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Employee Benefits Summary

Benefit

Who Pays

Who is Eligible

When Eligible*

What you Receive

Medical Insurance
Blue Cross

UAS & Employee

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

Medical Plan administered by Blue Cross/Blue Shield

Dental Insurance
Blue Cross Blue Shield

Employee

Regular FT & PT*

Within one month of hire date

Blue Cross Dental Plan

Vison Insurance

United Health Plan

VSP Plan

Employee

Regular FT & PT*

Within one month of hire date

United Health or VSP Vision Plan

Employer Sponsored Basic Group Life Insurance
MetLife

UAS

Regular FT

Immediately

Coverage varies with salary

Employer Sponsored Accidental Death & Dismemberment
MetLife

UAS

Regular FT

Immediately

$22,500 coverage

Employer Sponsored Long-Term Disability Insurance
The Standard

UAS

Regular FT

Immediately

Payments after 90 days of disability

Annual Leave

UAS

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

12-22 paid days earned per year (PT prorated)

Sick Leave

UAS

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

One paid day earned per month (PT prorated)

Paid Holidays

UAS

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

Paid days as annually communicated (PT prorated)

Personal Days

UAS

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

5 paid days per year (PT prorated)

Tuition Assistance Program

UAS

Regular FT

Immediately for employee, 6 months after hire for dependents

Three free credit hours per semester and one half additional required educational fees for employee, half tuition for dependents (PT prorated)

Teachers’ Retirement

UAS & Employee Regular FT & PT* Immediately Mandatory 5% employee contribution

UA System 403(b) Retirement Plan

UAS and/or Employee

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

Pre-tax contributions, employer match for FT exempt employees

UA System 457(b) Deferred Comp Plan

Employee

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

Deferral of income and taxes to later date

Section 125 Flexible Spending Accounts
Blue Cross

Employee

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

Tax savings on health and dependent care expenses

Optional Voluntary Life Insurance
Met Life

Employee

Regular FT

Immediately

Additional Life Insurance on employee and dependents

Optional Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
MetLife

Employee

Regular FT

Immediately

Additional AD&D insurance

Employee Assistance Program
DCH

UAS

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

Confidential counseling & referral services

Optional Critical Illness Insurance
Aflac

Employee

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

Additional Insurance on employee and dependents

Miscellaneous Benefits

UAS & Employee

Regular FT & PT*

Immediately

Use of libraries, rec center,  discount tickets, more

* Part-time regular employees working 20 hours a week or more are eligible for benefits as indicated on the chart above.

Benefits Summary By Employee Status

Employee Status Definitions

Miscllaneous Forms

 

 

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