New Employee
New Employees
Congratulations on your new position and welcome to Cook County!
- Medical insurance, including pharmacy coverage
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare and dependent care)
- Commuter Benefit
- Voluntary Benefits
For detailed information about Cook County’s employee benefits, use the Related Services menu to the right.
All employees are responsible for reviewing the ACA, COBRA and HIPAA Privacy information.
The Employee Benefits team is here to assist you. If you have any questions, please call us at 312-603-6385 or email risk.mgmt@cookcountyil.gov.
Documentation is required for establishing an employee’s legal relationship when adding a dependent due to new hire enrollment, during Open Enrollment or as a result of a qualifying life event. Documents written in a language other than English must be accompanied by a certified translation.
For assistance with logging into ESS, employees should contact their agency's Help Desk.