Overview of Legal Services Plan Enrollment

USC offers a legal services plan for which you can sign up on eTrac.

For more information, refer to the Legal Services Plan on the Benefits site.

Instructions

You start the Legal Services Plan Enrollment by selecting it from the Benefits Type Selection Page.

  1. On the Online Benefits Enrollment & Transaction Page, select an Enrollment Type:
    "Regular Enrollment"
    Select "Regular Enrollment" if you want this enrollment plan to become effective at the next effective month.
    "Open Enrollment"
    Select "Open Enrollment" if it is during the Benefits Open Enrollment period and you want this enrollment plan to become effective in January of the following year.
  2. Select a Transaction Type.

    If you want to enroll in the Legal Services plan:

    • Select "Start" to enroll in the plan.

    If you want to end your Legal Services plan:

    • Select "End".
  3. Click on the "Continue" button.
  4. Review your plan authorization statement, and click on the "Submit to Update" button.
  5. You will see the final confirmation message page. Print out this page for your records. The system will also send you a confirmation email.

Enrollment & Transaction Selection Page

Upon selecting Legal Services Plan Enrollment on eTrac, you need to select the type of enrollment and transaction you want to make.

Instructions

  1. On the Online Benefits Enrollment & Transaction Page, select an Enrollment Type:
    "Regular Enrollment"
    Select "Regular Enrollment" if you want this enrollment plan to become effective at the next effective month.
    "Open Enrollment"
    Select "Open Enrollment" if it is during the Benefits Open Enrollment period and you want this enrollment plan to become effective in January of the following year.
  2. Select a Transaction Type.

    If you want to enroll in the Legal Services plan:

    • Select "Start" to enroll in the plan.

    If you want to end your Legal Services plan:

    • Select "End".
  3. Click on the "Continue" button to continue.
    You will go to the Plan Review Page.

Employee Information Section

The top section of this page displays your basic Employee information and it is repeated on every page. If any of this information is incorrect, contact your Home Department Coordinator to update your data.

Employee ID  This is your 7-digit USC Employee ID # and you use it to access all your employee/payroll records.
Employee Name  This is the name as how it appears on your record in the system. If it needs to be corrected, contact your Home Department Coordinator.
Employee SSN  This is your Social Security #. For your protection, only the last 4 digits of your SSN are displayed.
USC ID  This is your 10-digit USC ID number.
Employee Street Address, City, State, Zip  This is your home mailing address. You can update this from the Personal Information Update Page on eTrac.
Home Department  This is the name of your home department.
Home Department Coordinator  This is the name of the person to contact regarding your personnel file.
Employee Status  This is your current employee status at USC.
Employee e-mail  This is your USC e-mail contact. Since everything you do on the eTrac system sends you a confirmation notice via e-mail, make sure it's correct.
Employee Pay Frequency  This is how often you are paid.

Enrollment & Transaction Selection

Enrollment Type  Select an Enrollment type:
Open Enrollment
If you want to make an enrollment transaction to begin in January the next year, select "Open Enrollment". This option is available only during the Benefits Open Enrollment period.
Regular Enrollment
If you want to make an enrollment transaction to take effective on the next scheduled effective date, select "Regular Enrollment"
Transaction Type  Select a Transaction Type:
Start
Select "Start" if you do not have the Legal Services plan and want to enroll in it.
End
Select "End" if you want to end your Legal Services plan.

Action Buttons

The following buttons appear near the bottom of the page:

Continue  After selecting the enrollment and transaction types, click on this button to continue to the Plan Review Page.
Back to Benefits Page  To cancel any changes, click this button to return to the Benefits Type Selection Page.
Exit Process  Click on this button to return to the main menu.

Plan Review Page

Instructions

  1. Review the plan information and the authorization statement.
  2. Click on the "Submit to Update" button. You will see a final confirmation message page.

Legal Services Plan

This section displays your Legal Services Plan.

Plan Description  This is your Legal Services Plan name.
Plan Start Date  This date is when your plan begins.
Plan End Date  This date is when your plan ends, if applicable.
Deduction  This column displays your deduction amount for the plan.

Authorization Message

Read the message near the bottom of the page carefully. When you click on the final "Submit" button, you are acknowledging that you have read over everything and you have authorized the deduction from your pay.

Action Buttons

The following buttons appear near the bottom of the page:

Submit to Update  Click on this button to generate a summary of your plan for confirmation. You have not submitted your enrollment transaction until after you click on this button. You will see the Confirmation page.
Back to Enrollment Page  Click on this button to cancel changes and return to the Enrollment Selection page.
Back to Benefits Page  Click on this button to cancel changes and return to the Benefits Selection page.
Exit Process  Click on this button to cancel changes and return to the eTrac menu.

Confirmation Message Page

The message page confirms that you have successfully submitted your request. It may include additional messages regarding your enrollment. You are advised to print out the message page for your records.

Action Buttons

The following buttons appear near the bottom of the page:

Back to Benefits Page  Click on this button to go to the Benefits Selection page.
Exit Process  Click on this button to go to the eTrac menu.