Employee Benefits
Benefits Information Brief
Employee Information Packet
All
new employees will be furnished with an Employee Orientation
Packet by the Human Resources Office when enrolling as a new
employee. The Benefits Technician will explain all items
and point out important decisions to be made. The
pre-employment forms that need to be filled out include the
Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Federal I-9).
Proper identification needs to be provided before an
employee is eligible to work. Contact the Human Resources
Office, McMullen Hall Room 310, extension 2118
to set up an appointment with the Benefits Technician.
Paydays
MSU-Billings pays
bi-weekly. Pay periods are established in accordance with
the type of employee appointment.
See also: Payroll
Schedule
Retirement Systems
Faculty,
Administrators and Contract Professionals are required to
participate in the mandatory retirement plan: A Defined
Contribution Plan - TIAA/CREF is the underwriter.
Classified staff are covered by the Public Employees
Retirement System.
Group Medical Insurance
The
Montana University System offers a comprehensive Employee
Group Benefits Plan. The Plan consists of Comprehensive
Major Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, a Prescription Drug
Program, Vision Plan, Group Life Insurance, Accidental Death
and Dismemberment Benefits and Long Term Disability
Benefits. Employees may also purchase supplemental term
life insurance from Unum Life at reasonable group rates.
Health Care and Dependent Care Reimbursement accounts are
also an optional part of the benefits plan.
The benefits plan is
administered by a university system-wide committee. Our
membership consists of Faculty, staff, administration, and
retired employees.
Information
about the MUS Group Insurance
is available at: www.montana.edu/choices/
Delta Dental Plan Information
Please
follow the links below for more information regarding our dental plan.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Employee Benefit
Resources, LLP
Required Deductions
FICA (Social
Security), Medicare, Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax,
Retirement.
Voluntary Payroll Deductions
Payroll deductions are available for many voluntary items
such as the Foundation of MSU-Billings, United Way, Tax
sheltered and Tax deferred Annuities, Accidental Death and
Dismemberment Life Insurance, Supplemental Term Life
Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, US Savings Bonds,
Community Shares, etc.
Vacation Leave
on-Academic
employees who are continuously employed for a period of six
months will earn vacation leave as follows:
| Number of Years Employed |
Working Days of
Vacation Per Year |
| * 1 through 10 |
15 |
| *11 through 15 |
18 |
| *16 through 20 |
21 |
| *21 and up |
24 |
Administrators with rank earn 21 working days
per year.
Employees must be employed
continuously for a period of six months in order to receive
a vested interest in their vacation time. Terminating
employees will be paid for any unused vested vacation time.
An employee may not accrue more than two years vacation as
of December 31 on any given year.
Sick Leave
Employees who are in
continuous employment for a period of ninety days earn sick
leave credit at the rate of one working day for each month
of service. Terminating employees will be paid for 25% of
the accumulated sick leave hours.
Holidays
10 paid holidays a
year, along with general election day.
See also: List
of Holidays
Faculty/Staff Fee Waivers:
Employees holding a permanent position with an FTE of .75 or
greater for the entire period of enrollment may qualify for
a reduction in class fees in accordance with Campus policy.
For Dependent Tuition Fee Waivers please refer to the link
on the left hand side.
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