DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES OF NEBRASKA

• Benefits Summary
• Benefits Available To All Employees
• Benefits Available To Employees At 20+ Hours
• Benefits Available To Employees At 35+ Hours

Benefits Available To Employees At 35+ Hours (Includes Previous List)

Major Medical Benefit – Available the first of the month following the successful completion of 3 months at full time status; after that upon the occurrence of a major life event (loss of coverage, marriage, birth, divorce), or at open enrollment for plan year beginning September 1.  DSN pays a portion of the premiums and offers a pre-tax group discounted rate to employees.  Employees must sign to enroll or waive this benefit.  Current employee rates per bi-weekly pay period: EE Only $50.00; EE + Child(ren) $128.23; EE + Spouse $151.67; Employee + Family $253.92.
Along with the health insurance is a $50,000 life insurance and long term disability plan which covers up to 60% of salary if a qualified event occurs at no additional cost to employees. 

DDental/Vision Benefit - Available the first of the month following the successful completion of 3 months at full time status; after that upon the occurrence of a major life event (loss of coverage, marriage, birth, divorce) or a certificate of creditable coverage and/or waiting periods may apply.  DSN offers a pre-tax group discounted rate to employees.  Employees must sign to enroll or waive this benefit.  Current employee rates per bi-weekly pay period:  EE $10.91; EE+1 $21.58; EE&2+ $34.97.

Section 125 Flexible Spending Account - Available the first of the month following the successful completion of 3 months at full time status or at open enrollment for plan year beginning January 1.  Allows an employee to receive a tax break for qualified medical or daycare expenses and utilizes a Flexible Spending Account debit card option.  Employees must sign to enroll or waive this benefit.  Current employee rates per bi-weekly pay period: Depends on individual up to a maximum of $5000 for both medical and daycare expenses.

Leave Time – Full time employees receive 8 holidays per year, New Year’s Day, President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day; personal leave according to the attached schedule; and up to 8 hours of bereavement leave with approval.  Leave hours may be used after a 3 month period of going full time and accrue on all hours except overtime.  Leave hours should be used to keep full time employees up to their listed hours on file at or above 35 hours per pay week (Friday to Thursday) in order to maintain qualified benefits.  Hourly employees may work and claim leave hours for the amount of time actually worked up to 8 hours on the Agency observed Holidays listed above only.  For example, an employee who worked 10 hours on the 4th of July may request to get paid additional Leave time in addition to the pay earned working for 8 of those hours.  If 6 hours are worked, 6 Leave hours may be claimed in addition to the pay received for working those 6 hours. 

When requests are submitted for time off, staff will receive Leave time up to the amount of hours on record.  Holiday hours accrued from January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007 must be used by April 1, 2008 or the hours will be lost.  Leave hours may be banked up to 240 hours.  A bank is available for employees to donate Leave time to other employees for use on qualified Family Medical Leave absences; personal banks will be used before donated bank hours.  Individuals wishing to use or donate hours should fill out a Donation and request of Leave or Holiday Hours Form.  Hours will be allotted equally among all employees on FMLA and are not a guarantee of coverage.