Employer Reporting Application Portal

Edit the Eligibility Questionnaire for a previously entered position


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1.       Select Processes.

2.       Select Member Management.

ERA Navigation Menu with arrow pointing to Member Management. 

3.      Select ERA Start Button.

4.       Enter Member's Social Security number in the SSN field and select Search.

5.       Select Go to Determine Member Eligibility at the bottom of the page.

ERA Member Information screen with arrow pointing to Go to Determine Member Eligibility button. 

6.       Select the anticipated enrollment date by navigating to the date field and then selecting the month, year and day of enrollment.  

ERA Member Eligibility screen with pop up calendar and arrows pointing to the month and day selections.  

7.       Select the type of job by either filling in the Job Type field, or using to the right of the field and scrolling until you find the job you're looking for.

8.       Select Yes to answer the question, Do you want to perform a Position Eligibility Check?

9.       The Questionnaire will display with the answers previously input for this position. Select Edit directly below the questionnaire.

Determine Eligibility Questionnaire - Edit 

10.       A popup window will display, warning you that entering new answers will overwrite the old answers. Select Ok if you are certain your answers are correct.

ERA pop up window confirming the choice to edit with arrow pointing to Ok.  

11.   Select Yes or No to indicate whether this is an Independent Contractor Position. The question, Do you want to perform a Position Eligibility Check? will display.

12.   If you select Yes, the system will walk you through a Position Eligibility assessment.

ERA Determine Position Eligibility screen with arrow pointing to question 'Do you want to perform a Posiiton Eligibility Check?' 

13.   A questionnaire will display below the question. Select the drop down symbol () at the right of each field to select the answer to each question.

ERA Determine Position Eligibility questionnaire with arrow pointing to the drop down arrow beside the questions.  

14.   Select Continue.

Determine Eligibility - Questionnaire 

15.   New questions will generate based on your answers. Continue to answer questions and select continue until the Position Eligibility Result window appears, then select Next.

ERA Determine Position Eligibility questionnaire with arrow pointing to Next button.  

16.   After you answer all the questions on this screen, a new screen will display  a final question regarding the employee's membership in a First Class City (FCC) retirement system. Select Yes or No. Then select Next.

Depending on your organization type and the Position you are reviewing, you might also be prompted to answer questions about HERP participation or service history for an elected official. See Enroll Member for assistance with these questions.

ERA FCC/HERP verification group with arrows pointing to the radio button and the Next button.  

17.   You will be advanced to the Manual Estoppel Rules Check. Check the box next to all the rules that apply.

 ERA Estoppel rules verification group with arrow pointing to the checkboxes beside the questions.

18.   The Estoppel Rules Result window will display your results. Select Next.

ERA Estoppel Rules confirmation page with arrow pointing to Next.  

19.   As a result of the eligibility check, the Enrollment Summary screen will display an outcome summary of Position Information, System/Plan Result and Other Required Information. Select the document icon to upload any required documents.

ERA Enrollment Summary screen with arrow pointing to the upload icon in the Other Required Information group. 

 

20.   To finish and exit the screen, select End Process. To enroll the member, select Go to Enrollment at the bottom of the screen.

ERA System/Plan result group with check box marked on the row of the selected plan and an arrow pointing to Go to Enrollment.