Life Events

• Review the company’s leave policies.
• Notify your manager about the timing of your leave.
• Visit the “Request a leave of absence or accommodation” tile in HR Link to begin processing your leave.
• Review DISH’s benefits for programs you may want to take advantage of, such as a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
• Get a Social Security number for your new child, if an application has not yet been submitted.
• Add your new child to your benefits coverage and make any other applicable benefit changes within 60 days of birth or adoption or placement in your home.
• Consider updating your life insurance beneficiary information, if applicable.
• Consider updating your retirement plan beneficiary information.
• Change your tax withholdings.
• Get your health benefits questions answered by navigating to Ask for help under Ask HR in HR Link.
• Notify your manager of your return to work and discuss flexible working arrangements.
• Complete any required return to work forms.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. You have 60 days to make benefits changes after the birth of a child or placement for adoption. Visit HR Link, accessible through either The HOP or OKTA at https://dish.okta.com/ to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Update your personal information, if necessary, in HR Link.
• If you’re changing your name, get a new Social Security card.
• Order new business cards and new corporate credit card, if necessary.
• Change or update your benefits coverage within 30 days.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary information, if applicable.
• Update your retirement plan beneficiary.
• Update your tax withholdings in HR Link.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary, by logging in to UKG from The HOP or by visiting HR Link.

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting married, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the HR Link website to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Update your personal information, if necessary, in HR Link.
• If you’re changing your name, get a new Social Security card.
• Order new business cards and new corporate credit card, if necessary.
• Change or update your benefits coverage within 30 days.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary information, if necessary.
• Update your retirement plan beneficiary.
• Update your tax withholdings in HR Link.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary, by logging in to UKG from The HOP or by visiting HR Link.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting divorced, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit HR Link, accessible through either The HOP or OKTA at to adjust your benefits coverage. If the 30 day window has passed, you’ll need to contact the HR Operations Team to remove your former spouse as a dependent. Submit a service request in HR Link under the benefits category.

• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Review the company’s bereavement and personal leave policies.
• Update your benefits coverage, if necessary. Navigate to Ask for help under Ask HR in HR Link.
• Contact the Social Security Administration to end benefits received by the deceased (if disabled or retired) and to determine if benefits are available to the surviving spouse and dependent children.
• Send proper documentation to the HR Operations Team by submitting a service request in HR Link under the benefits category. The HR Operations Team will initiate a life insurance claim if necessary.
• Update your life insurance beneficiary, if necessary.
• Update your retirement plan beneficiary, if necessary.
• Update your tax withholdings in HR Link.
• Update your direct deposit, if necessary, by logging in to UKG from The HOP or by visiting HR Link.

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a death of a dependent, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit HR Link, accessible through either The HOP or OKTA at https://dish.okta.com/ to adjust your benefits coverage. If the 30 day window has passed, you’ll need to contact the HR Operations Team to remove your deceased dependent from your coverage. Navigate to Ask for help under Ask HR in HR Link.

• Get answers to questions you may have about your change in work status contacting the HR Operations Team. Navigate to Ask for help under Ask HR in HR Link.
• Adjust your benefits coverage, if your eligibility for benefits has changed, within 30 days of your work status change.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a change in your work status, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit HR Link, accessible through either The HOP or OKTA at https://dish.okta.com/ to adjust your benefits coverage.

• Enroll in DISH benefits coverage, if necessary, within 30 days of the loss of other benefits coverage, or within 60 days of the loss of state coverage.
• Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as gaining or losing other benefits coverage, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event, or 60 days to make benefits changes after a loss of state coverage. Visit HR Link, accessible through either The HOP or OKTA at https://dish.okta.com/ to adjust your benefits coverage.