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| Benefit | Funding | Eligibility | Summary | ||||||||||
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| Health Insurance | |||||||||||||
| Health Insurance | K-State and the employee share the cost. | First day of month following 60 days of employment. Application must be submitted within the first 30 days of employment. Required documentation must accompany application. | Employee selects from a variety of medical plans, including dependent coverage. | ||||||||||
| Flexible Spending | |||||||||||||
| Flexible Spending Accounts (KanElect) | Employee | First day of month following 60 days of employment. Application must be submitted within the first 30 days of employment. | Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) available for unreimbursed medical and dental expenses and for dependent (child) care expenses. | ||||||||||
| Retirement Plan (Mandatory) | |||||||||||||
| Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) (401[a] Plan) | Employee pays 4% of gross salary | Mandatory participation | Employees hired before 7/1/2009: Eligible for retirement benefit at age 65 with any number of years service; age 62 with 10 years service; or combination of age and years of service equaling 85 points. Reduced benefit for early retirement at age 55 with 10 years of service credit. Retirement is based upon salary and years of service. | ||||||||||
| Employee pays 6% of gross salary | Mandatory participation | Employees hired on or after 7/1/2009: Eligible for retirement benefit at age 60 with 30 years of service. Reduced benefit for early retirement at age 55 with 10 years of service credit. Retirement is based upon salary and years of service. | |||||||||||
| Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans | |||||||||||||
| Voluntary 403(b) | Employee | Upon Employment | Employees may contribute to a voluntary retirement plan to the maximum limit allowed by the Internal Revenue Code. Pre-tax funds are withheld and deposited by K-State into an account of the employee’s choice with an approved retirement plan provider. | ||||||||||
| Deferred Compensation (457 Plan) | Employee | Upon Employment | State of Kansas Deferred Compensation Plan with ING Financial Advisers as the Plan Administrator. Employees may tax defer voluntary retirement contributions up to the maximum allowed by federal law. | ||||||||||
| Leave | |||||||||||||
| Vacation Leave | K-State | Accrues upon employment. Leave is credited and available for use the first day of the next pay period. |
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| Sick Leave | K-State | Accrues upon employment. Leave is credited and available for use the first day of the next pay period. | Full-time employees earn 3.7 hours per pay period. Leave is adjusted and prorated based upon the number of hours worked within a pay period. Sick leave may be used for employee’s personal illness or for qualified medical care. Under defined circumstances, sick leave may be used for illness or qualified medical care of family members. | ||||||||||
| Holidays | K-State | Upon employment | New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans’ Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and other days as designated by the Governor. | ||||||||||
| Military Leave | K-State | Upon employment | Military Leave programs vary according to military orders. | ||||||||||
| Funeral
Leave | K-State | Upon employment | May be granted leave with pay for a maximum of 6 working days, depending on circumstances, to make arrangements for and to attend the funeral of an immediate family member. | ||||||||||
| Life Insurance | |||||||||||||
| Group Term Life | K-State | Upon employment | Death benefit is 150% of the employee’s annual rate of compensation. | ||||||||||
| Accidental Death Benefit | K-State | Upon employment | The employment-connected accidental death benefit is provided to any benefits-eligible employee who, at the time of death, is actively participating in the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) retirement plan or the KPERS waiting period. Benefit includes a lump-sum amount of $50,000 and one-half of the employee's final average salary. | ||||||||||
| KPERS Optional | Employee | Upon employment | $5,000 to $250,000 coverage available. Guarantee issue of $50,000 if purchased within 30 days of initial hire. | ||||||||||
| Teachers and Employees Association (TEA) Optional | Employee | Upon employment | $10,000 to $250,000 with a maximum of 5 times annual salary coverage available. Guarantee issue of $50,000 if purchased within 30 days of initial hire. Dependent coverage and will preparation are also available. | ||||||||||
| Workers' Compensation | |||||||||||||
| Workers' Compensation | K-State | Upon employment (Reports must be submitted within 3 days of occurrence) | Employees are covered at any location at which they are working for K-State. | ||||||||||
| Long-Term Disability | |||||||||||||
| Long-Term Disability | K-State | Upon employment | Benefits start after 180 days of continuous and total disability and are paid monthly. Disability benefit is 60% of employee's annual rate of compensation on the date the employee was last at work to a maximum of $5,000 per month. | ||||||||||
| Tuition Assistance | |||||||||||||
| Tuition Assistance | K-State | Upon full-time employment | K-State will pay tuition for one (1) undergraduate- or graduate-level academic credit course with a maximum of three (3) credit hours, during each semester and intersession at a Kansas public university or college. | ||||||||||
| Learning Quest (529 Education Savings Program) | |||||||||||||
| Education Savings Program | Employee | Upon employment | The State of Kansas Learning Quest Education Savings Program offers the advantages of tax-deffered earnings growth and reduced taxes on withdrawals. Contributions are made on an after-tax basis. | ||||||||||
| U.S. Savings Bonds | |||||||||||||
| U.S. Savings Bonds | Employee | Upon employment | Series EE bonds may be purchased through payroll deduction. | ||||||||||
| Membership in Certified Employee Organization | |||||||||||||
| Employee Organization | Employee | Upon employment | Employees may request to have the membership dues for certified employee organizations deducted from their paycheck through payroll deduction. | ||||||||||
| Employee Assistance Program (LifeLine) | |||||||||||||
| Employee Assistance Program | Varies according to service | Upon employment | A service designed to help employees and family members with life events. A wellness component is also included. | ||||||||||
This is a summary only; specific questions should be referred to your department head or Division of Human Resources, (785) 532–6277.
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