The message displayed in the General Information area is entered by the LINQ EP administrator. This message may change so it is important to read the message each time you make a request.
Follow these steps to submit a deduction request.
Click the Benefits & Deductions link to display the Active Deductions grid.
Click the Request Deduction Changes link. The Deduction Requests page displays.
Click the New Request link. The Deduction Requests page appears.
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The message displayed in the General Information area is entered by the LINQ EP administrator. This message may change so it is important to read the message each time you make a request. |
Click the Deduction
Group Drop Down List
button 
to select the deduction group to submit
a request for a plan in that group.
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The Deduction Group field lists all active deduction groups set up for your employment status (e.g., full-time, part-time, etc.) plus those groups that are not limited to an employment status. This list is also filtered by open enrollment date; if the current date falls outside of the deduction enrollment period, those deductions appear in the list only when the your employer allows you to submit changes to a deduction outside of the enrollment period. |
The Current Plans section lists the deductions currently on file in your electronic personnel record, if applicable.
The Current Dependents area displays if the deduction request must meet the following requirement: at least one dependent record exists in your electronic personnel file or a pending dependent request awaits approval.
Click the Expand
button 
to display the Current
Dependent grid.
If necessary, click the 
button to submit
a dependent request for approval prior to submitting the deduction
request.
In the Deduction Group Information area, read the General Instructions. This area may display the following items:
The Enrollment Period, if the current date is outside of the open enrollment period defined for this deduction group. Active displays in this field if there is no open enrollment period defined for this deduction group.
The Effective Date defined for this deduction group, if applicable.
The Deduction Selection defined for this deduction group. Click here for a description of each deduction selection option.
The Instructions that explain the guidelines to submitting the deduction request. These instructions are defined when the LINQ EP administrator sets up the deduction request queue.
If applicable to this
deduction plan, the Tax Preference
field is displayed. Click the Drop
Down List button
to select the appropriate tax preference option:
Pre-tax to request deduction of the deduction premium from your gross pay (prior to federal, state, and local tax deductions)
After-tax to request deduction of the deduction premium from your net pay (after federal, state, and local tax deductions)
The Deduction Selection area lists the deductions within the deduction group that meet the request criteria with the current deductions selected. To change the deduction selection, click to select the check box that corresponds to the deduction of your choice.
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Refer to the Deduction Selection field to determine how many deductions you can select. If the Deduction Selection field is set to Employee must select only 1 or Employee can select only 1, the check boxes are mutually exclusive; you can select only one. |
If applicable for the deduction, enter a value is one of these fields:
Amount to specify a specific premium amount to be deducted from your pay
Percent to calculate the premium amount deducted from your pay
These fields are disabled (grayed out) if the premium for the deduction is set by your organization.
The Start Date is the date you want to activate the requested change in the deduction.
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If the Effective Date is today's date or later than today's date (a future date), the Start Date field defaults to today’s date or the effective date, whichever is greater. |
Optionally, to change the Start
Date, click the Show
Calendar button 
to select the date this
deduction will go into effect; or type the date in MMDDYYYY format. You
can select a Start Date that is
equal to or greater than today's date; however, you cannot enter a request
with a Start Date prior to today's
date.
If the Deduction Selection field is set to Employee must select only 1 or Employee can select only 1, the End Date for the current deduction is automatically updated with the Start Date entered for the selected deduction.
Optionally, in the End Date field, click the Show Calendar button
to select the date this deduction will end;
or type the date in MMDDYYYY format. Leave the End
Date blank to keep the selected deduction active until further
notice.
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The End Date field
is disabled (grayed out) if the Deduction
Selection field is set to Employee
must select |
In the Comments area, type comments to the approver about this request.
Click to select one of the following options:
E-mail me each step of the approval process radio button to receive an e-mail notification each time the request is approved.
E-mail me only on the final step of the approval process radio button to receive an e-mail notification only when your request receives final approval.
Do not e-mail me about this request radio button to not receive any e-mail notification about the approval status of your request.
Click the 
button to submit your request. If the E-mail
me each step of the approval process radio button is selected,
you will receive an automated e-mail that contains the request details
and its current status (pending).
The request is automatically routed to the first approver in the approval chain.
