{"id":9301,"date":"2025-09-26T16:40:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/?p=9301"},"modified":"2025-09-26T16:41:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T20:41:06","slug":"2026-benefits-open-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/2025\/09\/26\/2026-benefits-open-enrollment\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Benefits Open Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits (NJDPB) has designated\u00a0<strong>Wednesday,\u00a0<\/strong><strong>October 1, &#8211; Friday, October 31<\/strong>, as Open Enrollment. Open Enrollment is your yearly opportunity to review benefits and make changes for the next calendar year. All changes made during the open enrollment period will be\u00a0<strong>effective on January 1, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Enrollment<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><u><strong>No action is required<\/strong><\/u>\u00a0if you do not wish to change or modify your medical or dental plans.<\/li>\n<li><u><strong>Action is required<\/strong><\/u>\u00a0to enroll and re-enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts.<\/li>\n<li>Beginning,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>October 1, 2025, employees will be able to log into the Benefitsolver website by accessing a link on\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/my.nj.gov\/aui\/Login?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=community_message&amp;utm_content=sept_25_2025&amp;utm_campaign=benefits_open_enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/my.nj.gov\/aui\/Login?utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dcommunity_message%26utm_content%3Dsept_25_2025%26utm_campaign%3Dbenefits_open_enrollment&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759003428344000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0w2KNZboca0f0SgXrpoyGj\">MyNewJersey portal<\/a>\u00a0or via<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www4.benefitsolver.com\/benefits\/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&amp;co_num=31756&amp;co_affid=stateofnewjersey&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=community_message&amp;utm_content=sept_25_2025&amp;utm_campaign=benefits_open_enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www4.benefitsolver.com\/benefits\/BenefitSolverView?page_name%3Dsignon%26co_num%3D31756%26co_affid%3Dstateofnewjersey%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dcommunity_message%26utm_content%3Dsept_25_2025%26utm_campaign%3Dbenefits_open_enrollment&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759003428344000&amp;usg=AOvVaw35G3sT5cmS90p7XIJGx1t9\">mynjbenefitshub.nj.gov<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>What&#8217;s New?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/2025\/09\/23\/2026-open-enrollment-benefits-fair\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=community_message&amp;utm_content=sept_25_2025&amp;utm_campaign=benefits_open_enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/2025\/09\/23\/2026-open-enrollment-benefits-fair\/?utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dcommunity_message%26utm_content%3Dsept_25_2025%26utm_campaign%3Dbenefits_open_enrollment&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759003428344000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0S87wpwp5hiu6Dr7zXyeW8\">Benefits Fair<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Hosted by the Division of Human Resources on October 15, 2025<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www4.benefitsolver.com\/benefits\/BenefitSolverView?page_name=signon&amp;co_num=31756&amp;co_affid=stateofnewjersey&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=community_message&amp;utm_content=sept_25_2025&amp;utm_campaign=benefits_open_enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www4.benefitsolver.com\/benefits\/BenefitSolverView?page_name%3Dsignon%26co_num%3D31756%26co_affid%3Dstateofnewjersey%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dcommunity_message%26utm_content%3Dsept_25_2025%26utm_campaign%3Dbenefits_open_enrollment&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759003428344000&amp;usg=AOvVaw35G3sT5cmS90p7XIJGx1t9\">Virtual Benefits Fair<\/a>\u00a0will begin on October 1, 2025<\/li>\n<li>Rate charts will be posted to the<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/hb-active-shbp.shtml?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=community_message&amp;utm_content=sept_25_2025&amp;utm_campaign=benefits_open_enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/nj.gov\/treasury\/pensions\/hb-active-shbp.shtml?utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dcommunity_message%26utm_content%3Dsept_25_2025%26utm_campaign%3Dbenefits_open_enrollment&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759003428344000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1o69Gny5eS2V-UoF900NrG\">\u00a0NJDPB website<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Flexible Spending Accounts<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you would like to participate in the\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/09\/2026-Horizon-NJ-TaxSave-Resource-Guide-Digital-Final-9-17-25.pdf?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=community_message&amp;utm_content=sept_25_2025&amp;utm_campaign=benefits_open_enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/181\/2025\/09\/2026-Horizon-NJ-TaxSave-Resource-Guide-Digital-Final-9-17-25.pdf?utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dcommunity_message%26utm_content%3Dsept_25_2025%26utm_campaign%3Dbenefits_open_enrollment&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759003428344000&amp;usg=AOvVaw24w9m3lE7Fbxsj_dNV4iZ3\">Tax$ave Medical and\/or Dependent Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)<\/a>\u00a0in 2026,\u00a0<strong>you must enroll\u00a0<\/strong>in the FSA plan(s) during Open Enrollment.<\/p>\n<p>Enrollment in the Tax$ave FSAs\u00a0<strong>do not<\/strong>\u00a0renew automatically from plan year to plan year.<br \/>\n<strong>You must re-enroll every year<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Enroll directly with Horizon online by visiting,\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/horizonmyway-enroll.hellofurther.com\/portal\/601050\/login?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=community_message&amp;utm_content=sept_25_2025&amp;utm_campaign=benefits_open_enrollment\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/horizonmyway-enroll.hellofurther.com\/portal\/601050\/login?utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dcommunity_message%26utm_content%3Dsept_25_2025%26utm_campaign%3Dbenefits_open_enrollment&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759003428344000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3VmbPw_RiYUtpe4E1aPtNa\">HorizonBlue.com\/enrollfsa<\/a>\u00a0or call\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"tel:1-866-999-3531\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"tel:1-866-999-3531\">1-866-999-3531<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Questions?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Contact our HR Support team at\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"mailto:askHR@montclair.edu\" target=\"_blank\">askHR@montclair.edu<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/973-655-7700\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/973-655-7700&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1759003428344000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0pOG8acImu8aboS6DCWLWw\">973-655-7700<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Jersey Division of Pensions and Benefits (NJDPB) has designated\u00a0Wednesday,\u00a0October 1, &#8211; Friday, October 31, as Open Enrollment. Open Enrollment is your yearly opportunity to review benefits and make changes for the next calendar year. All changes made during the open enrollment period will be\u00a0effective on January 1, 2026. 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