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Daily Digest
Nov. 8, 2022
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LIHEAP team supports cooling services to help keep communities safe
 By AMELIA LAMB
Publications manager and editor
Commerce’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) team has helped families keep the heat on for more than 40 years. This year, they helped folks stay cool through an increasingly hot summer, thanks to changes in federal programming.
LIHEAP is a federal program that Commerce administers. LIHEAP helped finance more than 4,000 air conditioning units across the state in its most recent program year, said LIHEAP Program Manager Brian Sarensen.
This was the first program year with cooling, Sarensen said. And although winter isn’t usually when folks are thinking about beating the heat, it’s actually the best time, he said. There’s more inventory, and prices are sometimes lower.
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Open enrollment: Don’t confuse these dental plans
By PAYROLL and the HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
The two Delta Dental plans offered by the PEBB Program are often confused. Sometimes members intend to enroll in Uniform Dental Plan (UDP) but accidentally enroll in DeltaCare, or vice versa. During open enrollment, be careful to choose the dental plan you want.
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DeltaCare (Group 3100) is a managed-care plan with a narrow network. You must choose a primary care dentist within the network or you will be assigned a primary care dentist. Your primary care dentist must give you a referral to see a specialist. This plan will not pay claims if you see a provider outside of the network.
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Uniform Dental Plan (Group 3000) is a preferred-provider plan. You may choose and change any dental provider at any time, but you will usually have lower out-of-pocket costs if you see in-network providers.
Read more.
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HR Weekly
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New employees must be fully vaccinated
By Theresa Burkheimer
Human Resources Director
On August 5, 2022, Governor Inslee issued Directive #22-13.1, COVID-19 Vaccination Standards for State Employees, which directs a COVID-19 vaccination requirement as a condition of employment for state executive and small cabinet agencies. Although the emergency proclamation has expired, the directive requires Commerce to verify that new employees are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have been granted exemptions and approved accommodations. If an exemption cannot be granted, the offer of employment will be rescinded.
Read more.
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 Commerce is hiring
Check out these positions.
 Commerce community calendar
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Coffee with Kendrick, 8 to 8:15 a.m. weekdays, Zoom
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Real Talk on Veterans Day, 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, Zoom
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Cultivating Connections (break time), noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9, Zoom
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Let’s Meditate (break time), 3 to 3:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, Zoom
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SmartSheet User Group, 3 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, Teams
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Veterans Day, Friday, Nov. 11, Commerce offices closed
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Flu Shot and COVID Booster Clinic, 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 15, learn more, register
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“COM Committee Days Work Session Training,” 11 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, register, learn more
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Fun Books Lunchtime Club (break time), noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, Zoom
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Toastmasters, noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, Zoom
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“COM Committee Days Work Session Training,” 3 to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, register, learn more
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Virtual Pilates, 7:50 to 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, Zoom
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Volunteer Friends (break time), noon to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, Zoom
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Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24, Commerce offices closed
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Native American Heritage Day, Friday, Nov. 25, Commerce offices closed
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What’s Cookbookin’, Commerce? (break time), 12:30 to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, Zoom, add to calendar
Please send your calendar postings to IntraCOMeditor@commerce.wa.gov. Any item included must be open to all Commerce team members.
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