Changes to the Benefits Category (Q1 2026)

April 2026

Health Care

CLARIFICATIONS

• Health Care Policy
  • Added guidance on how to address coverage percentages that might fluctuate from year to year

Retirement

CLARIFICATIONS

• Retirement Policy
  • Added guidance on how to address contribution percentages that might fluctuate from year to year

Family and Medical Leave

CLARIFICATIONS

• Family and Medical Leave Policy
  • Updated clarification to further distinguish between family leave and medical leave

Professional Development

CLARIFICATIONS

• Usage Tracking and Proportional Participation
  • Add further guidance on how to determine proportional usage and variance between employee groups

CALCULATIONS

• Benefit Usage Variance
  • New clarification to provide guidance and an example calculation for determining variance in professional development benefit usage between employee groups

DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS

• PD-4
  • Added request for calculations to demonstrate how proportional usage was determined