6. Additional Benefits

Employees may purchase a monthly T Pass or pay for parking expenses through the Qualified Transportation Benefits Program (QTBP) administered by VOYA. The QTBP is a pre-tax benefit program that includes both Transit and Parking expenses. All benefited employees are eligible to enroll in either or both plans. The monthly fee for this program is $1.50 and will be taken on a pre-tax basis. There is only one fee even if you enroll in both plans. Employees that do not use the T but park in a parking garage near their office may use this pre-tax transportation benefit for parking. 

If you wish to purchase a monthly pass on a pre-tax basis, you must enroll through VOYA.  Once you have completed and submitted the online election form, you will receive a set of 2 flex VISA debit cards from VOYA which you will use to purchase your T Pass. If you have a Charlie Card, you may continue to use the same card. Just take the debit card and the Charlie Card to the purchasing agent to transfer the funds from the debit card to the Charlie Card. When you receive your 2 flex VISA debit cards, you can then register for your member online account. Under New User select Create Your New Username and Password link, and follow the steps from there with your full name, home zip code, full SSN# or UMass Employee ID#.

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Employee Discount Platform

The President’s Office offers a Voluntary Benefits and Discount Program Platform called UMass Compass! Please visit UMass Compass to see the offers awaiting you.  

The portal will allow you to take advantage of some new benefits like:

• Enhanced Auto Insurance Quoting Tool - helping benefited employees get the best price and maximum value on auto insurance through Farmers, Liberty Mutual and Travelers (enroll anytime)
• Homeowners' Insurance Discounts - offered through Farmers, Liberty Mutual and Travelers (enroll anytime)
• MetLife Legal plan - giving benefited employees peace of mind if you need help with a legal issue (enroll as new hire or during spring annual enrollment)
• Allstate Identity Protection  - an identity theft protection and credit monitoring program; $9.95 per month for individual plan and $17.95 per month for family plan (enroll anytime)
• Pet Insurance through Nationwide and Pet Discount Plan through Pet Benefit Solutions (enroll anytime)
• UMass Employee Discount Program, with deep discounts on products that you use every day
• UMass Exclusives-discounts at specific locations near our campuses that are exclusively for UMass employees
• 24/7 Support (855) 990 - 3300

Payroll deductions for auto or home insurance policies, MetLife Legal plan or Allstate Identity Protection program appear under the one deduction code titled “Corestream Voluntary Benefits” on your biweekly pay advice.  A breakdown of your deductions is available by registering and logging into the Corestream site. Premiums for pet insurance are paid directly to the vendor and are not payroll-deducted. 

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