Position Types
Regular Staff Employees
Staff without an end date
> 17.5 hr/week = benefits eligible
< 17.5 hr/week = non-benefits eligible
Temporary Staff Employees
Staff who are < 3 months working full-time (35 hr/week)
Staff who are < 6 months working for 29 hr/week or less
Non-benefits eligible
quoting from a 1/16/2015 email from Heather M Felton, reporting on the latest information from Human Resources:
The Health Care Act has changed the definition of what a temporary employee is. As of January 1, 2015 temporary employees are defined as anyone working FULL TIME for less than 90 days. If a full time employee is hired for more than 90 days they are eligible for health insurance and cannot be brought on as a temporary employee at Brandeis.
The law also defines temporary employees as those working PART TIME (less than 29 hours/week) for 6 months or less. We cannot change FT temps to PT temps at the 90 day mark, thereby keeping them non-benefits eligible, just to avoid paying for fringe benefits.
If you wish to hire an employee for 12 months or less who does not meet the above definition of a "temporary employee", we now need to hire these limited time employees as a "regular employee with an end date".
Staff with End Date
Staff who are full time > 3 months but whose appointment is <12 months
Staff who are working < 29 hr a week but whose appointments are > 6 months - 1 year
Benefits eligible
Postdoctoral Appointments
Requires a PhD
Appointed positions with an end date
Paid a stipend/living wage
> 6 months and/or 17.5 hr/week = benefits eligible
< 6 months and/or 17.5 hr/week = non-benefits eligible
Non-postdoctoral Paid Appointments
Appointed positions with an end date
Paid a stipend/living wage
> 6 months and/or 17.5 hr/week = benefits eligible
< 6 months and/or 17.5 hr/week = non-benefits eligible