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Benefits Summary
| Eligibility |
Permanent employees, lawful spouse or same-sex domestic partner, dependent children |
| Effective Date of Coverage |
First day of the month following your date of employment |
| Medical &
Dental Plan Costs |
Basic premium employer provided, employee share from $30 to $232 depending on choice of plan |
| Vision | Covered under medical plan |
| Waiving Medical Coverage | If you have other medical insurance you can choose to waive medical coverage, you will still be covered under the dental insurance plan |
Life Insurance
| Eligibility |
Permanent employees, lawful spouse or same-sex domestic partner, dependent children under 24 years of age | |
| Effective Date of Coverage |
Part A - first of the month following date of employment | Part B,C,D,E - first of the month following approval date |
| Part A |
$25,000 Basic Term Life $5,000 Accidental Death and Dismemberment |
Employer provided |
| Part B, C, D |
Optional insurance coverage for employee, spouse, and family is available at additional cost to employee | |
| Part E |
Voluntary Accidental Death and Dismemberment for employee, spouse, and family is available at additional cost to employee | |
Long Term Disability
| Basic Plan |
Provides 60% of the first $400 predisability
earnings, reduced by any deductible income |
Maximum benefit $240, minimum benefit
$50 per month
Employer provided |
Benefits are paid after 90 days
of disability or the period of accumulated sick leave, whichever is
longer |
| Optional Plan |
There is an optional plan available at additional cost to employee | ||
Vacation and Sick Leave
| Vacation |
Sick Leave |
Personal Leave | |
| Classified |
Bargaining unit
members Monthly accrual begins at 8 hours per month, increases based on years of service to a maximum of 14.67 hours per month Maximum accrual - 240 hrs. Can be taken after 6 months of continuous employment. Non-bargaining unit members Monthly accrual 16.67 hrs per month Maximum accrual - 400 hrs. |
8 hours per month |
One day in the period of July 1, 2005 - June 30, 2007
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| Personal Holiday | |||
One day per calendar year May be taken after 4 months
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| Exempt & Administrators |
20 hours per month
Maximum accrual 480 hrs. |
8 hours per month |
One day per calendar year May be taken after 4 months |
| Faculty |
None |
1 day per month, for each month
worked |
One day per academic year |
Tax Deferred Retirement Plans
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PERS Plan I |
PERS Plan II | PERS Plan III |
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| Defined
Benefit (DB) Component |
Defined Contribution (DC) Component | |||
| Employee Share |
6.00% |
4.15% of gross salary |
Not applicable |
Six rate options from 5% to 15% of salary |
| Employer Share |
6.00% |
6.12% of gross salary | 3.69% of gross salary |
Not applicable |
TIAA/CREF
| Member Share | under 35 5% of gross salary 35-49 7.5% of gross salary 50 and over 10% of gross salary |
| Employer Share | under 35 5% of gross salary
35-49 7.5% of gross salary 50 and over 10% of gross salary |
Teachers' Retirement System (TRS)
| Member Share | 6.00% |
| Employer Share | 4.74% |
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Resources | Highline Community College
2400 S. 240th Street | P.O. Box 98000, M.S. 99-200
Des Moines, WA 98198-9800
Phone: (206) 878-3710, ext. 3812 | Jobline: (206) 870-3751
Fax: (206) 870-3773 | TTY: (206) 870-4853