Community Based Services

Health Insurance Benefits (includes medical, dental and life insurance)
Payroll
Tuition Assistance
Position Changes
Retirement

HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS
Q. How do I enroll?
A. Eligible full time employees will be notified in writing to make an appointment with the Human Resource Department to complete enrollment forms approximately two weeks prior to eligibility. You have 30 days from your eligibility date to enroll. If you do not enroll at this time, you will have to wait until open enrollment (for further information, please see “Employer Paid Medical, Dental and Life Insurance Benefits).

Q. How much time do I have to notify the insurance company if I have a change in my dependent status like marriage, birth of child for adoption?
A. You have 30 days from the benefit event date to enroll the new member into the insurance plan. If you miss this enrollment period you have another opportunity during our annual open enrollment.

Q. What is Open Enrollment?
A. Open Enrollment is a time when we renew our health insurance provider agreement. Employees are given an opportunity to add eligible members.

For other questions pertaining to our insurance plan log on to www.healthnet.com for medical; www.aetna.com for dental; or go to our broker, www.propeninc.com

PAYROLL
Q. How many times a year can I make changes to my W-4?

A. You can make two changes per calendar year unless you have a qualifying event (i.e. marriage, divorce, dependent change, etc.)

Q. What is the maximum number of exemptions I can claim on my W-4?

A. You can claim from 0 to 9 exemptions on your W-4.

Q. When and how do I receive my W-2’s

A. W-2’s are attached to your paycheck and sent directly to your work site no later than January 31st.

Q. When and how do I accrue time?

A. Accrued time earned is based on an hourly calculation, which combines regular accrued hours taken each payroll period. Accrual time begins upon hire. For exempt employees, paid leave may not be used during the first three months of employment. For non-exempt employees, paid leave may not be used during the first six months of employment. If an employee does not work his/her scheduled hours, available accrued hours will be used and added to meet the regularly scheduled hours each payroll period.

TUITION ASSISTANCE
Q. Who is eligible for tuition assistance?

A. Any part time or full time employee who works a minimum of 20 scheduled hours per week. You can apply by requesting a College Incentive Application from the Human Resource Department or download the form from our web site under “Forms”. For more information please see Partial College Incentive Reimbursement under “Benefits and Incentives.”

POSITION CHANGES
Q. If I am interested in applying for a different position within the Agency, how do I go about it?

A. Look on the Job Notice posting that is updated weekly for what’s available. Speak with your House Supervisor, who will notify the Human Resource Department. If the position is a lateral move (not a promotion), you do not need to be interviewed, however if the position is a promotion, after speaking with your House Supervisor, please contact the Human Resource Department to schedule an interview.

RETIREMENT
Q. What types of retirement plans does Community Based Services offer?

A. Community Based Services has a Tax Sheltered Annuity that an employee can contribute to in order to save money on a pretax basis for retirement purposes (please see Tax Sheltered Annuity under “Employee Benefits and Incentives”).
Community Based Services also provides a Defined Benefit/Profit Sharing Trust that the Agency contributes to on behalf of the employee for retirement purposes (please see Defined Benefit/Profit Sharing Trusts).