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[existingsquares]

The Wall

[umichfan]

I got my #wageworks #transitcard

[juanmonroy]

UberPOOL Rides are now a Tax-Free Benefit

UberPOOL Rides are now a Tax-Free Benefit

When I first started working at CUNY in 2008, I signed up for the Commuter Benefits Program offered to its employees. The program, now administered by WageWorks, allows you to set aside an amount of your choosing to be deposited onto a Commuter Card. The amount you set aside, up to $255 per month, will be deducted from your paycheck, pre-tax, meaning that those contributions won’t be taxed and…

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[fatfoughtfit-blog]

Weight Watchers Again!

Thank goodness for Wage Works! My job offers fitness benefits that allow us to spend a certain amount of money on fitness and preventative health care. I chose Weight Watchers. I can't get to meetings as I have no car, but I can use the online features. I made a decision to start the year with a regimen that includes meat, fish and limited dairy. This means I'll be cooking! I've rarely cooked over the past 10 years. I've lived on fast food, restaurants, and both canned and frozen meals. When I tried to lose weight I focused on salads and fruit. Now I'll be cooking and tracking meals, avoiding coffee, sweets, snack foods and soda, and paying attention to what I consume. I really do love Weight Watchers.

[ucberkeleyplanning-blog]

Dealing with Wageworks $2 Fee for Direct Load on Clipper

Over the past few weeks we’ve been watching a series of obscure emails and letters come from Wageworks about the issue of a $2 monthly service fee being imposed on direct pre-tax contributions toward Clipper. 

Based on media reports, this charge is not authorized by Clipper but by Cubic Transportation Systems and Commuter Check’s parent company, Edenred USA.  While the regional manager for the program, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), has “demanded” that the contractor immediately discontinue the fee, this has not occured. Wageworks has responded by issuing a Wageworks Commuter Card (a transit Mastercard) to all Clipper users not opting in.  This card can be used for transit purchases -- something not-so-eloquently described in their recent emails and letters (as displayed below).

  What does this mean to UC and other commuters?  Mainly inconvenience.  The whole point of Clipper was to reduce fare cards and simplify payment, however now users must either: 1) elect to pay a monthly fee for direct load on to their Clipper card; or 2) have money loaded onto a Mastercard and then complete another transaction transfering that money to Clipper.  Currently if you want to continue directly loading wage deductions on your Clipper card you have to opt in on the Wageworks website, otherwise Wageworks is automatically issuing Commuter Cards to avoid the fee.  

We have been recieving many concerned comments about this from the campus community.  Many are not only upset about the lost convenience of the system but take issue with the fact that they have been issued a credit card without consent or agreement to the terms and conditions.  While we have inquired about this matter and requested updates from MTC we could appreciate additional input.  If you have questions, opinions, frustrations or experiences you would like to express, we would welcome them via email at: planning ( at ) Berkeley dot edu.  We will post an updates we hear from MTC or other parties as we investigate the issue -- in the meantime, good luck with your commutes.