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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img width="173" height="90" style="width:1.802in;height:.9375in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DD5A27.447BEEA0" alt="HUMAN RESOURCES
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">An important message from FSU Office of Human Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">This message has been approved by Shelley Lopez, Director, Communications/Training & Organizational Development, for distribution to all Department Representatives.</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#572932;mso-ligatures:none">State Open Enrollment: October 12 – October 30<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to change your State of Florida insurance (health, dental, vision, etc.). Open Enrollment starts Monday,
October 12, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. (ET) and will end on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. (ET). The FSU HR Benefits Office encourages all employees to review their benefits during open enrollment to ensure their enrollments meet their needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Employees will receive an Open Enrollment information packet from the Department of Management Services (DMS) at the mailing address on file. Please
thoroughly review all materials you receive. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Your
<b>People First User ID</b> will be included in your information packet. Use this ID to log in to the People First website to review your insurance benefits and make any changes. If you do not know your password, select the
<b>"Forgot Password"</b> option on the People First website to reset it. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">People First has implemented multi-factor authentication (MFA). Employees who need assistance may refer to the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhr.fsu.edu%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2FPDF%2FPF_MFA_Job_Aid.pdf&data=05%7C02%7Chrms%40lists.fsu.edu%7Cda720adae2ba4e4733b608df2860da13%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639274068564760931%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=y5qkalPdWNvGW9MeSpGZHC0l3YCUh%2Fp3zeKakD1s5NU%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://hr.fsu.edu/sites/default/files/PDF/PF_MFA_Job_Aid.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">People
First MFA job aid</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">People First will notify OPS employees currently eligible for 2027 benefits of their eligibility by mid-October. OPS employees who were previously
eligible but are not eligible for 2027 benefits will receive a COBRA packet by mail in November.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#572932;mso-ligatures:none">Additional Voluntary Benefits Open Enrollment<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Gabor Financial Solutions is hosting a Long-Term Disability and Group Whole Life open enrollment from October 5, 2026, through December 4, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Additional information regarding 2026 Open Enrollment for the 2027 Plan Year is available on the
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhr.fsu.edu%2Fsections%2Fbenefits-faculty-and-staff%2Fopen-enrollment-information&data=05%7C02%7Chrms%40lists.fsu.edu%7Cda720adae2ba4e4733b608df2860da13%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639274068564812421%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=Wn9J2bdvupmTKcCyrz04MQfB9a1Y89PONj9%2B8psm8Js%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://hr.fsu.edu/sections/benefits-faculty-and-staff/open-enrollment-information"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Human
Resources Benefits website</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Questions?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Please contact the Benefits Office at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:insurance@fsu.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">insurance@fsu.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">
or (850) 644-6034.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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