Life Event Changes

Sometimes, life happens as planned. At other times, the unexpected occurs. REI supports your need to balance work and life. Here are helpful tips for managing significant life events.

Choose Your Checklist

To get a handy list of things you need to do before, during and after a specific type of life event, select one of the options from the list below.

You have 30 days from the date of your life event to make changes to your benefit elections. If you miss your 30-day window, you will need to wait until Benefits Open Enrollment to make changes. Contact the Employee Service Center at 1-800-999-4734 or hrhr@rei.com.

Getting married

Getting divorced

Forming a domestic partnership

Ending a domestic partnership

Having a baby

Adopting a child

Coping with a terminal illness or death

Taking a leave of absence

Life Event Changes

Sometimes, life happens as planned. At other times, the unexpected occurs. REI supports your need to balance work and life. Here are helpful tips for managing significant life events.

If you have a life event such as marriage or the birth of a child, you have 30 days from the date of your life event to make changes to your benefit elections. If you miss your 30-day window, you will need to wait until Benefits Enrollment to make changes.

If you have a life event, and need to make changes complete the Qualified Life Event Change Form (If prompted to log in, enter your REI username and password) and return to the Employee Service Center hrhr@rei.com. Then update your benefit elections through Employee Self Service at hr.REI.com > Life Events.

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