with our insurance companies to host a series of in person meetings for team members to discuss the various plans available and how to enroll. Below is a breakdown of each meeting.
In Person Meetings:
Bellevue: Open to all Spring District locations
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 2pm
Block 16:
1288 124th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98005
2nd Floor - Conference Room: The Shins
Can’t make it in person but want to join this webinar? Click the link below!
November 20th, 2024 - Lavish Roots Open Enrollment Webinar – Passcode 410386
Seattle:
Tuesday, November 19th, 2024 at 2pm
Stadium:
1521 Utah Avenue South
Seattle, WA 98134
7th Floor – Conference Room: King’s Court
Can’t make it in person but want to join this webinar? Click the link below!
November 19th, 2024 - Lavish Roots Open Enrollment Webinar – Passcode 354337
Redmond: Open to all Redmond Cafe locations and RAD
Monday, November 25th, 2024 at 2pm
Bulding X:
10301 Willows Road NE
Redmond, WA 98052
3rd Floor - Conference room: Xerox Parc
Can’t make it in person but want to join this webinar? Click the link below!
November 25th, 2025 - Lavish Roots Open Enrollment Webinar – Passcode 179409
About Hiring Referrals: A Message from Beka
Hey All!
If anyone on the team has some talented, qualified Cook 1 and Cook 2 referrals, we’d love to hear from you! Have your referrals apply through Paycom.com with the link below. Also remind them to add their name as a referral. 🙂
A Message from Chef Aimee About a Delicious Pastry Pop-up
Hi Team! I wanted to give you a heads up about a pop-up that two of our pastry cooks are collaborating on. Jasmine and Iryna, both graduates of the Pastry Program, have joined forces offering their favorite baked goods AND they are doing a mashup of Filipino and Ukranian flavors - Ube Honey Cake (it's so good). Check out the links below to learn more.
https://www.instagram.com/honeycakeseattle/
https://linktr.ee/TinyBakesSea
We have some new benefit offerings available to Team Members with CancerCare:
The CancerCARE Program is a free, fully integrated cancer solution included in YOUR health plan that supports you from the first day of your diagnosis well into the stages of aftercare. CancerCARE coordinates care and benefits for patients with new or existing cancers.
CancerCare experts can help with:
Day one help: The day you receive a diagnosis, their experts can answer any questions you may have and help you evaluate your treatment options.
Personalized Care: Treatments vary by cancer type, stage of spread, and genetics. Experts can help get genetic testing, even when not often a covered benefit.
National Resources: CancerCare Expert team have the resources to the findings of excellence care and ability to suggest care at a center where new treatments maybe more effective
Expert Medical Team: Register online or by phone promptly (within 72) of diagnosis for the highest care impact. CancerCare medical team will support you throughout your treatment journey and will be able to answer any questions you may have!
To take advantage of CancerCare call or reach out at: 1-877-640-9610 or www.cancercareprogram.com
Below are two member overview videos to get to know more!
English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npbwtzsRUd4
Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4HieUQfM-A&feature=youtu.be
