Benefits

Welcome to Lehigh University!

We're excited to have you on board. This guide will help you navigate your benefits enrollment and other important resources during your first few weeks.

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2024 Medical Only Enrollment and Reference Guide

The IRS recently issued Notice 2021-15 in an effort to clarify the application of Section 214 of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, recently enacted as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. This notice also relaxes some of the requirements pertaining to benefits plans such as Lehigh’s which are known as Section 125 cafeteria plans, specifically with regard to making mid-year changes to benefit elections.

The following message was sent to all benefits eligible faculty and staff on Friday, April 17, 2020

The following email was sent to all staff and faculty on Friday, March 13, 2020. NOTE certain updates made subsequently.

Dear Colleagues, 

Lehigh’s faculty and staff are central to our educational mission. Your continued efforts will provide comfort to our students who must remain on campus. It will also ensure that all of our students are well-served and the vital operations of the university continue uninterrupted.

Influenza (flu) was associated with more than 35.5 million illnesses, more than 16.5 million medical visits, 490,600 hospitalizations, and 34,200 deaths during the 2018-2019 influenza season.

Flu season usually ends in April. So even if you haven’t gotten sick yet, you’re not out of the woods. A vaccine is still your best defense. It’s not too late to protect yourself and your dependents.