JSU employee benefits

Additional Benefits

Employee Tuition Remission

• Remission of fees for up to 6 hours per semester.
• Employees are eligible after their 6 months probationary period.

Complete the Remission of Fees Form via Softdocs located under the Human Resources section prior to the close of registration for the relevant semester.

Dependent Tuition Remission

• 50% Tuition Waiver (100% if both parents work for the university) for single, dependent children of full-time employees
• Student must be covered on employee’s health insurance or tax return.
• Continued eligibility until baccalaureate degree requirements are met or age 25, whichever comes first; provided the student maintains a 2.5 GPA.

omplete the Dependent Tuition Remission of Fees Form via Softdocs located under the Human Resources section prior to the close of registration for the relevant semester.

MS College Savings Program

• Contribute pre-taxed dollars to the program for tuition expenses.
• Phone: 601-359-3676
• Make an online account here.

To have JSU withhold money for this account, complete a Salary Reduction Agreement Form and submit it to HRbenefits@jsums.edu

Payroll Deducted Football/Basketball Season Tickets

• Visit the Department of Athletics to purchase your season tickets via Payroll Deduction.

Complete the Payroll Deduction Form via Softdocs here under the Athletics Section.

JSU Health Center

• Visit the JSU Health Center to sign up for a monthly plan that can cover visits to the health center.
• Individual Plan: $10 per month
• Family Plan: $20 per month
• Eligible for Payroll Deduction.

Personal Post Office Box Rental

• Visit the JSU Post Office to rent a personal post office box for a nominal fee.

Kids Kollege

• After-school program for school-aged children. Currently suspended due to COVID-19.

Credit Unions

• Hope Community Credit Union
  Contact Felicia Lyles at 601-362-8050
• Jackson Area Credit Union
  Contact Wayne Cameron at 601-922-7055.

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Cafeteria Plan / Flexible Spending Accounts

Resources

• Eligible Medical Expenses
• Dependent Care
• Claim Procedures
• Employee Portal
• SABC Flex Card

Forms

• Cafeteria Plan Election
• SABC Status Change
• SABC Flex Card

For more information, click here: Cafeteria/Insurance Enrollment Information

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Dental Insurance

Premiums

Resources

• Login/Create an Online Account
• Delta Dental ID card: As an enrollee with Delta Dental, you don’t need an ID card. When visiting a Delta Dental Premier or Delta Dental PPO dentist, simply provide your social security or identification number. If you still would like an ID card, you can print a customized ID card on demand.
• Find a Dentist
• Plan Document

Forms

• Delta Dental Enrollment/ Change Form

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Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

TELUS Health | Employee Assistance Program

Feel supported and connected with a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and innovative wellbeing resource.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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Group Health Insurance

Premiums

Resources

• 2021 Plan Document
• 2021 Premium Rates
• 2021 Summary of Benefits
• FAQ’s About the Plan
• FAQ’S About Base or Select Coverage
• Wellness/Preventive Services and Screenings Covered at 100%
• CVS Caremark: Pharmacy Benefits
• BlueCross BlueShield of Mississippi

Forms

• Application for Coverage

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Group Life Insurance

Beneficiary Designation

Employees who elect life insurance coverage should designate one or more beneficiaries with Minnesota Life Insurance Company, an affiliate of Securian Financial, to ensure that any benefits are paid in accordance with their wishes.

To manage your beneficiary designation online:

• Log in to bcbsms.com. If you have not previously registered, information will be required from your BCBSMS ID card to complete the registration process.
• Go to the My Benefits tab.
• Under the Life Benefits section, click the link to update the beneficiary information. You will see a notification asking you to “Agree” to be transferred to a secure portal provided by Minnesota Life. Click “I Agree.”
• Click “View beneficiary.”
• If you need to make any changes, click “Update Designation,” and provide the name(s), relationship(s) and respective benefit shares.
• After this information has been entered, you will receive an email acknowledgment, as well as a letter in the mail confirming your changes to your beneficiary designation.

While online, you can edit your profile, and make any updates to your email address and phone numbers. If you would rather designate your beneficiary using a paper form, click here.

Resources

• Life Insurance Needs Calculator
• Premiums

Forms

• State and School Employees’ Life Insurance Plan Enrollment/ Change Form

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Leave

All leave time is accrued on the last paycheck of the month. To check your leave balances, check the employee tab in PAWS. Once leave time has been approved by your supervisor. Please enter the leave time electronically into the Banner 9 Leave Report. The Leave Report module is located on your Employee Profile portal.

Faculty Leave Accrual

• Faculty members employed by the eight (8) public universities on a nine‐month contract shall not be eligible for personal leave.
• Faculty only accrue Major Medical Leave (sick pay)

Staff Personal Leave Accrual

• Personal leave may be used for vacation and personal business and shall be used for illness of the employee requiring absences of one day or less.

Staff Medical Leave Accrual

• Major medical leave (sick pay) may be used for illness only after the employee has used one (1) day of personal leave or leave without pay if the employee has no accrued personal leave.
• If an employee is out on sick leave for more than 4 days, they must submit a Dr’s excuse to return to work.
• An employee may use up to 3 days of earned major medical leave for each occurrence in any calendar year because of a death in the immediate family.

Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993 requires covered employers to provide up to 12 weeks (during any 12 month period) of protected unpaid leave.
• Leave Reasons:
• birth of a child
• placement of a child for adoption or foster care
• serious health condition of the employee or an immediate family member
• Must have been employed 12 months and worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months
• FMLA leave may be paid using the accrued major medical leave (sick pay).

Procedures

1. Go to JSU’s Softdocs Etrieve System
2. Enter oneJnumber as the username and your NetID password as the password
3. Go to Forms
4. Under Human Resources, select and complete the HR Employee FMLA Leave Request Form
5. Once the FMLA Leave Request form is reviewed, FMLA documents will be attached to the softdocs form and emailed to you once we have determined your FMLA eligibility.
6. Communications and requested correspondence will be done through email.
7. Med PAF will be requested from the supervisor via email once an employee has been approved to be completed in the JSU’s Softdocs Etrieve System

If you have any FMLA-related questions, please contact the Human Resources Benefits team by email at hrbenefits@jsums.edu or by phone at 601-979-2015, option 1.

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Making Changes

Changes to Insurance Elections

• Benefits-eligible employees may elect to participate or make changes in the insurance plans due to the following events:

• Within 31 days of the date of hire
• During Open Enrollment in October of each year for an effective date of January 1 of the following year (Dates for open enrollment are announced before October of each year)
• Within 60 days of a family status change, as long as the insurance change is consistent with the status change
• Status changes include, but are not limited to:

• Marriage or divorce
• Death of a spouse or dependent
• Birth or adoption of a child
• Employee or spouse employment status change (full-time to part-time or vice versa)
• Refused coverage for self or dependents at the time coverage was offered but subsequently, lost coverage due to termination of spouse’s employment

• Medical underwriting may apply to some insurances if making application after 31 days of your date of hire or for spouse and dependent children elections.

Changes to Name And Address

The following vendors will require you to change your name and address via HR:

• State Health & Life Insurance
• Southern Administrators & Benefit Consultant (Cafeteria Plan & Flexible Spending Accounts)
• Superior Vision
• Delta Dental
• Cigna Long-Term Disability
• MS Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS)

Please complete the “Employee Information Change Form” in Softdocs to change your name and/or address.

1. Go to JSU’s Softdocs Etrieve System
2. Enter oneJnumber as the username and your NetID password as the password
3. Go to Forms
4. Under Human Resources, select and complete the Employee Information Change Form.

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Retirement

Benefits eligible employees must complete retirement forms within 30 days of date of hire. Beneficiaries may be changed at any time by completing the necessary forms. All completed forms must be returned to Human Resources for processing.

All benefits eligible employees are required to participate in a retirement plan; the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) or the Optional Retirement Plan (ORP). However, participation in the ORP plan is only available to employees holding specific positions as defined by state law. Guidance on deciding between the plans can be found here.

Public Employee Retirement System (PERS)

Optional Retirement Plan (ORP)

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Supplemental Insurance Options

Benefits-eligible employees are able to add supplemental insurance options at any time. However, medical underwriting may apply to some insurances if making application after 31 days of your date of hire or for spouse and dependent children elections. If any of these coverages are elected and the employee would like the deductions payroll deducted, the vendor must email their deduction form to hrbenefits@jsums.edu.

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Supplemental Retirement Options

Supplemental retirement plans include the Mississippi Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust 457 for all benefits-eligible employees. In addition, all employees are eligible to enroll in a Tax Deferred Annuity 403(b). Contributions for these plans are made by the employee only and deducted with pre-tax dollars. There are limits to the amount of contributions employees can make each year, and other restrictions apply. Enrollment is available at any time.

Mississippi Deferred Compensation (457 Plan)

Resources

• Mississippi Deferred Compensation Plan and Trust Website
• Account access website
• Enrollment Information
• Plan Highlights
• MDC Plan Benefits of Enrolling
• MDC Plan Investment Information
• The Empower Retirement Learning Center

Tax Deferred Annuity 403(B)

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Vision Insurance

Premiums

Resources

• Member Portal (Access your electronic ID card here)
• Find an Optometrist
• Plan Document

Forms

• Superior Vision Application

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Workers Compensation

Jackson State University pays the entire amount of the worker’s compensation insurance premium that provides benefits to employees who experience injury or illness in connection with their employment. Eligibility automatically begins on the first day of employment. JSU’s Workers’ Compensation claims are administered by:

AmFed Companies
PO Box 1380
Ridgeland, MS 39158
(800) 264-8085

Procedures

1. All injuries, regardless of how minor, should immediately be reported to the employee’s supervisor.
2. The employee or supervisor should complete a Report of Injury Form and submit it to hrbenefits@jsums.edu.
3. If the employee receives any type of medical treatment for the injury, documentation should be sent to hrbenefits@jsums.edu.
4. The entire period of absence due to a work related injury or illness is considered family and medical leave as certified on the medical certification form. Departments will need to follow the FMLA procedures regarding submitting the leave and return PAFs to hrbenefits@jsums.edu.
5. As mandated by Senate Bill 2977, effective July 1, 2008, an employee’s total compensation as a combination of paid leave and indemnity payments must not exceed 100% of regular compensation.

Resources

• Workers’ Compensation Facts
• Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Commission

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