Academic-Administrative Personnel Federation
Summary of Applicable Benefits
The following is a summary of benefits for employees covered by the
collective bargaining agreement between the County College of Morris and the
Academic-Administrative Personnel Federation (AAPF):
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.
Service Bonus
B.
Employee Assistance Program
C.
Mileage Reimbursement
D.
Meal 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 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. Click on the plan for a description of the 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
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
dependent coverage 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
- The AAPF contract provides salary continuation at 80% of regular base earnings for
up to six months. The employee must first either utilize all of his/her accrued sick leave
or be out for 30 calendar days, whichever event occurs later.
- Long Term Disability Benefits
- Depending on which pension system your position has been assigned to, you are
eligible to apply for the following life insurance 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 service) of PERS are
eligible to receive a pension for permanent disability under the guidelines outlined by
the State.
Paid Leave
- Holidays - AAPF employees are entitled to a
total of up to 15 paid holidays each year.
- Vacation Leave - AAPF employees
are
entitled to vacation leave following the successful
completion of their probationary period. Annual vacation leave time
accrues according to their years of service:
Years of
Service
Annual Vacation Leave
0 to
9 Years
22 Vacation Days
10th Year and
Beyond 24
Vacation Days
- Sick Leave - Each employee
accrues one sick day on the
15th day of each month.
- Personal Leave -
New AAPF employees accrue one day for each three months
of completed employment to a maximum of three days. Thereafter,
AAPF employees accrue
three personal leave days each fiscal year.
- Floating Holidays - AAPf employees accrue two
floating holidays each fiscal year.
- Family Illness Leave In the event of serious illness of immediate family each
full-time employee is entitled to four (4) family illness days per fiscal year.
Educational Assistance Benefits:
- Tuition Reimbursement - Each employee is
eligible to apply for reimbursement for up to 12 credits per year of approved courses, up to the prevailing Rutgers University in-state rate. Reimbursement
for total group is capped as described in the AAPF
contract.
- Tuition Waiver - Employees and their spouses may
enroll at CCM for credit courses on a tuition free basis for a combined total of 18
credits and 4 non-credit courses per fiscal year. Dependent children, age
23 or younger, may enroll at CCM for credit courses on a tuition free basis for a
total of 30 credits per fiscal year.
Other Benefits:
- Mileage Reimbursement - Each
employee is entitled to mileage reimbursement in accordance
at the rate of reimbursement
established by the Board of Trustees for use of their private automobile while conducting official College
business which requires travel.
- Meal Reimbursement - Employees required to work three or more hours
beyond their regular work days shall be entitled to a meal allowance of $8.50.
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
request to deposit their
entire paycheck to a bank(s) of their choice.
- Bookstore Discount - Employees receive a 15% discount on
all non-sale items provided a 15% mark-up exists, and
provided the total purchase exceeds $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 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:
- SACT - This site
provides a plan description of the Supplemental
Annuity Collective Trust. The SACT is a voluntary investment program that
provides retirement income separate from, and in addition to, your basic pension plan.
This program is only available to members of PERS.
- ACTS -
This site provides a plan description of the Additional Contributions Tax-Sheltered
(ACTS) Program. ACTS allows eligible employees to obtain supplemental
tax-deferred annuities with a variety of carriers through a salary reduction agreement.
-
457(b)- The college offers a 457(b) plan
through TIAA-CREF which enables you to set aside a portion of your salary on
a before-tax basis providing employees another way to save for retirement.
Employees may contribute as much as 100% of gross annual compensation,
generally not to exceed the allowable IRS stated maximum.
Probationary Period - The probationary
period for newly hired employees is 6 months.
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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