Congratulations to Cobleskill Regional Hospital on being named a finalist for PLANSONSOR’s 2019 Plan Sponsor of the Year in the nonprofit defined contribution <$250 million category! The Plan Sponsor of the Year annual award program recognizes retirement plan sponsors that show a commitment to their participants’ financial health and retirement success. HANYS Benefit Services is proud of all that you have accomplished!

1. If I started my continuous leave in 2018 and it extends into 2019, am I eligible for the benefits at the 2019 rate and an extra two weeks? You get the benefit rate and number of weeks in effect on the first day of your leave. 2. If I started my intermittent leave in 2018 and it extends into 2019, am I eligible for the benefits at the 2019 rate and an extra two weeks? You get the benefit rate and number of weeks in effect on the first day of a period of leave. When more than three months passes between days of Paid Family Leave, your next day or period of Paid Family Leave is considered a new claim under the law. This means you will need to file a new Request for Paid Family Leave and that you may be eligible for the increased benefits available should this day or period of Paid Family Leave begin in 2019. 3. I had a new baby in the fall of 2018. Can still take Paid Family Leave in 2019 to get the enhanced benefits? Yes, you can take Paid Family Leave for bonding with a new child at

1. If I started my continuous leave in 2018 and it extends into 2019, am I eligible for the benefits at the 2019 rate and an extra two weeks? You get the benefit rate and number of weeks in effect on the first day of your leave. 2. If I started my intermittent leave in 2018 and it extends into 2019, am I eligible for the benefits at the 2019 rate and an extra two weeks? You get the benefit rate and number of weeks in effect on the first day of a period of leave. When more than three months passes between days of Paid Family Leave, your next day or period of Paid Family Leave is considered a new claim under the law. This means you will need to file a new Request for Paid Family Leave and that you may be eligible for the increased benefits available should this day or period of Paid Family Leave begin in 2019. 3. I had a new baby in the fall of 2018. Can still take Paid Family Leave in 2019 to get the enhanced benefits? Yes, you can take Paid Family Leave for bonding with a new child at

HANYS Benefit Services is partnering with CyberScout, a leading identity management and data theft services company. CyberScout delivers valuable prevention education, proactive protection services, and swift and appropriate incident remediation for more than 17.5 million households and more than 770,000 businesses. The hidden cost of identity theft to employees and employers: When identity thieves take advantage of employees’ stolen personal information to obtain credit or loans, or to commit various types of fraud, both employees and employers pay a steep price. For example, victims: need 165 hours, on average, to resolve identity theft;  are absent five times more than average; and use twice as much sick time. Consider that in 2017 the Equifax data breach alone exposed the sensitive personal information of 143 million people. And since there have been more than 1,792 breach incidents (that we know about), millions of people are at risk for fraud and identity theft. Employees and the

HANYS Benefit Services is partnering with CyberScout, a leading identity management and data theft services company. CyberScout delivers valuable prevention education, proactive protection services, and swift and appropriate incident remediation for more than 17.5 million households and more than 770,000 businesses. The hidden cost of identity theft to employees and employers: When identity thieves take advantage of employees’ stolen personal information to obtain credit or loans, or to commit various types of fraud, both employees and employers pay a steep price. For example, victims: need 165 hours, on average, to resolve identity theft;  are absent five times more than average; and use twice as much sick time. Consider that in 2017 the Equifax data breach alone exposed the sensitive personal information of 143 million people. And since there have been more than 1,792 breach incidents (that we know about), millions of people are at risk for fraud and identity theft. Employees and the

HANYS Benefit Services (HBS) is pleased to announce the appointment of James J. Kelley , President, to the Retirement Advisor Council, effective January 1, 2018. The Retirement Advisor Council is a national organization that advocates for successful qualified plan and participant retirement outcomes through the collaborative efforts of experienced, qualified retirement plan advisors, investment managers, and defined contribution plan service providers. To advance its mission, the Council undertakes initiatives in the areas of research, public relations and promotion, public education, regulatory positions, and practice management. The Council accomplishes this mission by: identifying duties, responsibilities, and attributes of the professional retirement plan advisor;  sharing professional standards with plan sponsors who are responsible for the success of their plans;  providing collective thought capital to decision makers, product providers, legislators, and the public;  giving vo

HANYS Benefit Services (HBS) is pleased to announce the appointment of James J. Kelley , President, to the Retirement Advisor Council, effective January 1, 2018. The Retirement Advisor Council is a national organization that advocates for successful qualified plan and participant retirement outcomes through the collaborative efforts of experienced, qualified retirement plan advisors, investment managers, and defined contribution plan service providers. To advance its mission, the Council undertakes initiatives in the areas of research, public relations and promotion, public education, regulatory positions, and practice management. The Council accomplishes this mission by: identifying duties, responsibilities, and attributes of the professional retirement plan advisor;  sharing professional standards with plan sponsors who are responsible for the success of their plans;  providing collective thought capital to decision makers, product providers, legislators, and the public;  giving vo