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Work/Life: You Change From Part-Time to Full-Time Status
Impact on Benefits
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If you change from part-time to full-time
status, your coverage under the following benefits programs may
be affected:
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 Medical
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| Special
Notes |
You'll
pay lower contribution rates for medical coverage. To review health
rates for full-time employees, click
here.
The new rates will automatically be
deducted from your paycheck as soon as your status change is processed. |
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Group Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability |
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Notes |
Your
University-provided basic life insurance coverage increases from $6,000
up to $12,000.
Your University-provided Long-Term
Disability coverage increases from $7,000 up to $14,000.
Your optional life insurance coverage
is a multiple of your annual salary. Click
here for more information.
Your Long-Term Disability coverage is
based on your annual salary. Click
here for more information. |
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Flexible Spending Accounts
(FSAs) |
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| What
You May Need to Do |
You may
elect to participate in or change your annual election for the
Dependent Care FSA for the remainder of the calendar year. |
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| When
You Should Do It |
Within 31
days of the date your work hours changed. |
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| How
to Do It |
- To enroll: Contact
the Benefits Office to request an FSA enrollment form
or click here to download
the form. Complete the form and return it to the Benefits Office.
- To change your current contributions:
Contact the Benefits Office to request a Change in
Status form or click here to download
the form. Complete the form and return it to the Benefits Office.
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Qualified Transportation Program |
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| What
You May Need to Do |
You may change the election or start
participation in the Qualified Transportation Program. |
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When
You
Should Do It |
You should
do it 45 days before the new election takes effect. |
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| How
to Do It |
- Contact the Benefits Office for an enrollment form, or click
here to download the form.
- Complete
the form and return it to the Benefits Office.
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Retirement Benefits |
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| Special Notes |
- Your contributions under the Contributory Retirement Plan ("CRP")
and the defined contribution part of the Retirement Income Plan
for Employees ("ERIP") are based on your compensation.
Accordingly, if your compensation increases with your change from
part-time to full-time status, your retirement contributions will
be based on your increased compensation.
- Your benefit under the defined benefit part of ERIP is based
in part on your Final Average Pay ("FAP"). Your FAP
is the average of your compensation over the five consecutive
years (out of your final ten years of employment) that produce
the highest five-year average. Accordingly, if your compensation
increases with your change from part-time to full-time status,
your FAP (and thus your defined benefit) may be increased.
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Time Off (Vacation Time, Personal Days, and Sick Accruals) |
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Notes |
Staff Employees
Only: Your time-off benefits will change based on the
number of hours you're scheduled to work in a week. For more
information, click here. |
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