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Get signed up for your benefits<\/h2>\n

The Total Rewards benefits package<\/a> offered to full- and part-time employees of the University of Rochester has a wide range of features and varying levels of plans. The information and charts on this page will assist you in determining your own eligibility based on your current status with the University, as well as explain how to enroll.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Get signed up for your benefits The Total Rewards benefits package offered to full- and part-time employees of the University of Rochester has a wide range of features and varying…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":176,"menu_order":9000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-8876","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"Understand what benefits you're eligible for and when to enroll.","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"right_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"

Benefits eligibility<\/h2>","description":"This comparison chart provides a high-level overview of the main features of the benefit plan available to employees of the University of Rochester.\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
<\/td>\r\nFaculty or Staff Member<\/strong><\/td>\r\nPostdoctoral Associate or Fellow<\/strong><\/td>\r\nResident or Fellow<\/strong><\/td>\r\nMember of SEIU<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
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Dental Plans<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Health Savings Account (HSA)<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Retirement Program<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713 403(b) Plan*<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Group Life Insurance<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Tuition Benefits<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713**<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Wellness Program (Well-U)<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Family Care Program<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
UR Medicine EAP<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Home Ownership Incentive<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Travel Accident Insurance<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Group Auto & Home Insurance<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
MetLife Legal Plan<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
VSP Vision Care<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Allstate Identity Protection<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Voluntary Long-Term Care Insurance<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713*<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Long-Term Disability Plan<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Voluntary Vision Care<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
Child Care Subsidy<\/a><\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n\u2713***<\/td>\r\n\u2713<\/td>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n*Visiting Postdoctoral Fellows are not eligible for these benefits.\r\n\r\n**Postdoctoral fellows and part-time postdoctoral associates are not eligible for these benefits.\r\n\r\n***Only Postdoctoral Associates (job code 0093) are eligible for these benefits.","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-medium","columns":"1","cards":null},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"pb-25","title":"

Benefit enrollment timeline and instructions<\/h2>","content":"This section will provide information about when you should enroll in specific benefits based on your date of hire or when you become eligible. You'll also learn where to go to enroll.","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"accordion","anchor_id":"","classes":"","title":"","description":"

Faculty or staff member<\/h3>","layout":"center","width":"width-medium","background_color":"#f4f4f4","style":"row_simple","row_bg_color":"","row_text_color":"#252525","row_bg_color_hover":"#252525","row_text_color_hover":"","row_border_color":"#252525","row_border_weight":"normal-border","animation":"slide","icon":"chevron-icon","icon_location":"right-icon","accordions":[{"title":"Enroll Within 30 Days of Hire\/Eligibility","row_content":"Health Care and Dental Plans<\/strong>\r\n