Emergency Ride Home
Registered Connect Bellevue Building Program participants who bus, bike, walk, carpool, or vanpool to work (and do not receive an ERH benefit from their ORCA employee program) are eligible for the Connect Bellevue Emergency Ride Home benefit.
The benefit includes reimbursement for up to four rides home, up to fifty miles in length, in a qualifying emergency.
Qualifying Emergencies
Employee illness: The employee becomes ill and must leave work.
Family member illness: When an immediate family member becomes ill, the employee must leave work to pick up or care for him or her.
Unscheduled overtime: The employee learns that he or she must work unscheduled overtime on the same day on which the overtime occurs.
Abandonment by one’s regular vanpool or carpool: The employee becomes stranded at work by his or her regular vanpool or carpool.
Bicycle emergency: The employee has an unrepairable flat tire, is injured or his or her bicycle is stolen.
Applying for Reimbursement
To receive a Conent Bellevue Emergency Ride Home reimbursement, employees must be registered participants in their building's Connect Bellevue Building Program.
If you experience a qualifying emergency, arrange for a ride home with a taxi company or transportation network company service, such as Lyft or Uber, and be sure to request a receipt from the driver. The receipt must show the fare paid, the driver’s name, and mileage. You will then need to complete the form below and upload the original receipt within two (2) days of returning to work.
Connect Bellevue will verify your qualified emergency with your supervisor and issue you a refund check within one month of receiving the request.