Transportation legislation enables Sarah Lawrence College to offer employees the opportunity to set aside up to $325 a month ($3,900 a year) from their paycheck, on a pre-tax basis, to pay for commuting cost. In effect, the employees reimburse themselves on a tax-free basis for commuting expenses.

TransitChek Policy and Advantages

  • Sarah Lawrence College is offering commuter program through Healthequity/Wageworks (Employee Login) as a pre-tax benefit. This program will allow eligible employees to commute tax-free up to $325 a month ($3,900 a year).
  • This amount is exempt from Federal Income.
  • Commuter prepaid Visa Cards are accepted by providers of mass transit in the New York Metro area, including LIRR, Metro-North, NJ Transit, PATH, MTA subways and buses, and suburban buses. For more information, please go to the HealthEquity/ WageWorks website.

Procedure:

The following procedures to enroll for transit benefits through Healthequity.com participants:

  • You can enroll at any time. 
  • Download and complete the enrollment form and submitted to Imelda Pleitez-Santana @ Ipleitez@SarahLawrence.Edu.
  • You may review, change, and manage your monthly benefit online at Healthequity/Wageworks (Employee Login).
  • Payroll deductions will be processed one month in advance.
  • Commuter credit card and/or MetroCard will be mailed to the address listed on your profile and reloaded monthly thereafter.

NOTE: In the event of separation from the College, per the IRS regulations, unused transit and parking benefits cannot be refunded to the employees. 

  • TransitChek Program Documents

    Name Description Status Source
    Transit Introduction-HealthEquity Required HealthEquity Commuter-Transit Presentation.PPTX Edit Transit Introduction-HealthEquity Delete Transit Introduction-HealthEquity
    Enrollment Form Required CommuterBenefits-EmployerComplianceForm Original.pdf Edit Enrollment Form Delete Enrollment Form
    Online Enrollment Guide-HealthEquity Required HealthEquity Commuter-Transit Presentation.PPTX Edit Online Enrollment Guide-HealthEquity Delete Online Enrollment Guide-HealthEquity
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While focused on a reorder icon, press the Enter key or spacebar to "select" the icon. While a reorder icon is selected, pressing the up and down arrows will change the order of the selected item within the list. Pressing Enter key or spacebar again will drop the selected item at that location in the list.