Merit Supervisory Benefits
The following is a brief description of our complete benefits package. The type of appointment, percent of time worked, and length of the appointment determine the benefits for which each employee is eligible. Booklets describing the benefit plans more fully are available in the Human Resource Services office.
Health Insurance/Dental Insurance
Optional benefit available to eligible employees. Becomes effective on the first of the month after date of hire. UNI pays entire cost for single coverage. UNI and employee share the cost of family coverage.
UNI
Health Plan Benefit Certificate
UNI Health - Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield (Indemnity Plan) |
Inpatient Coverage |
 Deductible - first two days room and board charges
90% of UCR
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Outpatient Coverage |
90% of UCR - no deductible or copayment |
Other Covered Services |
Prescription drugs, Physical therapy, Ambulance
Deductible - $100 per year per contract
Coverage - 90% of UCR |
Nervous/Mental, Drug/Alcohol Abuse Services |
Outpatient - 50% coverage to 34 visits per calendar year
Inpatient - Inpatient benefits up to maximum of 45 days per person per year. |
Maximum Out of Pocket |
$500 per contract per year |
UNI
Blue Advantage Benefit Certificate
UNI Blue Advantage Prescription Benefit Certificate
UNI Blue Advantage (HMO)
Requires designation of Primary Care Physician (PCP) from the Blue Advantage Network |
Inpatient Coverage |
90% in-network facility |
| Outpatient Coverage |
Provided by PCP, with referral from PCP or self-referred when allowed |
| Office visits |
100% after $10 copayment |
| Preventive Care |
100% |
| Routine eye exams |
100% after $10 copayment |
| Chiropractic care |
100% after $10 copayment to maximum of 12 per year |
Nervous/Mental, Drug/Alcohol Abuse Services |
Outpatient - Maximum 34 visits per person per calendar year
Inpatient - Maximum 45 days per person per calendar year |
| Prescription Drugs |
$5 copayment for generic drugs, $10 copayment for others |
| Other Covered Service |
90% coverage |
| Maximum Out of Pocket - 10% Co-Insurance Only |
Single Contract - $500 per year
Family Contract - $1,000 per year |
| Maximum Benefits |
$2,000,000 per person per lifetime |
Delta Dental Plan |
Preventive Maintenance Care |
100% |
Routine Restorative Care and Surgical Care |
50% |
Major Restorative Care and Dental Prostheses |
50% after $50 deductible |
Maximum Benefit for Preventive Maintenance Care, Routine and Major Restorative Care, Surgical Care, Prostheses |
$600 per person per year |
Orthodontic Care |
50% coverage after $100 deductible up to maximum of $500 per person per year
Available only to dependent children to age 19. |
Health & Dental Insurance Rates
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Group Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
Participation in the life insurance program and the accidental death and dismemberment program is automatic for employees with a permanent appointment of one-half time or more for a minimum of nine months. UNI pays the entire cost for both programs.
Life coverage is 21/2 times the budgeted salary to a maximum of $250,000. Accidental death benefit is an additional 21/2 times the budgeted salary to a maximum of $250,000.
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Long Term Disability Insurance/Retirement Protection Plan Insurance
Participation in the long term disability insurance program and the retirement protection plan insurance program is automatic for employees with a permanent appointment of one-half time or more for a minimum of nine months. The coverage begins to phase in after one year of continuous employment. UNI pays the entire cost for both programs. Maximum Benefit is 70% of salary up to a limit of $5,833 per month.
Merit Supervisory employees may apply for supplemental disability coverage by paying the entire cost.
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Retirement Programs
Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) |
Compulsory except for those enrolled in TIAA/CREF and student employees of the University. IPERS is a Defined Benefit plan. UNI pays 5.75 percent of salary. Employee pays 3.7 percent of salary.
Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association
and College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA/CREF) |
Available to eligible employees with budgeted salary of $7,800 or more. TIAA/CREF is a Defined Contribution plan. UNI pays 6 2/3% of first $4,800; 10% of all over $4,800. Employee pays 3 1/3% of first $4,800; 5% of all over $4,800. After 5 years of service, UNI pays 10% and employee pays 5%.
Supplemental Tax Sheltered Annuities - TSA |
Available to all eligible employees. Tax deferred contributions only from employee's salary. UNI does not contribute toward this program. Maximum contribution is defined by IRS regulations
For additional information, contact Human Resource Services at 273-2422.
