UCAR provides assistance to those employees with dependent care needs in the following ways:

1.

Dependent Care Spending Account. UCAR has adopted a Section 125 Flexible Spending Account Plan which allows eligible employees with dependent care expenses to pay for these expenses (up to $5,000 per year) on a pre-tax basis. Please review the Flexible Spending Account Summary Plan Document for further details.

2.

Work-Life-Options. UCAR is a charter and active member of Work-Life-Options - a coalition of Boulder area businesses and institutions which began 1991. The purpose of Work-Life-Options is to promote resources and programs relating to dependent care for employees of its members. The priorities of Work-Life-Options include:

Child Care Resource and Referral

Elder Care Information and Referral

Pet Care Information and Referral

Child Care Discount List - Child care centers throughout your area offer discounts to employees.

Back-up Care - Each employee receives 100 hours per year of back-up care at a highly subsidized rate.

Drop-in Care - vacations, overtime, emergencies, last minute breakdown of care, and before and after school

In-Home Care - for sick dependents, more than one child, overtime, emergencies, last minute breakdown of care, and before and after school

Work-Life Vouchers - Receive five $10 vouchers each year to get reimbursed for many types of family care and work-life expenses.

For more information on any of the Work-Life-Options programs, go to www.workoptionsgroup.com or call 303-604-6545 or 1-888-610-2273. You may also contact Human Resources at x8715.

3.

CIGNA Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Will provide all employees and members of their households free assistance in locating child care, elder care and pet care services. Through this service, employees and their loved ones receive personalized attention to help them define the types of care that will be most appropriate for their family, as well as referral to providers with vacancies that meet these needs and expectations. Simply call 1-888-371-1125 to access this benefit. To view a complete description of what the CIGNA EAP has to offer, visit CIGNA EAP.

November 2002

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