What is EAP?

You may have heard about EAP, or Employee Assistance Program – but what is it?

The Employee Assistance Program is available to all Full-Time and Part-Time Class 2 (benefits eligible) employees at CMA through The Hartford.

COMPASSIONATE SOLUTIONS FOR COMMON CHALLENGES

From everyday issues like job pressures, relationships, and retirement planning to highly impactful issues like grief, loss, or a disability, Ability Assist is your resource for professional support.

• Job pressures
• Work/school disagreements
• Relationship/marital conflicts
• Substance abuse
• Stress, anxiety and depression
• Child and elder care referral services

You and your family, including spouse and dependents can access Ability Assist, once you have an approved claim under The Hartford’s fully insured Short-term Disability (STD) and Long-term Disability (LTD) or Voluntary insurance.

SERVICE FEATURES

The service includes up to three face-to-face emotional counseling sessions per occurrence per year. This means you and your family members won’t have to share visits. You can each get unlimited telephonic financial, legal and health care support services as long as you’re covered under a fully insured Group Disability or Voluntary policy from The Hartford. All services are available only when on an approved claim.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES

Provides unlimited telephonic support for the complicated financial decisions you
or your dependents may face. Speak by phone with a Certified Public Accountant and
Certified Financial Planners on a wide range of financial issues. Topics may include:

• Managing a budget
• Tax questions
• Retirement
• Saving for college
• Getting out of debt

GETTING STARTED

To reach out by Phone you can call 1-800-96-HELPS (1-800-964-3577) or you can visit Guidance Resources.com  Organization ID# HLF902, then in the Company Name Field enter ABILI

For more information, or to learn about all of the services offfered, you can visit Employee Navigator and scroll through your Benefits Summary, or contact Askhr@cmacars.com