Employee Benefits Summary
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Vacation | Sick Leave | Administrative Leave | Holidays | Health Care Plans | Salary Increases | Life Insurance | Retirement Plans | Optional Programs

VACATION

Date of hire to beginning of new calendar
year - 1 day per month

1 year to 5 years	-	12 days per year
5 years to 12 years	-	15 days per year
12 years to 20 years	-	20 days per year
20 years and above	-	25 days per year
Up to one year of accumulated leave may be carried over to the next year

SICK LEAVE

• Date of hire to beginning of new calendar year - 1 day per month
• Thereafter - 15 days per year
• May be accumulated from year to year. At retirement, reimbursement of 1/2 unused sick leave to maximum of $15,000.

ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE

• Date of hire to beginning of new calendar year - 1/2 day per month (to maximum of 3 days)
• Thereafter - three days per year
• Unused leave cannot be carried over into the next year

HOLIDAYS

Thirteen per year; others negotiated by collective bargaining or granted by Governor's proclamation

New Year's Day	Labor Day
Martin Luther King's Birthday	Columbus Day
Lincoln's Birthday	Election Day
Washington's Birthday	Veteran's Day
Good Friday	Thanksgiving Day
Memorial Day	Christmas Day
Independence Day

HEALTH CARE PLANS

• Blue Cross/Shield/Major Medical - employee contribution required
• Health Maintenance Organization - some require employee contribution
• NJ PLUS - no employee contribution required
• Drug Prescription Plan - requires small payment per prescription
• Vision Care Plan - partial reimbursement
• Dental Care Plans - require employee contribution

SALARY INCREASES

• Awarded annually for satisfactory performance
• Across-the-board raises as granted or negotiated

LIFE INSURANCE

Enrollment is mandatory with membership in the
Retirement Plan

• Contributory - death benefit is equal to 3 times annual salary - requires employee contribution
• Non-contributory - death benefit is equal to 1 1/2 times annual salary

RETIREMENT PLAN

Mandatory for most employees. Requires employment contribution. Permanent rights granted after 10 years of service as long as contributions are not withdrawn. Members may receive a full retirement benefit at age 55 with 25 years of service or after attaining the age of 60 without any minimum years of service.

OPTIONAL PROGRAMS

• Credit Union Membership
• Blood Bank
• Deferred Compensation Plan
• Supplement Annuity Collective Trust
• Suggestion Awards Program
• Tax Save Programs
• Tuition Reimbursement