Life Events

Change in Personal Status

  • Marriage or Divorce
    • To change your name:
      • Bring in your new Social Security card to Human Resources (HR)
      • Fill out a Name Change Form
    • To change your beneficiary designations:
    • To change your Flexible Benefits Plan elections:
    • To change your federal income tax withholding, fill out a new and turn it in to Payroll, CMB 1064
    • To change the financial institution to which your earnings are deposited, fill out a new Direct Deposit form and turn it in to Payroll, CMB 1064
    • To change your emergency contact or partner information, home address, or telephone number, please visit  (PeopleSoft HR).
      • To log in to PeopleSoft HR:
      • Go to
      • Log in to myPugetSound using your username and password (if you need help with your username or password, please contact the Technology Services Help Desk at extension 8585)
      • Under Puget, Sound Systems select PeopleSoft Human Resources.
      • Log in to PeopleSoft HR using your username and password.
    • To access life transition information and services, contact the Employee Assistance Program
  • Birth or Adoption of a Child
    • To change your Flexible Benefits Plan elections:
      • Fill out new benefits forms within 60 days of a birth and 30 days of an adoption and turn them in to HR, CMB 1064
    • To change your federal income tax withholding, fill out a new and turn it in to payroll, CMB 1064
    • To access life transition information and services, contact the Employee Assistance Program
  • Death of a Spouse/Partner or Child
    • Contact Human Resources
    • To change your beneficiary designations:
    • To change your Flexible Benefits Plan elections:
      • Fill out new benefits forms within 30 days of your status change and turn them in to HR, CMB 1064
    • To change your federal income tax withholding, fill out a new and turn it in to Payroll, CMB 1064
    • To change your emergency contact, partner information, home address, or telephone number, contact Human Resources at hr@pugetsound.edu or x3369
    • To access life transition information and services, contact the Employee Assistance Program
  • Medical Condition or Disability
  • Change of home address and/or telephone number
    • To change your home address and/or telephone number, please visit  (PeopleSoft HR).
      • To log in to PeopleSoft HR:
      • Go to
      • Log in to myPugetSound using your username and password (if you need help with your username or password, please contact the Technology Services Help Desk at extension 8585)
      • Under Puget, Sound Systems select PeopleSoft Human Resources.
      • Log in to PeopleSoft HR using your username and password.
    • If you have a 兔子先生 Retirement Savings Plan account, you must also directly notify TIAA-CREF of any changes to your legal name and/or address and/or birthdate
    • If you have medical, dental and/or FSA coverage through the university, you must also directly notify Premera of any address changes
  • Update chosen name and/or pronouns
    • To change your chosen name and/or pronouns, please visit  (PeopleSoft HR).
      • To log in to PeopleSoft HR:
      • Go to
      • Log in to myPugetSound using your username and password (if you need help with your username or password, please contact the Technology Services Help Desk at extension 8585)
      • Under Puget, Sound Systems select PeopleSoft Human Resources.
      • Log in to PeopleSoft HR using your username and password.
    • For more information, visit Personalizing Your Information: Gender Idenitity, Chosen Name, and Pronouns

Change in Employment Status

  • Leaving university employment
    • To inform your supervisor/department head formally of your intent to resign:
      • Complete and sign the Departure Form and submit it to your supervisor
    • Schedule an exit interview with Human Resources
  • Retiring from the university
    • To inform your supervisor/department head formally of your intent to retire:

Time Away From Work

Managing Your Different Benefits

On the Job Injury

  • Steps to take if you get injured on the job
    • Contact your supervisor
    • Contact Human Resources
    • Come to Human Resources to fill out a SIF-2 Form
    • Bring in all doctor's notes to Human Resources within 24 hours of appointment
  • Eberle Vivian is our third party administrator that handles your claim

Workplace Issues