Hilltoppers,

Many of you may be facing new childcare challenges due to the COVID-19 emergency and Hilltop wants to help. Currently, Hilltop offers a dependent care benefit that matches employee’s costs for dependent care 50%, up to $2,500 per family in the benefit year. In an effort to help our employees offset the unanticipated cost of additional childcare, Hilltop is offering the following options:

Employees currently enrolled in the Hilltop PayFlex Dependent Care plan can increase their contribution, which increases their Hilltop match. To get to their maximum benefit (if they have not already maximized their dependent care plan in this benefit year which ends June 30, 2020. Use UltiPro to increase your current election for your payroll deduction, or contact Susan Volkmann in HR at susanv@htop.org

Employees NOT enrolled in the PayFlex Dependent Care plan can submit childcare invoices to Hilltop for bills paid from March 1 through June 30, 2020 and Hilltop will pay 50% of those costs up to $835 total. Payment will be made directly to your licensed childcare provider. Contact Myah Lugo at myahl@htop.org for more information.

 

For those of you that may need help finding childcare providers, The Mesa County Health Department has launched a hotline. Call (970) 683-2300.

 

If any of you are experiencing changes to your household employment or incomes that affect your health insurance coverage, I encourage you to reach out to your HR liaisons. Having health coverage for you and your family is more important than ever. In addition, Hilltop’s Health Access can help with enrolling individuals in state plans during special enrollment periods that have been opened up for anyone whose employment or health coverage status has changed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. To learn more call (970) 244-0850 or go to www.hilltopshealthaccess.org.

 

No one is immune from the effects of COVID-19 which are upending our work and personal lives. Yet I see you all rising to the occasion with good cheer and creative solutions that improve the situation for our residents, clients, and coworkers. I would like to start sharing some of these lighter moments with other Hilltopppers and the community. If you are planning an activity, or want to share how you’re making the most of life during a pandemic, please reach out to Mike Green at 970-244-0420 or mikeg@htop.org

 

We got this.

 

Mike