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The City offers a variety of benefit options to employees, including health, dental, vision, and life insurance. Human Resources staff are available to assist prospective and current employees in understanding and utilizing the plans most effectively.
Other benefits
The City offers multiple voluntary benefits to enhance the core offerings.
- Employee Assistance Program
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical Reimbursement and Dependent Care)
- Commuter Benefit
- Life Insurance
- Long Term Disability (LTD)
- Personal Accident Insurance (AD&D)
- Voluntary Benefits Plus
- Long Term Care(for existing subscribers only)
Financial Wellness Programs
COVERED DEPENDENTS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The City of San José requires eligibility documentation for all individuals who are enrolled as dependents of City employees in the medical, dental, vision, employee assistance, and/or any in-lieu plans. Please refer to the documents below to understand how to meet this requirement.
Life Events: Mid-Year Benefit changes
Log into eWay to initiate mid-year benefit changes outside your new hire/newly eligible event or annual open enrollment. i.e. To request changes to your own or dependent's benefit coverage due to a qualifying life event, such as change in marital status, birth or placement of a child, and/or gain or loss of benefit coverage or eligibility. Life Event benefit changes must be submitted in eWay within 30 days of the qualifying life event. Required proof of event and dependents is not required to request the change, but must be uploaded in eWay or provided within 60 days. Find how to guides on the Life Event website.
Other helpful resources
Tools to help you CHOOSE your benefits:- 2025 Employee Benefits Guide
- 2026 Employee Benefits Guide
- Employee Benefits Guide Flip Book Version
- When My Benefits will be effective:
- How to Guide: Enroll in your Benefits
- How to Guide: First Time Login Guide for eWay
- Benefit Terms Explained Video
Tools to help you USE your benefits:
- New Employee Benefit FAQ
- Employee Benefits Handbook
- Provider Contact Information
- Updating Beneficiaries
- Beneficiary Information Session Recording
- Value Added Services
- Wellness Resources
Other useful Information
- Information for Separating Employees- Benefited
- Information for Separating Employees- Unbenefited
- COBRA
- Workers Compensation
- Bargaining Units and Labor Contract Information
- City of San José HIPAA Privacy Statement
Forms
Please note that forms related to specific benefits can be found within the applicable benefit page.
Affidavit of Domestic Partnership
Use this form to provide proof of relationship for a current or new domestic partner that is or will be covered as a dependent on your City benefits.
Affidavit of Termination of Domestic Partnership
Use this form to provide proof that your current should no longer be covered as a dependent on your City benefits.
Use this form when submitting mid-year Life Event Benefit changes in eWay. This document serves as a promissory note that you will to provide the required documents within 60 days of your Life Event if you are not able to upload the required the proof of event or dependents(s) upon submission.
Wellness Rewards Enrollment/Change Form
Use this form to enroll in or update enrollment in the City's Wellness Reward Program.
Contact us
Staff is available to assist prospective and current employees in understanding the benefits offered. Please call or e-mail us for additional information.
E-mail: HRBenefits@sanjoseca.gov
Phone: 408-535-1285