Benefits Overview
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- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Discount Tickets
- Group Life Insurance
- Retirement Plan
- Flexible Reimbursement Accounts
- Educational Assistance
- Holidays
- Personal Days
- Vacation Leave
- Additional Services and Benefits
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Brandeis University is committed to providing eligible employees with a core set of benefits that will provide them with options to adequately meet their needs and the needs of their family. In addition to these core benefits, the university provides additional benefits, services and activities to help enhance the quality of life.
Following is a summary of benefits provided by the university. This is not an exhaustive list. Questions may be directed to the Benefits section of the Office of Human Resources at 781-736-4468.
Medical Insurance
The university offers eligible employees and their eligible dependents a choice of three Tufts Health Plan options: Tufts Value HMO, Tufts Premium HMO and Tufts PPO.
Tufts Health Plan Options
- Plan Summaries: Premium HMO Plan | Value HMO Plan | PPO Plan
- Prescription Explanation: Premium HMO | Value HMO | PPO
- Comparison of Plans
Health and Dental Rates for Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Exempt Staff:
2008 Exempt | Same-Sex Domestic Partner Exempt Rates
Health and Dental Rates for Non-exempt & Union Staff:
2008 Non-exempt | Same-Sex Domestic Partner Non-exempt Rates
Tufts Health Links
Dental Insurance
The university offers eligible employees and their eligible dependents a choice of two dental insurance options: DeltaPremier Dental Plan (Indemnity Dental Plan) and DeltaCare DMO (Dental Maintenance Organization).
Plan Summaries: DeltaCare | DeltaPremier
Subscriber Certificates: DeltaCare | DeltaPremier
Health and Dental Rates for Faculty, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Exempt Staff:
2008 Exempt | Same-Sex Domestic Partner Exempt Rates
Health and Dental Rates for Non-exempt & Union Staff:
2008 Non-exempt | Same-Sex Domestic Partner Non-exempt Rates
Delta Dental Link
Group Life Insurance
The University provides life insurance equal to two times base salary up to age 70 and 50% in force coverage thereafter. Employees may purchase additional coverage using before-tax dollars.
Retirement Plan
The University offers a comprehensive retirement plan for employees who have attained age 21 and have completed one year of benefit eligible employment. There are a number of investment options available. Participation is voluntary.
TIAA-CREF
Fidelity Investments
To view and access Retirement Forms, click here.
Flexible Reimbursement Accounts
The university makes available flexible reimbursement accounts for both dependent care and health care. Under the plan, employees may set aside a portion of their salary for dependent care or nonreimbursable medical expenses on a pretax basis (meaning federal, state and Social Security taxes will not be taken). The portion of the salary elected is placed into an account, and is then reimbursed as expenses are incurred.
Flexible Reimbursement Account Information
2008 Reimibursement Plan Descriptions: Flexible Dependent Care | Flexible Health Care 2008 Flexible Reimbursement Accounts Questions and Answers Tax Savings Brochure
Eligible Expenses for Health Reimbursement Accounts
Flexible Reimbursement Direct Deposit Questions and Answers
Educational Assistance
Following three months of employment, full-time employees are eligible for full-tuition remission for one undergraduate or graduate course per semester at Brandeis. The benefit is prorated for part-time employees.
Following three months of employment, a full time employee's spouse or same sex domestic partner is eligible for a 75% reduction in the cost of one undergraduate course per semester at Brandeis.
Following three months of employment, full time employees' children are eligible for a 50% reduction in the cost of one summer school course per session at Brandeis.
Following four years of full time employment, employees' children who meet Brandeis admissions requirements as a full-time student are eligible for a 75% reduction in the cost of undergraduate tuition at Brandeis.
To view and access Educational Assistance Forms, please click here.
Holidays
Brandeis has 11 paid holidays each year. See the list of holidays for the 2007-08 academic year.
Personal Days
All benefits-eligible staff accrue personal on a per-pay-period basis per calendar year based on time worked or paid leave.
Vacation Leave
All benefits-eligible staff accrue vacation on a per-pay-period basis per calendar year based on time worked or paid leave.
Additional Services and Benefits
- Athletic and recreational facilities: Free use with ID card
- ATMs: Located in Shapiro Campus Center and Usdan Student Center
- Automobile, homeowners' and renter's insurance: Discounts offered through Liberty Mutual
- Bookstore discounts: 10 percent off most items
- Child care: Lemberg Children's Center located on campus
- Court Cash
- Credit union: Allows you to save, borrow money, obtain a VISA card, etc.
- Direct deposit
- Employee Assistance Program: Free confidential counseling service
- Movie and museum discounts: See details of program
- Parking privileges: Free with proper permit
- Public transportation discounts: Download description
- Religious services: Three chapels provide regularly scheduled services throughout the year