Print Archive: January, 2023

Five Ways to Reduce Stress

Life is full of unexpected surprises—some taking your time or causing you headaches. That’s why we offer a variety of resources to support you and your family’s well-being and help you tackle life’s stressors head-on.

  1. Get Child Care, Elder Care, Pet Care and Educational Support.
    Access a network of qualified, vetted child care centers and in-home care options for children, adults, elderly loved ones and even pets! You also have access to tailored parenting resources and educational webinars.
    Learn More
  2. Meditate and Manage Your Sleep.
    Receive a free membership to Calm—a meditation and sleep mobile app that provides guided meditation sessions, sleep aids and relaxation techniques. Use your work email on a web or mobile browser to register (not in the mobile app itself).
    Learn More
  3. Find Your Peace of Mind.
    Get free confidential counseling for most personal, financial, mental health, work-related and well-being questions and challenges you may be facing through the Carelon Employee Assistance Program (EAP) (previously Beacon Health Options). Use code: automation.
    Learn More
  4. Get Healthy—and Get Rewarded for It.
    Participate in the OnTrack well-being program and choose from a variety of activities and programs to help you establish and maintain healthy habits and save on your 2025 medical plan contributions.
    Learn More
  5. Take the Hassle out of Health Care.
    Get help to save time, stress and money with Amino. If you’re enrolled in the UnitedHealthcare medical plan, Amino can help you find an in-network doctor, schedule appointments and more.
    Learn More

April 2024

Check Your Mailbox for the Annual Funding Notice

  • If you were hired before July 2010 and participate in the Rockwell Automation Pension Plan, you’ll receive the 2023 Annual Funding Notice to your home address on file by mail later this month. The Defined Benefit Pension Plan Annual Funding Notice is required by the U.S. Department of Labor as a part of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.
  • For more information on the Rockwell Automation Pension Plan, contact the Rockwell Alight Service Center through digital.alight.com/rockwellautomation or call 1.877.687.7272.

March 2024

  • Make a best (furry) friend. Learn how pets enhance your happiness and well-being in the latest on‑demand webinar hosted by our Employee Assistance Program (log in: automation).
  • Get fit and healthy. Access a healthier lifestyle through the One Pass SelectTM fitness and well-being network if you’re enrolled in a Rockwell Automation UnitedHealthcare medical plan. Use your Health Safe ID at onepassselect.com to see your subscription options for premium gyms, well-being apps and grocery delivery through Walmart and Shipt.
  • Remember the FSA deadline. If you used a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) in 2023 to pay for eligible health and/or dependent care expenses, you must submit your expenses for reimbursement no later than March 31, 2024.

 

 

Three tips to trim your taxes

With taxes top of mind, now’s a great time to think about trimming your future tax bill. Here are three IRS-approved ways to do that!

Use your HSA
Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) offer a triple-tax advantage. Your deposits are tax-deductible. Your growth is tax-deferred. Your spending is tax-free.  If you’re enrolled in the Rockwell Automation Broad Access HSA Option, contribute up to $3,650 (employee only) or $7,300 (family) to your 2024 HSA. This includes the $500 (employee only) or $1,000(family) Rockwell Automation . If you’re age 55 or older, you may make an additional $1,000 catch-up contribution.

Invest in the 401(k)
With the Rockwell Automation 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, you get a tax break to save for your future. Your paycheck contributions are generally made before-tax, and the money in your account grows tax-free until you withdraw it in retirement. Your contributions, combined with Rockwell Automation’s matching contributions,  make your 401(k) a powerful savings vehicle.

Contribute up to the IRS limit ($23,000 in 2024) on a pre-tax and/or Roth after-tax basis—plus an additional $7,500 in catch-up contributions if you’re age 50 or older. You may also contribute to the plan on a regular after-tax basis. Catch up contributions are not eligible for the company match.

Visit 401k.com to learn more or change your contribution amount.

Fund your FSA
Fexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) save you pre-tax money to pay for eligible, out-of-pocket medical, child and elder care expenses. Rockwell Automation offers three FSAs.

With the Dependent Care FSA, Rockwell Automation matches your contribution dollar for dollar up to $1,000. If you’re enrolled in the Dependent Care FSA, use this money (up to $4,000 in 2024) for nursery school, in-home care and other dependent care expenses. You don’t need to be enrolled in a Rockwell medical plan to participate in a Dependent Care FSA.

The Healthcare FSA  can help you pay your medical deductibles, copays, prescriptions drugs expenses, and more, if you’re enrolled in the Broad Access or High-Performance Plan. Use this money (up to $3,050 in 2024) for eligible expenses for you and your tax dependents.

If you’re enrolled in the HSA option, use your Limited Purpose FSA funds (up to $3,050 in 2024) for preventive pharmacy coinsurance, and dental and vision expenses for you and your tax dependents until you meet your deductible. After you meet your deductible, use the Limited Purpose FSA for eligible medical expenses, too.

Remember to use all your FSA funds by Dec. 31, 2024, or you’ll lose any money over $640 left in your account at the end of the year. Your deadline to use 2024 contributions is Dec. 31, 2024. Your deadline to submit 2024 expenses is March 31, 2025

Access and manage your account and submit claims through Smart-Choice on Your Benefits.

