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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.accesskansas.org/employee/
for complete information on the health plans available.
Workers' Compensation:
All employees on the state payroll, including: faculty, unclassified
professional, classified and student employees, are covered by the
Workers Compensation Act. The following procedures must be
followed in order to insure correct processing and investigation of
work-related accidents or occupational illnesses. All claims are
processed and managed by the State Self Insurance Fund under the
direction of the Kansas Department of Administration.
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 115)
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 115. 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.
WSU Employees Association Programs:
The WSU Employees Association has been formed to provide certain group
insurance programs and services that are not available to faculty and
staff through the State of Kansas. All University employees and
the related corporations, and retired employees, are eligible to become
members of the association. Voting members (who elect the
association's council) are required to participate in the association's
program of direct deposit of payroll checks and to participate in the
association's group term life insurance program. The
association's activities are administered through the Office of Human
Resources in cooperation with the Controller's Office. The
various programs and services available through the association are
described below.
Group Term Life Insurance:
Group term life insurance is available through the association.
Premium rates are based on age. Also available to group life
policyholders is dependent life insurance coverage.
Accident Insurance:
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance is available through the
association.
Cancer Insurance:
The association has available a Cancer, Hospital, and Additional Income
Policy. Several plan variations are available in both individual
and family coverage.
Payroll Deductions:
An integral part of the association's activities is a provision for
payroll deductions through the association. Deductions may be
authorized through the association for the following purposes:
Revision Date:
April 7, 1998
November 8, 2002
May 24, 2005
August 15, 2008