| SUBJECT: |
BENEFITS |
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| POLICY: |
MSU provides MSUE employees with a complete set
of benefits; additionally MSUE employees under federal appointment are
eligible for a federal life insurance program and a federal retirement
program (Civil Service Retirement System) |
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| APPLIES TO: |
MSU benefits - all MSUE employees with at least a
nine month appointment at 50% time; federal benefits - MSUE academic
employees under federal appointment. |
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| PROVISIONS/RESTRICTIONS: |
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- Information regarding eligibility for and content of MSU
benefits is available from the MSU Benefits Office (located at http://www.hr.msu.edu/benefits/index.htm).
- Information regarding federal benefits is available from
the MSUE Human Resources Office. Applicable only to MSUE academic
employees eligible to participate in the
Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) may quality for a federal
retirement.
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| PROCEDURES: |
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- MSU benefits - an employee must sign up during the first 60
days of employment or during an open enrollment period.
- Regular employees age 35 or
older are required to participate in the Base Retirement Plan after
completing
the specified number of service months according to one’s respective
job
category (reference MSU
Retirement Plans)
- Information regarding federal appointment is available from
MSUE Human Resources.
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DATE: April 2009
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