Configure which BerniePortal users receive email notifications for Benefits actions in a benefit subgroup, and manage the interested parties who receive those notifications.
Employer admins and Benefits Feature Admins can update these settings. Feature Admins are limited to the subgroups they're assigned to administer — see Benefit Admins for how that access is set up.
To configure email notifications for a Benefit subgroup:
- Select "Benefits" in the top navigation bar.
- Select "Settings" in the secondary navigation bar.
- Select "Email" from the left-side menu.
- Select a subgroup from the "Benefits Group" dropdown to open that subgroup's email settings.
- In the notification table, select or clear the checkbox in the "Interested Party" column, the "Email employee" column, or both, for each notification you want to change.
BerniePortal saves each change as soon as you select or clear a checkbox — there's no separate save step. Not every notification offers both columns; some display a checkbox in only one. Repeat these steps for each Benefits subgroup you want to configure, since notification settings apply to one subgroup at a time.
To add an interested party:
Each subgroup has its own list of interested parties, managed in the Interested Parties table on the same Email settings page.
- Enter the person's name in the "First name" field.
- Enter their email address in the "E-mail" field.
- Select "Add."
BerniePortal requires a first name and a valid email address for each interested party, and adds them immediately — there's no separate save step.
To remove an interested party:
Select "Remove" next to the interested party you want to remove. BerniePortal removes them immediately, with no confirmation step.