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MIT Benefit Resources for Benefits-eligible Staff

Work-Life Center

Caring for Yourself

  • MIT MyLife Services: Consult confidentially with a Master’s- and PhD-level counselor – by telephone, video, and message-based platforms (including text) – around how to manage stress and loneliness, and remain engaged in daily life during a crisis.
    • Including Grief and Loss Services
      • Any employee or family member who has experienced a death or loss can contact KGA for immediate support, face-to-face or phone counseling, and/or referral to grief supports (e.g., support groups) in the community.
      • How do I begin? You can contact KGA the following ways:
        • Phone: +1 800 648 9557
        • Email: info@kgreer.com

Caring for Children

Caring for Adults and Seniors

Caring for Your Employees

  • MIT MyLife Services: Consult confidentially with a Master’s- and PhD-level counselor – by telephone, video, and message-based platforms (including text) – around how to help your individual employees and teams navigate personal and work responsibilities during a crisis
  • KGA Managing Remotely: Strategies for keeping teams aligned and productive while working remotely

MIT Staff Emergency Hardship Fund

  • The MIT Staff Emergency Hardship Fund provides financial assistance to MIT staff and postdoctoral scholars (associates and fellows) who are experiencing an immediate, severe, and temporary financial hardship due to a sudden or non-recurring emergency (e.g., serious illness or injury, family crisis, natural disaster).
  • More information Available: https://hr.mit.edu/worklife/hardship-fund
  • Eligibility requirements:
    • Be either an active full-time or part-time benefits-eligible MIT staff member or a postdoctoral scholar (associate or fellow);
    • Be in good standing with the Institute, with no current disciplinary actions;
    • Provide supporting documentation (e.g., lease, mortgage statement, bills, spouse/partner’s layoff notice, fire or police report, death certificate)
  • Application Process:
    • The applicant completes and submits the MIT Staff Emergency Hardship Fund application, providing supporting documentation (e.g., lease, mortgage statement, bills, spouse/partner’s layoff notice, fire or police report, death certificate) through a secure upload process. Applications will not be accepted without supporting documentation.

Beneficiaries—Are yours up to date?

  • Please review and update your beneficiaries under the MIT Optional Life Insurance Plan, the MIT Basic Retirement Plan and the MIT Supplemental 401(k) Plan to ensure they are current.
    • Note: If you are married and your most recent beneficiary designation on file for the MIT Retirement Plan does not designate your spouse as the sole primary beneficiary, and does not have spousal consent for this designation, your spouse will be beneficiary of 100% of your account balance.
  • More information available: https://hr.mit.edu/beneficiaries
  • MIT Pension Plan
    • Beneficiary—to update:
      • Online, visit PensionConnect and click the link under “Did You Know?” Or, call the MIT Pension Service Center at 855-464-8736 (855-4MITPEN).
    • MIT Supplemental 401(k) Plan
      • Beneficiary—to update:
        • Online, visit Fidelity netBenefits and click the link to Your Profile. Or, call the Fidelity Benefit Center at 877-648-7283.
      • MIT Life Insurance Plans
        • MIT provides the Basic Life Insurance Plan to all eligible employees with coverage up to $50,000. Enrollment is automatic, and MIT pays the full cost of Basic Life Insurance.
          • In the event of your death, the MIT Basic Life Insurance policy pays the full amount of your coverage to your designated beneficiary in a single payment. Your beneficiary may be eligible to receive payments on an alternative schedule by contacting MetLife® at (800) 638-6420.
        • Beneficiary—to update:
          • Download the MetLife Beneficiary Designation Form(PDF). Please complete and mail the original form:
            • On Campus: MIT Benefits, NE49-5000, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139. Copies can be faxed to 617-253-2694.
            • At Lincoln Lab: Lincoln Laboratory, Workforce Service Center, Room S2-112, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, MA 02420-9108.

If you have any questions or a specific comment please email Kristin McCoy, kmccoy@mit.edu.

— Kristin McCoy, OVC Human Resources