A Brief Summary of SIU School of Medicine Employee Benefits

BENEFITS	WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE	WHAT YOU RECEIVE
PAID TIME OFF Full Time or Part Time	Use as you accrue - Begin accruing time upon hire - maximum accrual is 2 years	13 paid holidays per year VACATION - See vacation chart for accrual rates Rates increase based on service time

PAID SICK TIME Full Time and Part Time (Part Time is prorated)	Begin accruing upon hire Use for personal illness, doctor visits and for illness of immediate family member	Civil Service - Accrue 12 days per year FA/PA with Term Appointment - Granted 43 days per year FA/PA with Continuing Appointment - granted 43 days per year + accrue 7.2 days per year
HEALTH INSURANCE Full Time or Part Time hired to work 18.75 hours or more per week	Effective first day of employment	State of Illinois insurance plans are offered with pre-tax premiums: - Quality Care Health Plan - Coventry HMO - Coventry Open Access Plan - Health Alliance HMO - HMO Illinois (BCBS) - Blue Advantage HMO (BCBS) - HealthLink Open Access Plan
DENTAL INSURANCE Full Time or Part Time hired to work 18.75 hours or more per week	Effective first day of employment	Administered by Delta Dental for the State with pre-tax premiums. Quality Care Dental Plan
LIFE INSURANCE Full Time or Part Time hired to work 18.75 hours or more per week	Effective first day of employment	State term life equalling emmployee's base annual salary is provided at no cost - additional amounts can be purchased - up to 8 times your annual salary. Optional employee life is portable upon termination from the university.
OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE	Available upon hire and during open enrollment periods	State term life and University-sponsored term life are both available for spouse and dependents.
LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE	SURS - 2 years after employment for medical; immediately if accidental VOLUNTARY LTD - 1st of the month following 60 days of employment (if elected)	State University disability program - 50% Voluntary LTD - Prudential - 66 2/3% or 16 2/3% SIU HC Faculty do not participate in Voluntary LTD
OPTIONAL TAX DEFERRED FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS	Flexible Spending Program eligibility within 60 days of employment, a qualifying event that makes you eligible, or during the annual Benefit Choice Period.	Pre-tax deductions to a Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) and / or Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP) that pays for IRS-approved expenses tax free.
OPTIONAL TAX DEFERRED VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS	Upon employment or throughout the year: 2017 Maximum Under Age 50 - $18,000 50 and over - $24,000 You may defer the maximum to both tax codes.	Deferred Compensation Plan (Tax Code 457) through the State of Illinois Tax Deferred Annuity (Tax Code 403B) through State Universities. A list of approved 403B companies is available in Benefit Services
EDUCATIONAL GRANTS FOR EMPLOYEES	Tuition waivers and/or tuition reimbursements available to employees. - The amount of the waiver or reimbursement is dependent on the hours per week an employee is expected to work. - Available for courses that begin after date of hire. Tuition waivers at state supported universities are also available for children of current employees that have been employed for 7 (seven) or more years.	Tuition Waivers - Graduate or undertraduate tuition waivers are available to all civil service employees at state supported universities. Tuition Reimbursement - Available to civil service and Administrative Professional employees who are enrolled at any other degree-granting institution not covered by the tuition waiver program.
SERVICE AWARD BANQUET	5 year anniversary increments	Off-site banquet. Service award pin / gifts
JURY DUTY	Immediately upon hire	Employees called for jury duty or subpoenaed will be granted a leave with pay. The employee will receive normal compensation during the time they are actually required to be present. Employee keeps jury duty pay.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE	After 1 year for FMLA Extended Sick Leave Benefit available to qualified Civil Service employees who have completed their probationary period.	Eligible employees can be granted a leave of absence for themselves, a qualified family member, personal, educational, or military reasons.
FUNERAL LEAVE	Immediately - bereavement leave rather than funeral leave	3 days for immediate family 1 day for relatives outside the immediate family.
EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM	Upon employment	Employees and covered family members may receive services 24 hours a day, 7 days per week through Magellan.
CREDIT UNION	Upon Employment	Available: - Heartland Credit Union - Credit Union 1 - SIU Employee Credit Union

