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CSEA Legal Services Program
TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS / LEGAL SERVICES PLAN
Providing quality legal representation to members and their families at pre-negotiated, discounted rates for personal matters such as a will, health care proxy and power of attorney to protect your legal rights. Illness or disability requiring long-term care can happen at any time to you, your spouse, child or parent, and threaten savings or your home ownership. This provides you access to attorneys who specialize in these areas.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
If you are injured at work or you have a work-related medical condition (such as a repetitive stress injury like carpal tunnel syndrome) or an occupational disease, notify your employer and see a physician who accepts Workers’ Compensation.
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS
If your physician says you have medical conditions that prevent you from working for at least a year, if you are under retirement age, or even if you are collecting a pension or ready to retire, you may be eligible for Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDB).
PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM
If you have been injured in an auto accident outside of work, or from a dog bite, from a non work-related slip and fall or due to a malfunctioning product, you may have a personal injury claim.
VETERANS DISABILITY CLAIM
If you are a veteran and have been denied a service-related medical disability for medical issues such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, effects from Agent Orange or other chemicals, you may have a veterans disability claim.
The CSEA Legal Department oversees the Legal Services Program.
One component of that program is the Taking Care of Business / Legal Services Plan which is a members-only benefit program that provides quality legal representation at pre-negotiated, discounted fees for personal non-injury related matters. For more information, call the CSEA Legal Department at 1-800-342-4146, ext. 1443. A second component of the Legal Services Program is the injury-related legal plan. For over 25 years, CSEA has endorsed the statewide firm of Fine, Olin & Anderman, LLP (FOA) to provide quality attorney representation to members for injury/illness related matters at little or no out-of- pocket costs. For further information, call the CSEA Legal Department at 1-800-342-4146 or FOA directly at 1-800-522-9001.
WE CAN HELP!
New features make the EBF Member Portal even better
Since the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund (EBF) launched its new Member Portal on July 15, 2019, more than 17,000 members have registered accounts.
CSEA members with EBF benefits can access the portal from our website at cseaebf.com. From
our home page on a computer
or a smartphone, select the EBF Member Portal. Follow a few easy steps to register and confirm your information. It takes about a minute.
Once registered, you will be able to:
• Check subscriber and
dependent eligibility
• View and download plan
books specific to your
coverage
• Add or remove dependents
• Add or remove a spouse or
domestic partner
• View, print or request a copy
of your EBF ID card
• Submit name, address,
phone and email changes
• Submit HIPPA authorization
• Securely upload supporting
documents Member Services may need to complete your enrollment
Access your EOBs and Pre- Determination Documents (NEW) Beginning on May 1, 2020, EBF
members can access their dental Explanation of Benefits (EOBs)
and Benefit Pre-Determination documents right from the portal. EOB and Pre-Determination history will go back five years from the current date. Both documents
will appear in PDF format for easy viewing and printing.
Easily Review and Reinstate Eligible Dependents (NEW)
On April 29, 2020, the CSEA Employee Benefit Fund Board of Trustees approved a resolution to extend dental and vision coverage for all eligible dependents up to age 26. This change will be effective
July 1, 2020.
Reinstatements will not be
automatic. We will require an updated enrollment form to reactivate eligible dependents or add new eligible dependents. Members can use the portal to quickly review who is currently eligible on their plan. Starting on May 12, 2020, many members will have the ability to enroll
or reinstate those who are now eligible for this benefit upgrade directly from the portal.
If your dependents meet the new criteria, members should:
• Log into or create your Member Portal on cseaebf. com to verify your eligible dependents are currently enrolled.
• If you notice that one or more of your now eligible dependents is not enrolled, please complete and submit a new enrollment form directly to the EBF through the portal.
Not all members will have
the ability to submit enrollment information through the portal. Local government employees (counties, cities, towns, villages, school districts, etc.) may be required to discuss changes to their EBF benefits with their human resources department or benefit administrator(s) before enrolling new dependents.
Serving our members has always been a priority at the EBF. The EBF Member Portal is another way to achieve that goal. Register today to get started!
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