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New Employee

 

Newly Hired, Benefits Eligible Employee

Please review the following:

  • Welcome Kit (PDF) 
    • Includes "Your Benefits at a Glance", "A Complete Guide to your UC Health and Welfare Benefits", "Which Medical Plan is Right for You?", Retirement Benefits Decision Guide, "Retirement Benefits Decision Guide for Rehired or Newly Eligible Employees Who Worked for UC before July 1, 2014 and Former CalPERS-Covered Employees.", and A Complete Guide to your UC Retirement Benefits". 
    • The packet UC Path sends out to new employees to assist with information on how to choose benefits.
  • Benefits of Belonging
    • This pamphlet gives a high overview of the benefits provided by the UC.
  • Watch Benefits Belonging Video
    • This videos gives an introduction to benefits provided as well as timelines and tips.
  • Attend a live UCPath Benefits Webinar
    • An expert from UCPath will walk you through the important - and time-sensitive - benefits decisions you'll make when you join UC. Webinars are tailored for employees eligible for full, mid-level, or core health and welfare benefits and are available live and prerecorded for your convenience. 
  • Check out ALEX 
    • This is your online personal benefits counselor that can help you choose between a variety of medical plans, UC-paid dental and vision coverage and supplemental options. ALEX can personalize results to your specific situation (bargaining contract, eligibility, pay band) to give you an accurate view of premiums. 
  • Enroll for Benefits through UCPath
    • All benefits enrollments are done on UC Path. Log into your UC Path online and go to "employee actions - health and welfare - enroll in benefits" to enroll. You can view your elections at "benefits summary".
  • Verify Family Members eligibility for benefits   
    • The UC requires all faculty, staff, and retirees who enroll family members in a UC health and welfare plan to provide documents to verify their family members' eligibility for coverage. Unify HR administers this verification process for the UC.
  • Choose your primary retirements (if applicable)
    • If you are eligible, you have 90 days to choose between the pension or saving choice for your primary retirement benefits. The sooner you enroll, the sooner you can start receiving UC contributions and service credit. You will be automatically enrolled in the Pension Choice if you do not choose within the 90-day window. Review this link to find more information on the plans and how to enroll.

Eligibility 

UC offers three benefits packages:
  • These packages are Full, Mid level and Core. Benefit eligibility depends on the type of job  you have, percentage of time you work, and the length of your appointment. Check out the links below for comprehensive information regarding your eligibility. You can see what you are eligible for by logging on to UC Path. 
  • Please review the following links for more information 

Health Plans

Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Plans: Administered by Anthem Blue Cross

Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Plans:

Additional Information:

Dental

UC offers two dental plans for employees and elgible family members. 

Delta Dental (PPO) Plan:

DeltaCare®USA (HMO) Plan: California Only

Vision

Behavioral Health

UC's medical coverage includes behavioral health benefits

Supplemental Health Plans

UC offers three supplemental insurance options — Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity plans administered by Prudential.  Supplemental health plans are not substitutes for medical or disability coverage, but they can provide an extra layer of financial protection against the unexpected.

Disability, Life & Accident Insurance

Legal Insurance

At one time or another you may need legal advice, but high legal fees might prevent you or your family members from getting necessary assistance. UC offers a prepaid legal insurance plan that can help you with routine preventative or defense matters.  See the Legal Plan section of UCnet for more information about Legal Insurance and contact information.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) are administered by WEX

Health FSA allows you to pay for eligible medical expenses for you and your eligible family members

Dependent Care FSA allows UC employees to pay for eligible expenses for care of a child (generally up to age 13) or eligible adult dependent

Additional Information:

Tax Savings on Insurance Premiums (TIP) Plan

The Tax Savings on Insurance Premiums (TIP) program allows you to pay your monthly health plan costs (if any) on a pretax, salary reduction basis. If you have an employee monthly cost for your health plan, you are automatically enrolled in TIP and your salary is reduced by the amount of your monthly cost. This arrangement continues unless you cancel your participation in TIP.  

  • For more information about this plan, visit UCnet TIP.

COBRA

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) provides for continued coverage for a certain period of time at applicable monthly COBRA rates for UC employees and their families who lose group health coverage.