BENEFITS

WHEN YOU ARE ELIGIBLE

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

PAID TIME OFF

Full Time or Part Time

Use as you accrue -

Begin accruing time upon hire - maximum accrual is 2 years

13 paid holidays per year

VACATION - See vacation chart for accrual rates
Rates increase based on service time

PAID SICK TIME

Full Time and Part Time (Part Time is prorated)

Begin accruing upon hire

Use for personal illness, doctor visits and for illness of immediate family member

Civil Service - Accrue 12 days per year

FA/PA with Term Appointment - Granted 43 days per year

FA/PA with Continuing Appointment - granted 43 days per year + accrue 7.2 days per year

HEALTH INSURANCE

Full Time or Part Time hired to work 18.75 hours or more per week

Effective first day of employment

State of Illinois insurance plans are offered with pre-tax premiums:

- Quality Care Health Plan

- Coventry HMO

- Coventry Open Access Plan

- Health Alliance HMO

- HMO Illinois (BCBS)

- Blue Advantage HMO (BCBS)

- HealthLink Open Access Plan

DENTAL INSURANCE

Full Time or Part Time hired to work 18.75 hours or more per week

Effective first day of employment

Administered by Delta Dental for the State with pre-tax premiums.

Quality Care Dental Plan

LIFE INSURANCE

Full Time or Part Time hired to work 18.75 hours or more per week

Effective first day of employment

State term life equalling emmployee's base annual salary is provided at no cost - additional amounts can be purchased - up to 8 times your annual salary.

Optional employee life is portable upon termination from the university.

OPTIONAL LIFE INSURANCE

Available upon hire and during open enrollment periods

State term life and University-sponsored term life are both available for spouse and dependents.

LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE

SURS - 2 years after employment for medical; immediately if accidental

VOLUNTARY LTD - 1st of the month following 60 days of employment (if elected)

State University disability program - 50% Voluntary LTD - Prudential - 66 2/3% or 16 2/3%

SIU HC Faculty do not participate in Voluntary LTD

OPTIONAL TAX DEFERRED FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS

Flexible Spending Program eligibility within 60 days of employment, a qualifying event that makes you eligible, or during the annual Benefit Choice Period.

Pre-tax deductions to a Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) and / or Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP) that pays for IRS-approved expenses tax free.

OPTIONAL TAX DEFERRED VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

Upon employment or throughout the year:

2017 Maximum
Under Age 50 - $18,000
50 and over - $24,000

You may defer the maximum to both tax codes.

Deferred Compensation Plan (Tax Code 457) through the State of Illinois

Tax Deferred Annuity (Tax Code 403B) through State Universities.

A list of approved 403B companies is available in Benefit Services

EDUCATIONAL GRANTS FOR EMPLOYEES

Tuition waivers and/or tuition reimbursements available to employees.

- The amount of the waiver or reimbursement is dependent on the hours per week an employee is expected to work.

- Available for courses that begin after date of hire.

Tuition waivers at state supported universities are also available for children of current employees that have been employed for 7 (seven) or more years.

Tuition Waivers - Graduate or undertraduate tuition waivers are available to all civil service employees at state supported universities.

Tuition Reimbursement - Available to civil service and Administrative Professional employees who are enrolled at any other degree-granting institution not covered by the tuition waiver program.

SERVICE AWARD BANQUET

5 year anniversary increments

Off-site banquet.

Service award pin / gifts

JURY DUTY

Immediately upon hire

Employees called for jury duty or subpoenaed will be granted a leave with pay. The employee will receive normal compensation during the time they are actually required to be present.

Employee keeps jury duty pay.

LEAVES OF ABSENCE

After 1 year for FMLA

Extended Sick Leave Benefit available to qualified Civil Service employees who have completed their probationary period.

Eligible employees can be granted a leave of absence for themselves, a qualified family member, personal, educational, or military reasons.

FUNERAL LEAVE

Immediately - bereavement leave rather than funeral leave

3 days for immediate family

1 day for relatives outside the immediate family.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Upon employment

Employees and covered family members may receive services 24 hours a day, 7 days per week through Magellan.

CREDIT UNION

Upon Employment

Available:

- Heartland Credit Union

- Credit Union 1

- SIU Employee Credit Union