Life Events

This page is an overview of the different life events that will affect your benefits. If you have questions/concerns, please contact your benefits specialist.

Beneficiary Designation Changes

Changes In Family Status affect your benefits

• New child in the family
• Disability and Serious Illness
• Domestic Partnership
• Marriage
• Divorce or Separation
• Child loses dependent status
• Moving (Changing your county of residence)
• Death of employee
• Death of spouse or child

Changes in Employment Status affect your benefits

• Classified to Unclassified or Unclassified to Classified
• Increase/decrease in percent of appointment
• Becoming WRS-eligible
• Layoff
• Leave of Absence
• Military Call-Up
• Moving (Transferring from one UW campus to another)
• Retirement
• Return to Work after retirement (Rehired Annuitant)
• Termination

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