Legal Services - Hyatt

Eligibility

Faculty, Staff and Post-Doc employees who work at least 20 hours a week and are classified as regular full-time or part-time are eligible. Temporary employees are not eligible.

During Annual Enrollment

You must enroll or opt out of the plan during the annual enrollment period. Your enrollment is in effect for the remainder of the calendar year. Make your choice online through Employee Self Service

How to Enroll

You must enroll within 31 days of becoming eligible. Coverage is in effect for the remainder of the calendar year. Enroll online through Employee Self Service

How to Make Changes

Changes are permitted during the annual open enrollment period, typically held each fall, effective the first of the following year (January 1st). You may elect to continue or discontinue plan coverage.

Vendor Contacts

Hyatt Legal Group

(800) 821-6400

How the Plan Works

Call the MetLife Benefits Line at (800) 821-6400, M-F 8am - 7pm EST or go online at www.legalplans.com "thinkingaboutenrolling" and enter password 1500626. A Customer Service Representative will refer you to a participating attorney closest to you. The Prepaid Legal Services Plan gives you access to more than 3,300 participating law firms and more than 9,000 participating lawyers in the United States. Evening and Saturday appointments are usually available.

If you already have an attorney you prefer to use, that’s fine too. The Plan can still save you money on legal fees for covered services by reimbursing you for the cost of services rendered by a non-plan attorney based on a set fee schedule. You are responsible for paying the difference between the attorney’s charges and the Plan’s reimbursement amount.

Through the Plan you, your spouse/same-sex domestic partner and your legal dependent children can have access to covered legal services for the same affordable price. The following is a partial list and is not meant to be all inclusive of all services that are available through the Hyatt Legal Plan:

Exclusions include but are not limited to the following:

Employment related matters
Criminal convictions
Divorce
DUI

Things to Know

With the plan, there are no claim forms, deductibles, hour limits, co-pays or caps for covered services performed by a plan attorney. And because this is a group plan, you receive discounted rates on the cost of coverage. Your discounted plan is portable, so in the event you leave Emory, you can continue your coverage through MetLife’s direct bill program.

The plan is available for $15.74 per month and covers you, a spouse/SSDP and legal dependents/children. Participants in this plan who experience a qualified IRS family status change during the year must still be enrolled in the plan for the entire year.

For more information, call Hyatt Legal Services at (800) 821-6400.

Plan Summary

Visit Hyatt Legal Group for a list of covered services and an online directory of participating attorneys.

Plan Information Documents

Hyatt Legal Metlaw Summary Plan Description
Emory University Metlaw Plan Description

Emory University Benefits

Hours of Operation: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Wed - 8:00am - 3:00pm
1599 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
(404) 727-7613 phone
(404) 727-7145 Fax

Disclaimer

Emory reserves the right to terminate, suspend, withdraw, amend or modify the Plan in whole or in part at any time. Further, Emory reserves the right to terminate or modify coverage for any group of employees, active or retired and their dependents or a class of dependents at any time.