On April 4, our educators, John Wells and Amber Arnold, represented MOSERS at the State of Missouri Hiring Event in Jefferson City. We were excited about the opportunity to tell prospective state employees about all the benefits we administer, including pension, life insurance, and long-term disability.

Representatives from 21 different state agencies attended this hiring event, which allowed over 293 job seekers to engage with recruiters and receive assistance in their job search. Fifty of those job seekers also received resume support. The state recruiters conducted 2,397 conversations and 181 on-site interviews, with 28 conditional job offers made on that day alone!

Agencies in attendance:

• State Auditor’s Office 
• Department of Commerce and Insurance 
• Department of Economic Development 
• Department of Elementary and Secondary Education 
• Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development  
• Department of Health and Senior Services 
• Department of Mental Health  
• Department of Natural Resources  
• Department of Corrections 
• Department of Labor and Industrial Relations 
• Department of Revenue 
• Department of Public Safety 
• Department of Social Services 
• Department of Agriculture 
• Department of Conservation 
• Department of Transportation 
• Missouri State Public Defender 
• Missouri National Guard 
• Office of Administration 
• Office of State Courts Administrator
• Secretary of State

Resource Area Vendors:

• DHEWD with Resume Support 
• DHEWD with Career Skills Program 
• DSS with Workforce & Community Initiatives 
• Dreams to Reality 
• MCHCP 
• MOSERS 
• MO Deferred Comp
• OA with the Office of Equal Opportunity

Thank you to all the employers who were able to attend! This hiring event was a great success because of your efforts to promote employment with the State of Missouri.

Your employees can always schedule an appointment in advance to meet with a benefit counselor in our office. This will result in a much shorter wait time and allow us to answer all their questions about retirement, life insurance, and long-term disability benefits.

Counselors are available to assist members from 8 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Our office is open during the noon hour for members who would like to drop off forms, but we also have a drop box outside our office available 24/7.

Our benefit counselors can:

• Print off benefit estimates during an appointment. 
• Discuss retirement options. 
• Demonstrate how to retire online. 
• Provide personal assistance when submitting a claim for life insurance or long-term disability benefits.

Please encourage your employees to make an appointment in advance to meet with a benefit counselor, as our staff is limited in availability. They can contact us by calling (800) 827-1063 or (573) 632-6100.

We need your help with LTD submissions!

Please remember to submit the simplified and updated Long Term Disability Employer Statement to ltdmosers@standard.com when you know your employee is applying for long-term disability (LTD) benefits.

Please advise your employee to call The Standard at (844) 505-6026 to initiate their LTD claim. Among other personal questions, The Standard will ask for the name, address, phone and fax number of their physician, as well as their HR representative’s name and e-mail address.

For more information on the LTD application process, please watch the LTD webinar put together by The Standard to illustrate the most effective way to file for LTD benefits.

True or False: Members older than age 60 cannot apply for MOSERS long-term disability (LTD) benefits.

FALSE!

A member may apply for LTD benefits at any age as long as they are not eligible for normal (unreduced) retirement. If approved, LTD benefits will end when the member:

1. Is no longer disabled and/or returns to full-time active status or refuses available employment
2. Starts receiving early (reduced) retirement
3. Is eligible for normal (unreduced) retirement
4. Starts receiving benefits under any other group LTD policy
5. Passes away

We need your help with LTD submissions!

Please remember to submit the simplified and updated Long Term Disability Employer Statement to ltdmosers@standard.com when you know your employee is applying for long-term disability (LTD) benefits.

Please advise your employee to provide their HR representative's contact information to The Standard when they call, (844) 505-6026, to initiate their LTD claim.

On occasion, the employee neglects to provide the employer contact information to The Standard. This causes a delay in the review of the claim. To assist with this process, MOSERS is collecting the contact information for the individual(s) responsible for completing the Employer Statement at each covered employer. As such, please email the name, phone number, and email address of the person best suited to complete the Employer Statement at your agency to employers@mosers.org. Please also include the contact person's department, agency, and organization number.

For more information on the LTD application process, please watch the LTD webinar put together by The Standard to illustrate the most effective way to file for LTD benefits.

We need your help with  LTD submissions!

Please remember to submit the simplified and updated Long Term Disability Employer Statement to ltdmosers@standard.com when you know your employee is applying for long-term disability (LTD) benefits.

Please advise your employee to provide their HR representative's contact information to The Standard when they call (844) 505-6026, to initiate their LTD claim.

On occasion, the employee neglects to provide the employer contact information to The Standard. This causes a delay in the review of the claim. To assist with this process, MOSERS is collecting the contact information for the individual(s) responsible for completing the Employer Statement at each covered employer. As such, please email the name, phone number, and email address of the person best suited to complete the Employer Statement at your agency to employers@mosers.org. Please also include the contact person's department, agency, and organization number.

For more information on the LTD application process, please watch the LTD webinar put together by The Standard to illustrate the most effective way to file for LTD benefits.

Don’t be the reason your disabled employee is not approved for LTD.

Please remember to submit the simplified and updated Long Term Disability Employer Statement to ltdmosers@standard.com when you know your employee is applying for long-term disability (LTD) benefits.

Please advise your employee to provide their HR representative's contact information to The Standard when they call in (844-505-6026) to initiate their LTD claim.

On occasion, the employee neglects to provide the employer contact information to The Standard. This causes a delay in the review of the claim. To assist with this process, MOSERS is collecting the contact information for the individual(s) responsible for completing the Employer Statement at each covered employer. As such, please email the name, phone number, and email address of the person best suited to complete the Employer Statement at your agency to employers@mosers.org. Please also include the contact person's department, agency, and organization number.

For more information on the LTD application process, please watch the  LTD webinar put together by The Standard to illustrate the most effective way to file for LTD benefits.