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FRINGE BENEFITS
(Effective July 1, 2022)
ANNUAL LEAVE
Begin accruing first day of employment and cannot be taken until successful completion of probationary period, EXCESS of 40 DAYS [320 hours] will be deposited into an 106 Premium Reimbursement Account.
• months - 3 years 1 day per month (12 days per year)
• 4 years - 9 years 1 ¼ days per month (15 days per year)
• 10 years - 15 years 1 ¾ days per month (21 days per year)
• Over 15 years 2 days per month (24 days per year)
* Please note that leave is prorated according to your status determined by actual hours worked*
PERSONAL LEAVE
For new employees, personal leave is prorated according to schedule below, for the first year only. Any employee on board as of December 31st of each year automatically receives 8 days as of January 1st the following year. (NOTE: Personal Leave may not be taken until successful completion of probationary period; personal leave will be lost if not taken before December 31st of each year.)
• 1/1 to 1/31 6 days
• 2/1 to 2/28 5 days
• 3/1 to 3/31 4 days
• 4/1 to 4/30 3 days
• 5/1 to 5/31 2 days
• 6/1 to 6/30 1 day
• 7/1 to 12/31 0 days
FAMILY LEAVE
Up to 12 weeks per year
MILITARY LEAVE
3 weeks per year with no loss in pay for Reserve or National Guard Training, Active Duty and serving during emergencies.
CIVIL LEAVE
No loss in pay while serving Jury Duty.
RETIREMENT
State Pension System (7% employee contribution)
COUNTYFLEX
Provides the employee with a range of health care and other employee benefit options which gives employee the opportunity to design a benefit plan that best meets the employee's needs. Employee may use available credits to purchase the following:
HEALTH INSURANCE
• CareFirst Triple Option
• BlueChoice Opt-Out Plus Open Access
CareFirst creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Harford County Government
To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click on the URL provided:
• Kaiser Permanente
(all plans include prescription drug coverage)
DENTAL INSURANCE
• CareFirst BlueDental PPO Plus Plan
• CareFirst BlueDental PPO Plan
VISION INSURANCE
Provided through BlueVision Plus
FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS
Provided through American Fidelity. Employees may fund health and child care expenses on a pre-tax basis
PRE-TAX
All deductions for health, dental, vision and flexible spending accounts are subject to deductions from paycheck before federal and state taxes are applied
LIFE INSURANCE
Provided through MetLife - $50,000 policy – NO COST TO EMPLOYEE
SUPPLEMENTAL LIFE
(TERM/WHOLE/UNIVERSAL AND AD&D) Provided through MetLife
LONG TERM DISABILITY
Provided through MetLife.
DEFERRED COMPENSATION
Lincoln Financial Group.– Retirement Consultant David Weiland
Phone 410-236-2494
Email- Dave.Weiland@LFG.com
Customer Service Representative 1-800-234-3500]
RETIREE HEALTH CARE INSURANCE BENEFITS
Employees hired on or after 7/1/2010 will have an automatic PEHP account made available as the primary retiree healthcare benefit. This 105(h) Universal Reimbursement Account will only be able to be accessed upon separation of service and/or retirement whichever applicable. These accounts are employer funded, tax free, & portable with 20 different Mission Square investment options.
These funds are solely for the use of offsetting your premium health care cost, prescriptions, co-pays and deductibles. Upon death funds are made available immediately to the surviving spouse or qualified dependents (as defined by the IRC 152 (a).
DEATH BENEFITS – PAID BY COUNTY
50% of accumulated sick leave
All accumulated annual leave
Personal leave (maximum of 2 days)
$50,000 life insurance
One (1) month’s salary
PAID BY RETIREMENT
One year’s pay (after 1 year’s service) plus employee’s contributions refunded with interest.
HOLIDAYS – 11 per year:
New Year’s Day January 1st
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 3rd Monday in January
President’s Day 3rd Monday in February
Memorial Day last Monday in May
Juneteenth June 19th
Independence Day July 4th
Labor Day 1st Monday in September
Veteran’s Day November 11th
Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day December 25th
OTHER BENEFITS: Employee Assistance Program
Travel and Official Expense Reimbursement
Uniforms and Safety Clothing
Tuition Assistance
Legal Plan