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If you are a prospective employee interested in learning about the benefits offered at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, we invite you to review a Summary of Benefits. Faculty and Exempt Staff may view detailed benefits information in the Exempt Employee Handbook; Non-Exempt Staff may view the Non-Exempt Employee Handbook. Employees with less than 100% effort should see a summary of benefits based upon percent of effort.

Announcements for Faculty and Staff are listed at the bottom of the page.

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newJoin the Sick Leave Bank - April 1 through June 30, 2008
The sick leave bank is a common pool of hours to which staff or 12-month faculty donate some of their accumulated leave.  The sick leave bank shall provide emergency sick leave to member employees who have suffered disability due to an unplanned personal illness, injury, or quarantine and who have exhausted their compensatory time and personal, sick, and annual leave balances. Any regular staff or 12-month faculty member, who accrues sick leave and has a current sick leave balance of at least 48 hours on June 30, 2008, is eligible to join. (The sick leave balance requirement is prorated for part-time employees.)  Enrollment in the bank will become effective on July 1. Read MORE....
Click here for an enrollment form.

Employees are encouraged to attend a session about Sick Leave Bank Annual Enrollment and other benefits, including benefit website information, Workers' Compensation and Vision benefits. Sessions will be held on the following dates:

  • Monday, April 14 at 10:30 AM in the Administration Building, Lunch Room
  • Monday, April 14 at 3:30 PM in the Administration Building, Lunch Room
  • Monday, April 21 at 10:30 AM in the Administration Building, Lunch Room
  • Tuesday, April 22 at 10:00 AM in the Lookout Mountain Room (#272), University Center
  • Thursday, April 24 at 3:00 PM in the Lookout Mountain Room (#272), University Center
  • Wednesday, May 7 at 11:00 AM in the Lookout Mountain Room (#272), University Center
  • Wednesday, May 7 at 1:00 PM in the Lookout Mountain Room (#272), University Center

newDo you have a balance in your 2007 Flexible Benefits Plan?
Employees who have a balance at the end of 2007 may submit additional expenses incurred within the first 2-1/2 months of calendar 2008 (March 15, 2008) for reimbursement. This allows employees who overestimated expenses to incur additional expenses and avoid forfeiture of unused balances. Claims for expenses incurred in 2007 must be submitted to the Office of Human Resources no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, April 25, 2008.

newAnnual Dependent Verification
Annually, the state group insurance program requires the various medical insurance companies to verify that covered dependent children between 19 and 24 still meet the criteria for eligibility. This request for verification will be sent to your home address in the form of a questionnaire. They are typically sent during February and March.

Employees are encourage to complete and submit a copy of the completed form to Kathy Taylor, Benefits Specialist. Failure to respond will suspend coverage on that child until the information is provided. As the policy holder, it is your responsibility to ensure that only those dependents that are eligible for coverage are listed. All claims paid for ineligible dependents will be recovered from the policy holder.

newTerminating Dependents from Insurance(s)
Effective January 1, 2008, an employee with Family Coverage in Health and/or Dental Insurances, cannot terminate a dependent’s coverage unless a life qualifying event has taken place. Terminating dependents from insurance(s) will only be allowed during the Annual Enrollment Transfer Period for insurance benefits, which is October 15 – November 15, with an effective date of January 1.  

A Life Qualifying Event is defined as divorce from the employee’s spouse; legal separation; spouse’s new employment; dependent ineligible due to age/ marriage/ enrollment status in college/ claimed as dependent on parent’s tax return. If a Life Qualifying Event occurs, the employee has 60 days from the date of the event to make changes to insurance(s).

newEmployees not enrolled in Health Insurance now provided with...
Effective January 1, 2008 employees that are eligible for health coverage but are NOT currently enrolled will now be provided with the Basic Term Life and Basic Special Accident Coverage.  The benefit amount will be $20,000 of Basic Term Life and $40,000 of Basic Special Accident coverage.  There is no cost to the individual; however, unlike the coverage for employees enrolled in a health plan, this benefit amount WILL NOT increase as the employee’s salary increases. Additionally, the face amount of coverage declines at age 65 and over.

Eligible employees should receive a notice and form, to designate a beneficiary, from the State mailed to the home address. The beneficiary selection form must be returned to UTC Office of Human Resources, 207 Race Hall, Department 3603.  Please include your personnel number on the top right corner of the form. (The personnel number is located beneath your name on your payroll advice.)

Last updated April 16, 2008