On October 1, 2021, the annual automatic increase will occur for the 403(b) Retirement Plan.  TIAA will administer this process.

What you need to know for Automatic increase:

Employees that are contributing at a rate that is less than 8% of their eligible salary will be included in the annual automatic increase.  On October 4, the retirement plan’s automatic increase will occur for employees who do not make a change during the election period (October 4 – 17, 2021 for Bi-weekly October 4 – 24, 2021 for Monthly) and will be effective for the October 22, 2021 paycheck (Bi-weekly) and October 29, 2021 (Monthly).

• Employees who contribute 0% of eligible salary:  Employee contributions will automatically increase by 1%.

• Employees who contribute 1% to 7% of eligible salary:  Employee contributions will automatically increase by 1%.

• Employees who contribute 8% or more of eligible salary:  Employees are not affected by the automatic increase feature.

Note: Determining whether to include an employee in the annual auto increase is based only on the total employee contribution percentage.

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Remember, employees can log in to their TIAA retirement account and make changes to their contributions at any time.

Please contact Human Resources at 608-663-3317 or HumanResourcesDepartment@edgewood.edu.