Management Personnel
Summary of Applicable Benefits
The following is a summary of benefits for employees occupying job titles
classified as "management" by the Board of Trustees of the County College of
Morris:
Listing of
Benefits:
I. Statutory
Benefits
II. Retirement Benefits
III. Health
/ Dental Benefits:
A. State Health
Benefit Program
B. Delta Dental's
Premier Dental Program
C.
Health Benefit Waiver
IV. Wage Replacement Benefits:
A. Life Insurance
B. Short Term
Disability
C. Long Term Disability
V. Paid
Leave
A
Holidays
B. Vacation Leave
C. Sick Leave
D. Personal Leave
E. Floating Holidays
F. Family
Illness Leave
VI. Educational Assistance Benefits:
A.
Tuition Reimbursement
B. Tuition
Waiver
VII. Other Benefits:
A.
Employee Assistance Program
B.
Mileage Reimbursement
VIII. Convenience
Benefits
A .
Credit Union
B.
Direct Deposit
C.
Bookstore
D.
MICRA
E.
Buyer's Edge Purchasing Plan
IX. Savings Plans (Optional)
A.
Supplemental Annuity Collective Trust
B . Additional
Contributions Tax-Sheltered
C. 457(b) Retirement Savings Plan
Probationary Period
Brief Description of Benefits - Below is a brief
description of each benefit plan. These descriptions are not intended to provide all the
rights, privileges, or conditions for use of the benefits. Instead, this
listing is intended to provide employees with an overall view of their benefit
program. Detailed information will be provided to the
newly hired employee during their benefits orientation.
Statutory Benefits - As
required by law, the College offers the following statutory benefits:
- Social Security (FICA)
- Workers Compensation Insurance
- Unemployment Compensation Insurance
- New Jersey State and Federal Family & Medical Leave
Retirement Benefits-
Employees will be enrolled in either the
Alternate Benefit Program
(ABP) or
in the Public Employees
Retirement System (PERS) provided they meet the state's
eligibility criteria. Membership is
determined by the NJ Division of Pensions and Benefits.
All employees can elect to make
supplemental tax-deferred annuities with outside investment carriers on the same
basis and with the same carriers as currently available to members of the ABP.
The following providers are currently approved by the
Division of Pensions and Benefits to offer annuity investment accounts:
AIG-VALIC
Metlife (formerly
Citistreet)
Equitable
The Hartford
ING
TIAA-CREF
In addition, the college offers a 457(b) plan through
TIAA-CREF which allows additional tax-deferred contributions to help increase an
employee's retirement savings. This benefit is available to all employees
regardless of pension plan participation.
Health Benefits:
- State Health Benefit Plan
- Membership in the N.J. State Health Benefit
Program. This program provides health insurance coverage through either: 1)
Traditional Indemnity Plan (Blue Cross/Blue Shield); 2) a choice from a number of Health
Maintenance Organizations (HMO’s); or 3) a Point of Service Plan (New Jersey Plus
Health Plan).
- Delta Dental of NJ - This plan provides single
(employee only) coverage in Delta Dental's
Premier Dental Program. Employees may purchase
coverage for their dependents at their own expense.
- Health Benefit Waiver -
Employees eligible for health coverage who are covered by another health
plan are eligible to waive their health coverage at CCM. Those who elect to
waive coverage will receive quarterly, taxable, cash stipends according to
the level of coverage they waive. Coverage begins the first of the month
following a 60 day waiting period from the date of hire.
Wage Replacement Benefits:
- Life Insurance - Depending on which pension system
your position has been assigned to, you may be eligible
for the following life insurance
benefits through the college. Enrollment in life
insurance is accomplished through completion of the pension enrollment
application and coverage is effective on the date of pension membership.
Eligibility for coverage and the amount of coverage is determined by the
State.
Active members of the Alternate Benefit Program have life insurance which provides
death benefits to active employees up to 3
½ times the last 12 months of base salary earned by the member.
For more information, click on the following link:
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/abpman.htm
Active members of PERS have life insurance which provides death benefits to active
employees up to 3 times the last 12 months of base salary earned by the member.
For more information, click on the following link:
http://www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/epbam/exhibits/handbook/persbook.pdf
- Short Term Disability Benefits
- In the event of a serious illness, Management employees are entitled to salary
continuation at 100% of regular base earnings for up to 180 days. The employee must
first use one-half of their accrued sick leave.
- Long Term Disability Benefits
- Depending on which pension system your position has been assigned to, you are
eligible to apply for the following long term disability benefits:
Vested members (1 year of membership in ABP) of the ABP are eligible to receive 60% of regular base earnings for a disability
which lasts longer than six months. Vested members (10 years of
PERS membership) of PERS are
eligible to receive a pension for permanent disability under the guidelines outlined by
the State.
Paid Leave
Educational Assistance Benefits:
- Tuition Reimbursement - Each employee is
eligible to apply for reimbursement for up to 12 credits per year of approved graduate
courses, up to the prevailing Rutgers University in-state graduate rate. Reimbursement
for total group is capped at $15,000.
Additional information is available in Human Resources.
- Tuition Waiver - Management employees, their spouses
and dependent children are eligible for tuition waivers for course work, credit and
non-credit, taken at CCM.
Other Benefits:
- Employee Assistance Program
- Provides 2 free, confidential, professional counseling sessions for employees and
their covered family members
each year.
- Mileage Reimbursement- Each
employee is entitled to mileage reimbursement in accordance with the reimbursement rate
established by the Board of Trustees for use of their private automobile while conducting official College
business which requires travel.
Convenience Benefits - The
College offers the following benefits for the convenience of our employees:
- Credit Union - Employees and their families may join Tri-Co Federal Credit Union.
- Direct Deposit - Employees can automatically deposit their entire
paycheck to a bank(s) of their choice.
- Bookstore Discount - Employees receive a 15% discount on purchases
of $5.00 or more.
- MICRA - The Morris County Industrial Recreation Association is a non-profit
organization which provides sports programs including a
winter tennis team and a summer softball team. Information is posted on the Benefit Information Web Page and in
the CCMemo (Internal Newsletter).
- Buyers Edge - The Buyers
Edge is a consumer buying service that guarantees the lowest prices on most major
purchases for their 2.5 million members in the tri-state area. To access this web page
you'll need to have the College's user name and password. To obtain this information, call
the Human Resources Department (x-5035) or e-mail Ms.
Karyn Norberg mailto:knorberg@ccm.edu
Savings Plans (Voluntary) - Employees
have the option of tax sheltering money through the following plans:
Probationary Period - The probationary
period for newly hired employees is 90 days.
Questions related to any of the benefits programs or a desire for further information
may be addressed to Karyn Norberg, Benefits Manager at
ext. 5035 or mailto:knorberg@ccm.edu
or Rita Ragany-Bayer, Associate Director of Human Resources at ext. 5041 or
mailto:rragany-bayer@ccm.edu.
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