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Death of Retiree

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This job aid outlines the process for the Retiree Partner to complete a change benefit event business process for a Retiree with the reason of death.

Important Information

  • Workday will auto-complete the Death of Employee Benefit event. Coverage for the Dependent(s) will end the last day of the month.
  • Contact the Surviving Dependent and ask if the Survivor wants to continue benefits. If so, refer to the job aid Add a Surviving Dependent.

WARNING: You must enter the date of death for the Retire before initiating a benefit change.

 

Getting Started

Enter Date of Death

  1. Navigate to the Retiree’s Worker Profile.
  2. Select Actions > Personal Data > Edit Personal Information.the related actions menun displayed with the personal data options selected and the edit personal information option highlighted.
  3. On the Edit Personal Information page, edit the Date of Death for the Retiree.The Date of Death section of the personal information page.Note: The Age at Death field will auto-populate based on the Date of Death.
  4. Enter any comments, as needed.
  5. Select Submit. You are returned to the Employee’s Worker Profile.

Change Benefit Event (Death of Employee)

  1. On the Retiree’s Worker Profile, select Actions > Benefits > Change Benefits.The related actions menu displayed with the Change benefits option highlighted.
  2. In the Change Reason field, select Death of Employee.
  3. Enter the date of the Retiree’s death in the Benefit Event Date field.

IMPORTANT: Enter one day after the date of death date if the death occurred on the first of the month.

  1. Select Submit. You are returned to the Employee’s Worker Profile.

Remove Retiree Status

  1. On the Retiree’s Worker Profile, select Actions > Retirement > Remove Retiree Status.The Related Actions menu with the Retirment section highlighted.
  2. On the Remove Retiree Status page, fill in the following information:
    • Effective Date. Enter one day after the date of death.
    • Reason. Select Involuntary > Death.
  3. Enter any comments, as needed.
  4. Select Submit.

Navigate to the Up Next tab for the next steps in the process.

Up Next

Review COBRA Eligibility

Once the process has been submitted, the Retiree Partner will receive an inbox item to Review COBRA Eligibility.

  1. Navigate to your inbox and select the Eligible for COBRA item.The inbox displayed with the cobra eligibility task highlighted.
  2. Deselect all checkboxes in the COBRA Eligible column.The COBRA eligibility section with the check boxes highlighted
  3. Enter any comments, as needed.
  4. Select Complete.

Transfer EGWP to Surviving Dependents Record

The Retire Partner will receive a To Do Transfer EGWP to Surviving Dependents Record.

  1. Navigate to your inbox and select the Transfer EGWP item.
  2. Follow the instructions on the To Do.The To Do page for the Transfer EGWP task.Note: A Surviving Dependent must first be added to Workday before transferring EGWP. Refer to the job aid Add a Surviving Dependent.
  3. Enter any comments, as needed.
  4. Select Submit.

This completes the Death of Retiree process.