Replace confusion with confidence

If you’re enrolled in a Rockwell Automation medical plan through UnitedHealthcare, you have free access to the Amino Smart Match Tool to search, evaluate and book quality and cost-effective health care in your area. The Amino platform combines the nation’s largest claims database, your Rockwell Automation plan design, and an easy-to-use search experience to help you create better health outcomes.

“Smart Matches” are in-network providers that deliver safe, appropriate, experienced care at the best price available. For 2024, Amino offers even more Smart Match support, including:

  • More than 420,000 new providers added to the database. Find a top provider in your area across specialties including Injury and MSK, genetics, oncology, cardiology, neurology, nurse practitioners, behavioral health providers (addiction counselors, child psychologist, etc.).
  • Easy access to LGBTQ+ supportive providers. Connect with LGBTQ+ friendly providers with the new supportive badge feature in the search results. Preferred pronouns included.
  • Improved map view. See 15 pins instead of 3 when looking for providers in the map view.
  • Smart Match tool tips. Get more out of Smart Match with real-time tips on the search results page to make your search process easier and more efficient.

After you schedule your appointment, Amino sends you reminders so you don’t miss it. This includes appointments with specialists or your annual physical exam. With Amino, you’re empowered to be more proactive and consistent with your health care, so you reduce your risk of chronic, long-term illness.

To learn more about these enhancements, you can take a virtual tour. Visit partners.amino.com to create your Amino account today

February 2023

 

  • Become a positive influence. Learn how to inspire those around you, whether at work, at home or in your community in the latest on-demand webinar hosted by our Employee Assistance Program (Company Code to log in: automation).
  • Get real results. Based on proven clinical research, Real Appeal helps you lose weight and keep it off. Get up to one year of free support from a personal coach, digital tools and online group sessions if you’re enrolled in a Rockwell Automation UnitedHealthcare medical plan.
  • Schedule your annual physical exam. Annual exams are 100% covered by your Rockwell Automation medical plan when you use a network provider. They increase the likelihood of your health provider catching and preventing chronic diseases. Schedule yours today.
  • Focus on financial well-being. Rockwell Automation takes pride in investing in you and offering you support through resources and tools that meet you where you are in life, whether that’s early in your career, planning for retirement or anywhere in between. There’s still time to take advantage of our February webinars:
    • Managing My Money, Feb. 27 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Learn how to identify the three core components of a sound budget, begin to build (or rebuild) your emergency savings fund and get control over prioritizing your debt.
    • Put the Power of NetBenefits to Work for You, Feb. 29 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m. Eastern Time. Did you know that there’s more to do in NetBenefits  than checking your balance? Join this tour to discover powerful resources to help you plan, track and save for retirement.

January 2024

  • January is Financial Wellness Month. Your financial wellness is an important part of your overall well-being. It helps you navigate through all of life’s moments with more confidence—tackling your short-term financial goals while showing some love to those long-term ones, too. Fidelity’s financial wellness checkup can help you understand what’s going well and what else you can do to work toward your money goals. Take a few minutes to answer some questions (think: saving and spending, debt management and more). From there, you’ll get a look into how you’re doing and find tips that can help you move forward.
  • Know your 401(k) employee contribution limits. The IRS puts annual limits on how much can be saved to employer-sponsored 401(k) plans. For 2024, the combined pre-tax and Roth contribution limit has increased to $23,000. If you are age 50 or older in 2024, you may make additional catch-up contributions up to $7,500. You can change your contribution rate to the Rockwell Automation Retirement Savings Plan at any time throughout the year by logging into your account at 401k.com or speaking with a representative at 1.877.ROK.401K (1.877.765.4015) from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Central Time.
  • Find extra help. Enjoy added support this year with your free Bright Horizons membership through Rockwell Automation. Enroll your child in virtual day camp activities for weekday activities from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Central Time. Access sitters and nannies for child, elder or pet care with advanced search tools and background checks.

 

Get Your Health OnTrack and Save Money

Ready to feel better? Sleep better? Eat better? Save money on medical contributions? The Rockwell Automation health incentive program, OnTrack by Virgin Pulse, helps you boost your total well-being with daily interactions that create lasting behavioral change, strong social connections and more.

As a Rockwell Automation benefits-eligible employee, you can earn up to $500 off your 2025 medical contributions if you’re enrolled in one of our medical plan options. Simply:

  • Enroll using your personal or Rockwell email at join.virginpulse.com/rockwellautomation. Enter your last name, as reflected in your Workday profile, and Rockwell employee ID.
  • Download the Virgin Pulse mobile app for Apple or Google Play to access healthy activities and earn incentives from the convenience of your phone.
  • Track your healthy habits and rewards online or through the Virgin Pulse mobile app.

Start this year’s program by completing the Health Check survey. Answer a few simple questions about your health and receive actionable results and 2,500 platform points. Your results are protected and confidential.

Next, connect your wearable device (e.g. Apple watch, Fitbit, etc.) to the OnTrack app or add your activity as you go. Make sure you log in regularly because the OnTrack platform allows backlogging for only 14-days. You can earn points for tracking healthy habits,  participating in challenges, engaging with a coach and more! Earn $100 toward your 2025 medical contributions for each level you complete (four levels total), and a final $100 for completing a biometric screening.

Not enrolled in the Rockwell health plan? You can still participate and earn raffle entries for Bravo points awarded in early 2025.

If you have questions, call OnTrack by Virgin Pulse at 1.888.671.9395, Monday – Friday, 7:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Central Time, or visit raquickfind.com/health-management-program.