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City of San Jose - Employee Benefits and Salaries
Yes, the vacation rules have changed. Please see the MOA for full
details. Important - make sure you are not carrying over more
vacation then the maximum 2 years worth. Also note - As the City
has stated several times, they will not take away anyone's vacation hours.
However, if you at the maximum allocation, you will stop earning new vacation
hours!
Other Leaves -
See the attachments to better understand these leaves. In general, your Union fought to ensure that these types of leaves
would not impact your benefits. Meaning, you continue to accrue seniority, etc. when taking these type of leaves.
The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal law which
became effective on Aug. 5, 1993. It provides certain employees with up to
12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave, a year and requires group health
benefits be maintained during the leave. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
has issued detailed regulations interpreting the FMLA. What happens to my health care benefits when I am on leave?
You may continue your coverage under the employer's group health plan. For
example, if the employer pays 90 percent of your health care premium and you
pay 10 percent, that same arrangement will continue during your FMLA
period. Learn more about the Family and Medical Leave Act
on the AFSCME website.
AFSCME also has a FMLA Guidebook.
You can also learn more on the Department of Labor's website.
Here is a poster of quick facts from the Dept of Labor.
Please discuss your individual situation with Mike Sung
in Human Resources.
Every wonder why we don't pay into State Disability, and wonder how that effects us.
Here is a chart that explains the differences.
You will notice that San Jose has a 30-day waiting period. However, in the long run we have a better benefit that pays us 66.6% of our salary.
Long
Term Disability Insurance Long Term Disability Insurance (salary insurance) is not just
for women. Men need it also! Things happen - you could have a major
leg break, or get a debilitating illness - LTD Insurance will ensure you receive
2/3rds of your salary, tax free. Tax free means it will be fairly
close to your current paycheck amount. So sign-up within the first 30 days
of employment. Link to City website.
The City now offers two forms of long term disability insurance. One
has a 30-day waiting period, while the second has a 60-day waiting period.
The 60-day waiting period version is less expensive, but you need to make
sure you can hold out for 60-day before getting a paycheck. The 60-day
version is not recommended for women who are looking to use this insurance
while on maternity leave. Please discuss
your individual situation with Debora Bohnet-Nutall in Human Resources. Our Long Term
Disability Insurance is through Standard Insurance Company, so for detailed
questions contact Danielle Rainville at 1-800-368-1135 ext. 6335.
Maternity Leave
Maternity
Leave has been moved to its own page - click here
Health Rates
for 2007 - This document shows the amount employees and the City pay for
health insurance.
Click for details on the current Vision plans
How much does Vision Care cost?
to be updated
Visit the City's Retirement website.
How much do we and the City contribute to retirement? - See percentage chart
One of the Union-negotiated benefits for MEF & CEO employees is the
Group Legal Services Plan. Under the plan full-time employees and their immediate families can obtain free legal services for a
variety of legal needs.
Employee Assistance Program - when you first register, use "sanjosenonsworn" as your company code
updated 8/23/07