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January 15

11:00 am PT

Your 2024 Nordstrom Benefits

Lauren Shaw, Nordstrom Benefits Analyst, will provide a high-level overview of 2024 benefits changes and will share some benefits tips. Additionally, you’ll learn about a few of her favorite benefits which can help your journey to a healthy wallet, such as the Health Savings Account, Transit Subsidy and Financial Center resources.

12:00 pm PT

Omada: A digital lifestyle program to help individuals make positive changes to achieve their health goals

Omada is a digital lifestyle change program available to eligible Aetna and Premera members. With Omada’s ongoing support, they can help you make the changes to help lose weight and reduce the risks of type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Nordstrom covers that entire cost of the program so join this presentation to start your journey in eating healthier, boosting your energy, overcoming challenges, strengthening healthy habits, and reaching your goals.

Presented by Kari Perrine from Omada

1:00 pm PT

Your Aetna Benefits: Supporting Your Well-Being & Healthy Wallet

Join Lanita Hodge, Aetna Account Manager, as she walks you through 2024 updates and resources available to employees enrolled in an Aetna medical plan, including LifeMart, a discount app to help you on your journey to a Healthy Wallet! You’ll also learn about cost effective and convenient care options such as CareAccess Live and 2nd MD – allowing you to have care from the comfort of your own home.

2:00 pm PT

Everyday Solutions Overview

Everyday Solutions, our employee assistance program, will guide you through the wide variety of benefits offered – including free counseling, legal and financial consultation, work-life assistance, crisis intervention service, and Working Advantage discount network where you can access local and national savings. Plus, you’ll see a demo of the new digital self-care tool, Koa Foundations.

Presented by Raha Rassam and Dave Burdick from Everyday Solutions

3:00 pm PT

Investing through Market Ups and Downs

Sometimes investing in the market can feel like riding a roller coaster. However, ups and downs are a normal and important part of the investing cycle. Making sense of that volatility can help you remain focused on your goals instead of the latest news. This presentation will review common investment terms, take a deep dive into inflation, and review some strategies to brace for these unpredictable times.

Presented by Brad Sams, CFP, CRPC, from Alight Financial Advisors

January 16

11:00 am PT

Open Enrollment 101

Open Enrollment is your opportunity to review benefit elections and make changes for the upcoming plan year. We want to help you prepare so you can make the best benefit decisions possible. This presentation will review open enrollment basics:

  • Tips on how to best prepare
  • What benefits carry over and don’t carry over to the next March 1 plan year
  • Pre-tax savings opportunities
  • Enrollment resources and tools to assist in selecting a medical plan

Presented by Melanie Sciarra from the Nordstrom Benefits Center

12:00 pm PT

Navigating your Leave of Absence Journey with LeaveLogic and Sedgwick

Our leave of absence partners, Sedgwick and LeaveLogic, are teaming up together to review how they support you on your leave journey and navigate your short-term disability benefits, including a live demo of LeaveLogic – our free leave of absence and education planning tool!

Presented by Amy Post from LeaveLogic and Jena Washington from Sedgwick

1:00 pm PT

Taking Care of Yourself

In a busy world, it can feel impossible to slow down, identify your needs, and take care of yourself. In this webinar, Talkspace Director of Research & Programs, Liz Colizza will teach you how to identify your needs, set up practical rhythms of rest and relaxation, and effectively care for your mental, emotional, and physical needs. Talkspace is our free digital therapy provider.

2:00 pm PT

Coverage that Counts: Affordable Life Insurance Protection

Our Life Insurance and AD&D partner, The Hartford, will be walking you through how Life Insurance benefits you and your family. Life insurance can help provide income and financial support to help your family such as burial expenses, debts, and future expenses like college tuition and retirement savings. They will also be highlighting services such as will preparation, funeral concierge, identity theft protection, and more!

Presented by Cheri Doege from The Hartford

3:00 pm PT

Maximize Your Benefits

Tracy Kilbride, Piper Jordan Director of Service Delivery, will be highlighting cost savings tips and lesser-known benefits that may have flown under your radar to ensure you are aware on how to maximize your benefits at Nordstrom – empowering you to make the best benefits decisions for your lifestyle and wallet.

PARTICIPATING VENDORS

Frequently Asked Questions

The Virtual Benefits Fair is a virtual way to learn about your benefits. On Jan 15 and Jan 16 from 10-5 PT, you can chat with benefit experts in real time, and at the top of each hour, starting at 11am, you can attend a live presentation.
You can come and go as you like. We recommend that you prioritize attending the presentations and vendor booths that most interest you.
Yes, you will need to register to enjoy all the features of the fair, which includes the opportunity to earn points towards a Nordstrom gift card!
After you register, your login details will be emailed to you.
All employees and their families can benefit from attending. Some benefit plans have specific eligibility requirements, but most of the information being presented is valuable for all employees. Note, many benefits are free and/or are available upon hire.
Sure! They can register using their own personal email address. They can register and attend the fair by using this site: https://nordstrom.vfairs.com/.
This is an online event. You can participate anywhere you have internet access. The best user experience is from your computer or tablet, but mobile devices are compatible as well.
Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge are supported. Internet Explorer is not supported.
No, you’ll only need access to the internet.
Yes, the live presentation sessions will be recorded so you can watch them when it's convenient for you. Recordings and access to informational materials will remain open 24/7 and available through Feb 15.
Please see the Chat Guide to learn how to chat with vendors during the fair.
At the Vendor Hall, there will be 23 vendor booths where you’ll be able to chat with benefits experts. And, most speakers will also save time for Q&A at the end of their presentations at the Presentation Stage.
Your public chats will be viewable by those who are in the same chatroom, and in recordings following the event. Please do not share personal information. If you wish to speak privately, you can initiate a private chat with a vendor by clicking the vendor rep’s name. Private chat transcripts will not be shared with Nordstrom.
Yes, you can collect informational materials to your virtual tote bag. From your tote bag, you’ll be able to email these informational materials to yourself or family members.
Let’s have some fun! Visit the Leaderboard in the Lobby to see all the different ways to earn points. You’ll also have visibility to see the highest point earners on the leaderboard. Points can be earned from Jan 17 through the end of the day (11:59pm PT), Jan 18. through end of day, Jan 19.
Yes, we’re looking forward to your participation and will offer prizes! The 10 highest point earners from Jan 17 – Jan 18 will win a Nordstrom gift card, ranging from $75 - $300 in value. We will also have a drawing for 10 additional gift cards for employees who listen to recorded presentations from Jan 19 – Feb 20. Please note, prizes are taxable. Employees who win a gift card for the top leaderboard points totals will not be eligible for the additional drawing for watching recorded presentations. In the event of a tie, the winners will be chosen by a random drawing.
Your participation in the Benefits Fair is voluntary, and if you choose to attend, you will not be paid for this time.