• Health and Dental Insurance: the insurance includes medical, dental, generic prescription plan and mental health program.  Plans and current monthly rates attached, and listed on the web site.  www.dhrm.virginia.gov.

• Basic Life Insurance: this is a free life insurance policy, which equals twice the employee’s annual salary, rounded to the nearest $1000.00.  Coverage begins the first day of employment.  www.varetire.org.

• Optional Life Insurance: this is a benefit, which allows the employee to increase his or her basic life insurance coverage, as well as cover eligible dependents.  Premiums are payroll deducted.  www.varetire.org.

• Virginia Retirement System:  this is an employer-contributory 401a retirement plan.  The employer contributes 5% of each pay period’s credible compensation.  The employee vests (becomes eligible for a pension) after five years of continuous state service.  www.varetire.org.

• Deferred Compensation Program:  this is an employee-contributory 457B, pre-tax retirement plan.  It allows the employee to set aside, on a pre-tax basis, income for future financial security.  Full time employees qualify for an employer match up to $40.00 per month.  www.vadcp.com.

• Virginia Sickness and Disability Program:  full time employees receive sick leave, family and personal leave, short-term and long-term disability benefits.  The program provides up to 10 days of sick leave and up to 5 days of family and personal leave per year.  It provides up to 125 workdays of short-term disability coverage, with 100-80-60% income levels.  Thereafter, the employee may qualify for long-term disability at 60% pre-disability income.  www.dhrm.virginia.gov.

• Flexible Reimbursement Accounts:  this is pre-tax savings for medical and, or day care expenses.  www.dhrm.virginia.gov.

• Employee Assistance Program:  this is a confidential assessment, referral, and short-term problem-solving service available through the health insurance plan(s).  www.achievesolutions.net/covacare.

• CommonHealth Wellness Program

• Virginia Credit Union

• PERKs Card Discounts

• Discount for Lifetime Wellness Center

• Direct Deposit with access to Payline, state payroll system for pay/leave history

• Series EE & I Savings Bonds

• Virginia Prepaid Education Plan

• Leaves of Absence (Annual Leave, Compensatory Leave, Administrative Leave, Military Leave, Family and Medical Leave, Community Service Leave)

• 12 paid holidays:

•  New Year’s Day  

•  Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

•  Memorial Day

•  Labor Day 

•  Veteran’s Day

•  Christmas Day 

• Lee-Jackson Day

• George Washington’s Birthday

•  Independence Day

• Columbus Day

• Thanksgiving (2 days)

Plus any other days designated by either the President of the United States or the Governor or Virginia