Enrolling in Benefits

Eligibility

All active, regular full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in the benefits program.

Eligible Dependents

When you enroll yourself in medical, dental, and/or vision coverage, you may also cover your eligible dependents, including:

Spouse or domestic partner (if they are not eligible under another medical plan)
Biological, adopted, or step-children up to end of the month they turn age 26 (Domestic partner’s child(ren) are eligible)
Children age 26 or older who are incapable of self-support due to a mental or physical condition that existed prior to age 26 and who were eligible for coverage as dependents prior to age 26
Children named in a qualified medical child support order (QMCSO)
Children for whom the employee assumes legal guardianship

For additional coverage information, please refer to the Spectrum Brands’ SPD.

If you add a dependent, you will be required to provide documentation certifying the eligibility of your dependents. Call the Dependent Verification Center at 800-725-5810 or visit spectrumbrands.benefitsnow.com and click on Documentation Required for your dependents under To-Do’s.

How to Enroll

To start the enrollment process, log in to MyApps and click on Benefits System.
Click the blue Enroll Now button. Verify your personal information.
Ready to enroll? Once you’ve reached the Summary of Your Benefit Elections page, click the blue Take Me Through Each Benefit button to start selecting your 2026 benefits.
Review your elections and submit.
Don’t forget to enter or review your beneficiary information by hovering over your name in the top right corner of the screen and clicking on Beneficiaries.
You will receive a confirmation statement of your 2026 benefit elections at your home shortly after enrolling.

Enroll in Benefits via the Alight Portal

When Can You Enroll?

Benefits coverage for full-time employees begins on the date of hire, and you have 30 days to elect your benefits or make changes after a Qualified Life Event.

New employees must enroll within 30 days of becoming eligible. Benefits begin on your date of hire.

Existing employees can enroll during the annual open enrollment period.

If you miss the enrollment deadline, you’ll need to wait until the next open enrollment period.

New Hire Event and Open Enrollment Window

If you are a new hire and also in the Open Enrollment window with Spectrum Brands, you must enroll in both New Hire benefits and Open Enrollment benefits. If you do not complete both of these changes, you will not have benefits for the coming year.

Making Changes After Open Enrollment

After Open Enrollment, you cannot make changes to your benefits during the year unless you have a Qualified Life Event and you will have to wait until the next Open Enrollment period to make changes, unless you experience another Qualified Life Event.

Qualified Life Events

Change in legal marital status
Change in number of dependents or dependent eligibility status
Change in employment status that affects eligibility for you, your spouse/domestic partner, or dependent child(ren)
Change in residence that affects access to network providers
Change in your health coverage or your spouse’s/domestic partner’s coverage due to your spouse’s/domestic partner’s employment
Change in your or a dependent’s eligibility for Medicare or Medicaid
Court order requiring coverage for your child
“Special enroliment event” under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA), including a new dependent by marriage, birth or adoption, or loss of coverage under another health insurance plan
Event allowed under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act (you have 60 days to request enrollment due to events allowed under CHIP).

You must submit any changes within 30 days of the event.