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Premium Only Plan
Employees electing family health and/or dental coverage are eligible to participate in the Premium Only Plan which is in conformance with Sections 106 and 125 of the Internal Revenue Code. This plan allows insurance premiums to be exempt from withholding taxes. (Federal and State Income and FICA/Medicare).
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Dependent Care and Medical/Dental Expense Spending Accounts
Eligible staff members may elect to have pretax withholdings from their paychecks deposited in special accounts for reimbursement of dependent care/uninsured medical and dental expenses. These plans are administered in conformance with Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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Workers' Compensation
All UNI employees are covered by State of Iowa Workers' Compensation which pays medical and indemnity benefits for employees injured on the job. UNI pays the entire cost of the program.
Employees who are injured on the job should report the injury to their supervisor, regardless of how minor the injury. The supervisor will complete the Employers' First Report of Injury Form and send it along with any medical charges to the Benefits Office. If treatment is necessary, Occupational Health at Sartori Hospital is the designated provider for UNI. In addition, the doctor or hospital should be notified that the claim is for a work injury and will be paid by State of Iowa. The claim should not be filed with the staff member's health insurance carrier.
For additional information, refer to the Human Resource Workers' Compensation page.
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Social Security
All employees are required to contribute to Social Security programs. The UNI contribution is identical to the employee contribution. FICA withholding is 6.20% of all earnings to a defined limit. Medicare withholding is 1.45% of all earnings.
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Sick Leave
Full time employees accrue sick leave at 12 hours (1 ½ days) per month. Employees who are employed for 20 or more hours but less than 40 hours per week for at least an academic year accrue sick leave on a pro rata basis. Employees hired on a temporary appointment do not accrue sick leave.
Sick leave accrues during a period of absence for which a staff member is paid sick leave. Sick leave does not accrue during vacation payout nor during any period of absence without pay. Accrual of sick leave is unlimited.
If a holiday falls during a period of sick leave usage, it is paid as a holiday and is not charged to the sick leave accumulation. If an employee is hospitalized while on vacation, the employee may use sick leave for days actually spent in a hospital. No other conversion of vacation to sick leave is authorized.
Employee may use sick leave for:
Employee's own illness or medical treatment
Emergency Leave - maximum of 40 hours per anniversary year for the emergency care for ill or injured immediate family members. Immediate family is defined as, and limited to, the employee's spouse, children, grandchildren, foster children, stepchildren, legal wards, parents, grandparents, foster parents, stepparents, brothers, foster brothers, step brothers, sons-in-law, brothers-in-law, sisters, foster sisters, stepsisters, daughters-in-law, sisters-in-law, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, first cousins, corresponding relatives of the employee's spouse, and other persons who are member of the employee's household.
Funeral Leave - 24 hours for the death of an immediate family member (see above).
Pallbearer Leave - 8 hours per occurrence to serve as pallbearer or funeral attendant
Adoption Leave - 40 hours per occurrence
Employees who have accrued 240 hours (30 days) of sick leave may elect to convert 12 hours of sick leave to 4 hours of vacation any month in which sick leave is not used. Converted sick leave becomes part of vacation accrual. Conversion is done on a monthly basis and cannot be converted on a retrospective basis. Forms are available from the Payroll Department (3-6211), or in the UNI On-Line Forms Repository.
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Vacation and Personal Days
Staff members begin earning vacation on their first day in pay status. Vacation accrues for all hours in pay status. Vacation usage is not permitted in excess of the staff member's current vacation balance.
Staff members who are regularly employed for 20 or more hours but less than 40 hours per week on a continuing basis will accrue vacation and personal days on a pro rata basis. Questions should be referred to Payroll, 3-6211.
Holidays falling within the period of a paid vacation are paid as holidays and are not charged to the staff member's vacation. This does not apply to the vacation payout.
Following is the schedule for vacation accrual:
Years of Service |
Monthly Vacation Accrual |
Monthly Personal Day Accrual |
Monthly Total |
Annual Accrual-Hours. |
Annual Accrual-Days |
0 - 4 |
6.67 |
1.33 |
8.00 |
96 Hours |
12 Days |
4 - 11 |
10.00 |
1.33 |
11.33 |
136 Hours |
17 Days |
11 - 19 |
13.33 |
1.33 |
14.66 |
176 Hours |
22 Days |
19 - 24 |
14.67 |
1.33 |
16.00 |
192 Hours |
24 Days |
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25+ |
16.67 |
1.33 |
18.00 |
216 Hours |
27 Days |
Maximum accrual is twice the annual accrual. If sick leave is being converted to vacation the maximum accrual is increased by 12 days. When the maximum accrual limit is reached no further time will accrue until some vacation is used.
