As USM employees, regular and contingent faculty and staff and their families have access to a wide range of helpful services via our Inova employee assistance program (EAP). This includes child care resources and referrals, resources for children with special needs, college planning and private school resources and more. You can access services 24/7 by logging […]
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Benefits Bulletin: Contract Renewals and Continuation of Benefits
All contingent staff, lecturers and part-time faculty members who are currently enrolled and paying for Maryland State group insurance benefits are reminded that those benefits are active only through the end of their current contract period as printed on their coupons. Direct pay employees who want to continue their current state benefits after the end […]
Benefits Bulletin: Paycheck Changes for Regular Faculty & Staff Employees
All regular faculty and staff employees are reminded that payroll deductions for all Maryland State insurance coverage and flexible spending accounts are only taken 24 times each calendar year. Towson University has been notified of two additional pay periods when deductions will NOT occur for Health, Prescription and Dental plans only: paycheck dated 4/09/14 for […]
Got the Winter Blues? Free Short Term Counseling Available
As USM employees, regular and contingent faculty and staff and their families have access to a wide range of helpful services via our Inova employee assistance program (EAP). This includes short-term counseling, child and elder care resources and referrals, financial and legal consultations, identity theft recovery, college planning and private school resources, resources for children with […]
Business Discounts for TU Faculty & Staff
Beginning this year, regular and contingent faculty and staff and their families have access to a wide range of helpful discounts and services via our Inova employee assistance program (EAP). This includes: Discounts with thousands of merchants Legal consultations and a 25 percent discount with attorneys nationwide Child care resources & referrals Elder care resources & […]
Free Help with Childcare, Eldercare & Other Services
Effective January 1, regular and contingent faculty and staff and their families have access to a wide range of helpful services via our Inova employee assistance program (EAP). The services include 24/7 access to: Child care resources & referrals Elder care resources & referrals Short-term counseling Legal consultations and a 25% discount with attorneys nationwide […]
2013 calendar year end leave for regular staff, librarians and 12-month faculty
The final pay period of the 2013 “calendar year” for leave purposes is pay period 12/25/13-1/7/14. As a result, all earned 2013 holiday and personal leave hours must be used on or before 1/7/14 or they will be lost. When planning on leave usage during the Winter Break (12/21/13 through 1/1/14) full time non-facilities employees […]
Open Enrollment Begins Today!
The Fall 2013 Open Enrollment (OE) period for all Maryland state insurance benefits is now underway and will continue until Wednesday, October 16. OE offers eligible faculty, staff and retirees (including eligible direct- pay employees: contingent staff, lecturers and part-time faculty) the opportunity to evaluate and compare their current benefits coverage to the coverage and […]
Open Enrollment Fall 2013: Materials
The Fall 2013 Open Enrollment (OE) period for all Maryland state insurance benefits will take place from Tuesday, October 1 to Wednesday, October 16. It’s important to note that since the State of Maryland has converted their plan year to a calendar year basis beginning January 2014, changes and enrollments made during this OE period […]
Open Enrollment Fall 2013: Dates and Benefits Festival
The Fall 2013 Open Enrollment (OE) period for all Maryland state insurance benefits will take place from Tuesday, October 1 to Wednesday, October 16. It’s important to note that since the State of Maryland has converted their plan year to a calendar year basis beginning January 2014, changes and enrollments made during this OE period […]
Benefits Bulletin – Watching your ORP/SRA? Advising Sessions for Fall 2013
A list of the upcoming individual ORP/SRA advising sessions is below. All sessions will be held by the Office of Human Resources in Admin 101 and will last between 30 and 45 minutes. Individual appointments will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Fidelity (ORP/SRA) 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the following days: Friday, August […]
Benefits Bulletin: Attention Current Members of MD State Teacher’s and Optional Retirement Plans
The last state subsidy (RET/PEN SUB) for the MSRA Teacher’s Retirement/Pension and Optional Retirement Plan (ORP), as well as any required employee contribution, is scheduled to occur in the paycheck received on June 5, 2013 (for pay period ending May 28, 2013). Those employer subsidies and employee contributions will resume with the paycheck to be […]
Post-Open Enrollment Update #3: Correction Period Ends Tomorrow and Final OE Outreach Session
Eligible faculty, staff and retirees (including eligible direct-pay employees: contingent staff, lecturers and part-time faculty) who need to correct any mistakes made during the recent Open Enrollment (OE) period will be allowed to do so during the Correction Period from Wednesday, May 8 through Wednesday, May 15. This will also be an opportunity to make […]
Post-Open Enrollment Update #2: Summary Statements
The 2013 Open Enrollment (OE) Correction Period for all Maryland state insurance benefits is now underway and will last until Wednesday, May 15. The OE Correction Period offers eligible faculty, staff and retirees (including eligible direct -pay employees-contingent staff, lecturers, and part-time faculty) a second opportunity to evaluate and compare their current benefits coverage to […]
Post-Open Enrollment Updates
Post-Open Enrollment Update #2: Summary Statements The 2013 Open Enrollment (OE) Correction Period for all Maryland state insurance benefits is now underway and will last until Wednesday, May 15. The OE Correction Period offers eligible faculty, staff and retirees (including eligible direct -pay employees-contingent staff, lecturers, and part-time faculty) a second opportunity to evaluate and […]
Open Enrollment Update #2: Changes to Maryland State Benefits Effective July 1, 2013
The 2013 Open Enrollment (OE) period for all Maryland state insurance benefits is now underway and will last until Tuesday, April 30. OE offers eligible faculty, staff and retirees (including eligible direct- pay employees, contingent staff, lecturers and part-time faculty) the opportunity to evaluate and compare their current benefits coverage to the coverage and costs […]
Benefits Bulletin: Payroll Deductions for Regular Faculty and Staff Employees
All regular faculty and staff employees are reminded that payroll deductions for all Maryland State insurance coverage and flexible spending accounts are only taken 24 times each calendar year. Since there will be a total of 27 paychecks in 2013, those deductions will not be taken from the January 2, July 3 and December 30 […]
Contingent and Student Employee Timesheets Due Today!
Timesheets for the November 3 through November 16 pay period are due by NOON TODAY, Wednesday, November 14 because of the Thanksgiving holiday closings. Please use the electronic Web timesheet program to complete and approve the student and contingent timesheets for the pay period in order to meet the early deadline.
Reminder: Regular Timesheets Are Due Today!
This is a reminder that all regular timesheets for pay period 10/31/12-11/13/12 are due by 10 a.m. today, Monday, 11/12/12 because of the upcoming state closing for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Questions should be directed to Cheryl Harris email: charris@towson.edu or Dave Curtis, email: dcurtis@towson.edu.
Contingent and Student Employee Timesheets Due Early
Timesheets for the November 3 through November 16 pay period are due by NOON Wednesday, November 14 because of the Thanksgiving holiday closings. Please use the electronic Web timesheet program to complete and approve the student and contingent timesheets for the pay period in order to meet the early deadline.
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