Employee Benefits
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Note: Various bargaining units may have benefits that alter from this general summary. This summary of benefits is not a binding document and is provided as a courtesy. Refer to labor agreements (MOUs) for specific benefit information which can be found on the Policies & MOUs page.
Holidays:
12 paid holidays (96 hours) per year. 2010 Holiday Schedule.
Vacation:
- 10 working days a year during the first three years of service;
- 15 working days a year - 4 through 9 years of service;
- 17 working days a year - 10 through 15 years of service;
- 20 working days a year - 16 or more years of service.
Note - accrued vacation leave may not be used until after six months of employment. For purposes of vacation accrual, a working day is no more than 8 hours.
Sick Leave:
96 hours of sick leave are earned each year with no maximum accrual. Employees terminating in good standing after completion of 5 years of continuous service will receive a pro-rata payoff of accumulated sick leave. Unused sick leave may be converted to PERS service credit upon retirement.
Family Illness/Medical Appointments. Sick leave granted because of illness in the immediate family or because of scheduled doctor/dentist appointments for members of the immediate family shall normally be limited to 56 working hours per calendar year for all incidents.
Note - accrued sick leave may not be used until after three months of employment.
Accrued paid leave benefits are used in conjunction with FMLA/CFRA as appropriate.
Bereavement:
Maximum of 24 hours for each non-concurrent death in the immediately family.
Health Plan:
Shasta County currently contracts with PERS for medical insurance and has an alternative Blue Cross plan. Employees in the Teamsters bargaining unit are insured through a Teamsters Trust plan. Depending on the plan selected, the County pays most, or all, of the employee premium, and contributes a portion of the dependent premium. Contributions are made for a portion of a retiree's insurance premium.
Links to medical sites:
PERS Choice
Plan information: http://www.calpers.ca.gov/eip-docs/member/health/pers-care-choice/2009-perschoice-basic-eoc.pdf
PERS Select
Plan information: http://www.calpers.ca.gov/eip-docs/member/health/pers-care-choice/2009-persselect-basic-eoc.pdf
PERS Care
Plan Information: http://www.calpers.ca.gov/eip-docs/member/health/pers-care-choice/2009-perscare-basic-eoc.pdf
Anthem Blue Cross Website
Plan Information: http://www.anthem.com/ca/calpers/
Medco Mail-Order Prescription Drug Plan
http://www.medco.com/medco/consumer/partner/home.jsp?partner=clp&accessLink=calpers052006
FAQ’s - PERS Select, PERS Choice & PERSCare
http://www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/member/health/pers-care-choice/faqs.xml
PORAC Health Information
Plan and rate information: http://www.porac.org/iandb/ppohealth.html#plan
Teamsters Health Information
Dental Plan:
The employee pays the full premium during the first six months of coverage. After that, the County pays a portion of the employee’s and dependents’ premium for dental insurance.
Delta Dental Plan information
DSA - Lincoln National Dental Plan Information
Vision Plan:
The County pays the employee premium and employees may enroll dependents at their own expense.
Plan information: VSP Coverage
Life Insurance:
The County pays the premium for life insurance for most employees. The amount of coverage varies by bargaining unit.
Retirement:
The County is in the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) coordinated with Social Security (note - not all Safety members' benefits are coordinated with Social Security). Members not in the Safety plan are covered under the 2% @ 55 formula, and Safety members are covered under the 2% @ 50 or 3% @ 50 formula, depending on bargaining unit. The employee (except for managers, and for DSA Sworn Unit personnel who are vested in PERS and laterally transfer from another law enforcement agency) pays 7% (9% for Safety members) of his or her salary, on a pre-tax basis (DSA not pre-tax) for a period of time as specified in his or her labor contact, or Personnel Rules as appropriate.
CalPERS website: http://www.calpers.ca.gov/
Miscellaneous:
- Deferred Compensation plans available through specified companies.
- IRC Section 125 plan available for pre-tax payroll deductions for contributions towards un-reimbursed medical expenses and dependent care costs.
- Optional insurance products available through Colonial Life.
Education & Training
The County provides a New Employee Orientation to all new employees. This orientation reviews an overview of the County organization and structure, the County Mission Statement, budget, policies and procedures.
Annually, the County offers a series of Supervisor trainings. These are two-hour courses that generally cover the following topics: Americans with Disabilities Act/Workers' Compensation, Performance Evaluations, Improving Employee Performance, Payroll for Supervisors, and Identifying Employee Stress.
Departments also provide specific job training through the department and training opportunities through the University of California at Davis, SkillPath Seminars, Fred Pryor Seminars, etc. Some departments also support employee participation at various conventions and seminars throughout the year.