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Holidays
UNI employees receive eleven holidays per year. Two of these are "personal holidays" and are included in the vacation accrual. The other nine are:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King's Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday following Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
1 additional holiday per year designated by administration
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Family and Medical Leave Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides up to 12 weeks* of job-protected leave to "eligible" employees for certain family and medical reasons. Employees are eligible if they have worked for UNI for over one year and for 1,250 hours in the previous 12 months. Health and dental coverages may be continued during this leave with the University continuing to pay its share of the premium.
Reasons for taking family leave are:
1. To care for the employee's child after birth, or placement for adoption or foster care.
2. To care for the employee's spouse, child or parent who has a serious health condition.
3. For a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform their own job.
The employee is required to provide 30 days advance leave notice when feasible and to provide medical certification.
For more information on policy and procedures, contact Human Resources at 273-2824.
*An employee is entitled to only 12 weeks of family and medical leave in a "rolling" year, meaning that no more than 12 weeks of leave can be used within a period of 12 months.
For additional online information,
refer to Human Resource Services' FMLA
page.
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Vacation Transfer for Catastrophic Illness Contributions
Vacation time may be donated to the sick leave account of an eligible employee at UNI who is suffering from a catastrophic illness and has exhausted all vacation and sick leave.
Catastrophic illness or injury means an illness and injury resulting in a medical condition for which a physician has certified that the condition is likely to result in a loss of 30 or more work days.
Leave shall be donated in increments of one hour or more on a pay period basis. The total amount of donations received by one employee each pay period can not exceed the employee's regularly scheduled hours of work for that pay period.
Total leave donations received by an employee may not exceed the amount necessary to cover the 90 working day, Long Term Disability waiting period.
Leave donations that are credited for use as sick leave will not be included in vacation payouts and will be forfeited in the event of the employee's termination from employment or death.
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Early Retirement Incentive Program
The Early Retirement Incentive Program is a program which allows retirement with continuing University contributions to health insurance, dental insurance and retirement program. Early Retirement Incentive is available to Merit Supervisory Staff who are 57 years of age or older and who have 15 or more years of service to UNI or to another Iowa Board of Regents institution. Participation is subject to the approval of the employee's department. The current program is available to employees who are eligible and retire prior to June 30, 2002.
For additional information, refer
to the Human Resource Services Retirement
Page.
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Phased Retirement Program
The eligibility requirements
for the phased retirement program are 57 years of age or older
and 15 or more years of service. Participation requires approval
of department.
For additional
information, refer to the Human Resource Services Retirement
page or call 273-2521.
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Who to Call
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For Information Concerning... |
Contact |
Phone Number |
Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
Catastrophic Illness |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
Flexible Spending Account
R.D. Drenkow & Co., Inc |
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273-2422
1-800-383-1623 |
Dental Insurance |
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Delta Dental Claims |
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1-800-544-0718 |
Coverage Changes |
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273-2422 |
Employee Assistance Program |
|
235-3550 or
1-800-303-9996 |
Family and Medical Leave Act |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
Group Life Insurance |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
Health Insurance |
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Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield Claims |
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1-800-600-4149 |
Blue Advantage |
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1-800-355-2031 |
Coverage Changes |
|
273-2422 |
Long-Term Disability |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
Premium Only Plan |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
Retirement Programs |
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General Information |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
IPERS |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
Phased Retirement |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
TIAA/CREF |
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Change TIAA/CREF Allocations |
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1-800-842-2252 |
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General Information |
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1-800-842-2733 |
Supplemental Retirement Annuity |
Cindy Webb |
273-2521 |
Sick Leave |
Linda Gruetzmacher |
273-3003 |
Social Security |
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1-800-772-1213 |
Vacation and Personal Days |
Linda Gruetzmacher |
273-3003 |
Workers' Compensation Claims |
Chris Rohwedder |
273-3419 |
Sartori Memorial Hospital Occupational Health Department |
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268-3215 |
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