ORNL Benefits
- 2026 Required Notices (updated February 19, 2026) includes all of the following:
- Women’s Health And Cancer Rights Act of 1998
- Newborns’ and Mothers’ Health Protection Act of 1996
- Employee Assistance Program
- Notice of Special Enrollment Rights
- Creditable Coverage
- Notice of Privacy Practices (updated)
- Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) Notice (updated)
- Wellness Program Notice
- Notice of Nondiscrimination
- Notice Regarding Availability of Health Insurance Marketplace Coverage Options
As the Plan Sponsor for the Pension Plan for Employees at ORNL (the Plan), UT-Battelle is required to prepare an Annual Funding Notice (AFN). The AFN includes important funding information about the Plan. This notice also provides a summary of the Plan’s investment policy and rules governing the benefit payments guaranteed by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), a federal agency. This notice is for the plan year beginning January 1, 2024, and ending December 31, 2024. Review the cover letter and the complete funding notice.
If you have questions about the notice or terms therein, see the Funding Notice Frequently Asked Questions​​ or the Glossary​​.​ You may also contact Carissa Dunaway at 865-341-2107 or [email protected]
If you are interested in understanding more about the calculation of pension assets and liabilities, please click here.
Posted February 13, 2026:
A Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) must be prepared to split (or award) retirement assets during a divorce. Preparing a QDRO can be a time-consuming and a labor-intensive process. This site provides information needed for each plan to start the QDRO process.
Pension Plan
The Defined Benefit QDRO Procedure & Sample QDRO provides information needed for a Defined Benefit QDRO. Please provide this document to your attorney.
ORNL Pension Plan QDRO Procedures
Please contact Charles Schwab at 1-800-724-7526 to request the procedures and a sample QDRO.
Please be aware that unless a DRO meets the necessary criteria that make it a QDRO, the Plan Administrator is not permitted to make a distribution to anyone other than the Participant. According to the United States Department of Labor, the determination of whether a DRO is a QDRO is made by the Plan Administrator, (in this case the UT-Battelle, LLC).
ORNL Benefits Service Center
Toll Free: 1-800-211-3622 (Phone)
TTY Service: 1-800-855-2880 (http://relayservices.att.com)
Hours: 8 am – 8 pm ET Monday – Friday, except holidays
ORNL Benefits Office
Local: 865-574-7474
Toll Free: 1-866-576-7766
Fax: 1-865-341-3413
Email: [email protected]
Address: PO Box 2008, MS 6465, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6465
Pension Payroll Services
Address: 1 Bethel Valley Road, MS 6438, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6338
Email: [email protected]
Form 2025 1095-C is available upon request. The IRS has provided guidance for self-funded medical insurers, giving us a reprieve from mailing out 1095-C forms to anyone that was not a full-time employee any month during the calendar year. You can request to receive a copy of your 1095-C form by sending an email to [email protected] or mail a written request to: ORNL Benefits, PO Box 2008, MS 6465, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6465. If you have any questions, please contact Shari Keller at 865-576-7766.