Today’s Dos and Don’ts – Chock Full of Helpful and Valuable Information
Check out today’s Dos and Don’ts for important information ranging from dealing with the media and testing during quarantine to another crisis care extension, benefits change opportunities and even goats!
Handle the Press with Care
Do you know what to do if a member of the news media reaches out to you via phone, email or social media? Don’t ever talk to reporters off the cuff. Do always contact your Corporate Communications or your operating company communications team. How the media covers Exelon and our family of companies can have significant implications for our business, impacting our reputation, our stock price and our relationships with policymakers, customers and the community. Communications has trained specialists with expertise in how and when to engage with the press. So make sure you leave dealing with the media to the professionals.
Quarantined? Get Tested.
Do be aware that COVID-19 testing now is widely available, and Exelon is planning to use diagnostic testing to help determine the need for and duration of quarantine time based on your symptoms or exposure to someone who has a suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19. You may decide not to be tested. However, your eligibility to be paid during quarantine will be conditioned on getting tested and providing any documentation required by OHS. OHS will provide you with all of the necessary testing details.
Crisis Care Ends Aug. 31
Do be aware that the COVID-19 Crisis Care benefit from Bright Horizons (the option to request a $100/day reimbursement for in-home childcare that an employee identifies and uses through their own network) has been extended through Aug. 31 and will end at that time. The benefit also will remain at the 60 days per employee enhanced benefit due to the pandemic through Aug. 31. The COVID-19 Crisis Care benefit is not eligible to reimburse a spouse or other member of your household. Bright Horizons is intended as temporary back-up care only. Once your regular daycare facility/provider or regular summer place of care becomes available, you no longer are eligible for any Bright Horizons benefit. Pre-pandemic benefits will be reinstated Sept. 1.
Temporary Mid-Year Benefits Changes, Extended Deadlines
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, don’t overlook that the U.S. government recently issued guidance extending certain benefit plan deadlines and allowing plan sponsors to make changes to their health care and Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plans in 2020. This may provide you an opportunity to make changes to certain plan elections before the next open enrollment period. These temporary changes are intended to address unanticipated situations that participants may be experiencing as result of the pandemic. For more details, visit the Benefit Updates Amid COVID-19 scrolling tile on hrservices.exeloncorp.com. Please call Exelon HR Services at 1-877-7EXELON (1-877-739-3566) with any questions.
Get Your Wellness Going
Do remember to sign up with our new wellness vendor Sharecare. To set up your Exelon Sharecare account, go to hrservices.exeloncorp.com and click the Wellness Program tile or visit exelon.sharecare.com/. Once you've created your account, download the Sharecare App on your mobile device. If you've completed a biometric screening in the past, your most recent results will automatically populate the RealAge Test within 12 to 24 hours of your registration to enhance your experience. Don’t forget you are eligible to purchase a discounted Fitbit and receive an extra $40 Exelon subsidy through your Sharecare account, if you didn’t take advantage of the discount last year.
And to Brighten Your Day…Meet the Latest ComEd Goaterns!
Even in the midst of a pandemic, ComEd’s goats are hungry for more! You herd right. The goats are baaaaaack! More than 200 hungry and ambitious goats are returning to ComEd for a second summer to manage vegetation under power lines in Pekin, Ill. Check out their baaaackgrounds and their first Facebook video!
