Optional Group Life Insurance:
A newly hired benefits-eligible employee can receive $50,000 of
optional life insurance coverage without providing proof of good
health if they enroll within the first 30 days of
employment. The premium cost is based upon age and is paid
entirely by the employee through payroll deduction.
An employee may start or increase coverage at any time during the
year with proof of good health. The maximum optional life
insurance that can be purchased is $250,000. A change in
family status (the birth or adoption of a child, a change in
marital status) will permit an employee to enroll or change
coverage by $25,000 without proof of good health within 30 days of
the change.
Retirement:
Faculty and unclassified professional employees may be eligible to
participate in the Board of Regents Retirement Plan.
Classified employees may be eligible for participation in the
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. University police
officers may be eligible to affiliate with the Kansas Police and
Fireman System. See Sections 5.01
(faculty), 6.09
(unclassified professionals) and 7.16
(classified employees and university police officers) of this
manual for specific details.
Phased Retirement:
The Kansas Legislature has authorized the Kansas Board of Regents
to develop and implement a phased retirement program for
unclassified employees who are at least 55 years of age and who
have completed at least ten years of full-time service at a
Regents University (see K.S.A. 76-746, as amended).
The Kansas Board of Regents has chosen to develop and
implement such a program and has promulgated regulations which can
be found at Article 12 of Chapter 88 of the Kansas Administrative
Regulations (a copy of the regulations may also be obtained from
the Office of the Vice President and General Counsel).
Participation in the phased retirement program shall be
voluntary on the part of the unclassified employee and Wichita
State University, except that the University shall refuse to enter
into such an arrangement when execution of such an agreement is
deemed not to be in the best interests of Wichita State
University.
Those interested in additional details of the phased retirement
program may contact the office of the Vice President and General
Counsel and/or the Employee Benefits Officer in the Office of
Human Resources. Those interested in
participation should advise their immediate supervisor, who should
then contact the office of their divisional vice president.
All requests for participation must be submitted in
writing.
Social Security:
The University is a participant in the Federal Social Security
Program. This program is often referred to as OASDI (Old
Age, Survivor and Disability Insurance). Under this plan,
employee and employer contributions are deposited with the Social
Security Administration and Medicare Administration and are
available to employees in the form of retirement, disability, and
death benefits.
State Group Health Insurance:
The State of Kansas has group health and hospitalization plans
available to eligible employees. Employees pay a percentage
of the cost of their health plan coverage based on the rate for
each plan and on the employee's salary range. Dependent
coverage is available at an additional cost based on plan, options
and salary.
Go to http://www.khpa.ks.gov
for complete information on the health plans available.
Workers' Compensation Process and Procedures:
All state-paid employees involved in a work related accident or
illness are required to complete a WSU Accident or Illness form
and submit it to the Office of Human Resources - Employee
Relations & Training Area (Campus Box 15) within ten (10) days
of an accident.
The State Self Insurance Fund has designated medical providers
for employees who need treatment for a work-related accident or
occupational illness. WSU employees should report to one of
the following medical providers for treatment if they want to be
considered for complete reimbursement of expenses. Employees
should tell the medical provider that they are a WSU employee and
that the injury occurred at work. The approved medical
providers are:
Before returning to work, the employee must provide a work release form. The work release should first be shown to the employee's supervisor and then be forwarded to the Office of Human Resources - Employee Relations & Training Area at Campus Box 15. Employees should abide by any restrictions placed on them by their treating physician, and continue to follow the prescribed treatment plan until the treating physician indicates that the employee can return to "regular/full" duties. Send all original work release forms from the treating physician to the Office of Human Resources - Employee Relations & Training Area.
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