Temporary Benefits Eligible Employees

The below healthcare plans are available to Temporary Benefits Eligible employees. Please contact your department's benefits representative if you have questions. 

Aetna Maintenance Choice Program for Most Plans: Effective January 1, 2025, the City of Seattle added Maintenance Choice to the Most Aetna medical plans. The attached document has frequently asked questions and common scenarios about filling the medications you regularly take. See a list of qualifying medications here. If you have additional questions, contact the RX Member number on the back of your medical card.

2025 Benefits Orientation - Temporary Benefits Eligible Employees: View the recorded presentation for information on benefits for temporary employees who are eligible for the City of Seattle benefits (39 minutes and 52 seconds). See the Benefits Orientation time stamp. 

Medical

Employees can choose from four plans, each with different features, coverages, and costs.

*Aetna Claims Appeal Infographic

Note: The City of Seattle has been a leader in covering many Gender-Affirming Care Services. In response to WA state legislation in 2022, the City added more services. See the infographic.  

Dental

Employees can choose a dental plan from either Delta Dental of Washington or Dental Health Services.

Vision

The City offers vision coverage through VSP. 

Benefit Guides

Temporary Benefits Eligible employees can use the below guide to maximize their benefits.

Basic Group Term Life Insurance

Temporary Benefits Eligible employees can choose Basic or Limited Basic Life Insurance.

Employees can buy Basic Group Term Life Insurance equal to one and one-half times their annual salary, or they can buy Limited Basic Life Insurance. The Limited Basic Life limits coverage amount to $50,000, regardless of salary. It provides some coverage, without creating taxable income. (See Calculating the Cost of Group Life Insurance, below.) The City pays 40 percent of the premium cost; the employees pay 60 percent through payroll deduction, via the second paycheck of each month for the subsequent month's coverage.

Employees are guaranteed coverage with basic life insurance if they enroll within 30 days of their hire date or the date they become eligible. If an employee waits to enroll (or increase coverage) themselves or dependents until open enrollment, they'll each have to complete an Evidence of Insurability (medical history statement) that can be denied or approved, for any coverage amount. Employees may complete and submit the Evidence of Insurability online. Employees may complete Evidence of Insurability and submit it online here. 

Calculating the Cost of Group Life Insurance:  Use the Employee Benefits Guide tables to calculate the cost of basic and supplemental life insurance. The City pays 40 percent of the Basic Group Term Life Insurance premium. The Limited Basic Group Term Life, which has a $50,000 benefit limit, avoids IRS taxation. Employees pay the full premium for Supplemental Group Term Life Insurance. Beneficiary Designation:  Employees can designate or change beneficiaries any time during the year through Employee Self-Service. 

Key Resources:

Basic Long-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance provides employees with income during a long illness or injury recovery. The City pays for basic coverage, up to $400 per month. 

Temporary Benefits Eligible Employees are automatically enrolled in Basic LTD coverage, at no cost. The basic LTD coverage combines with other income sources, if any, to provide the employee with 60 percent of the first $667 of their pre-disability earnings, up to a maximum benefit of $400 per month while unable to work. 

LTD coverage ends the last day of the month in which the employee leaves City employment. Employees can buy LTD conversion insurance if they were insured under the City's LTD plan for up to one year. Injuries and illnesses that occur on the job are covered by the City's Workers' Compensation program.

Human Resources

Kimberly Loving, Director
Address: 700 5th Ave, Suite 5500, Seattle, WA , 98124
Mailing Address: PO Box 34028, Seattle, WA, 98124-4028
Phone: (206) 684-7999
Fax: (206) 684-4157
SHR_Info@seattle.gov

The Human Resources Department provides human resource services, tools, and expert assistance to departments, policy makers, employees, and the public so that the City of Seattle's diverse work force is deployed, supported, and managed fairly to accomplish the City's business goals.