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Benefits by Employee Classification Chart


Employee Classification	Regular Full-Time (FT)	Regular Part-Time (PT)	Adjunct
Staff	1,500 or more annual scheduled hours	Less than 1,500 annual scheduled hours	Employed for specific start and end date, not to exceed one semester. Can work in a subsequent semester, but cannot work more than 999 hours in a calendar year.
Faculty	100% load for full academic year	Less than 100% load for full academic year OR 100% (or less) load for less than full academic year
Benefit	Full-Time (FT) ⁽¹⁾	Part-time (PT)⁽²⁾	Adjunct Faculty/Staff⁽³⁾
Medical	Yes	Yes, at part-time rate	Yes
Vision	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dental	Yes	Yes, at part-time rate	Yes, higher employee contribution than PT
Beneflex	Yes	Yes, if scheduled to work 9 months or more	No
Retirement Savings Plan (employee contribution)	Yes	Yes	Yes
Retirement Savings Plan (RIT Match after 1 yr svc)	Yes	Yes	No
Basic Life	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
Supplemental Life	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
Dependent Life	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
Basic AD&D	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
Supplemental AD&D	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
Dependent AD&D	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
Sick Leave	Yes	Yes	Yes, legally required only
Workers Compensation	Yes	Yes	Yes, legally required only
Short-Term Disability	Yes	Yes	Yes, legally required only
Basic Long-Term Disability	Yes	No	No
Supplemental Long-Term Disability	Yes	No	No
Legal Services Plan	Yes	Yes	No
Identity Theft Protection	Yes	Yes	No
Tuition Waiver	Yes	Yes, benefit different than FT	Yes, benefit different than PT
Tuition Assistance	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
Tuition Exchange	Yes	Yes, PT employees who meet eligibility requirements	No
Tuition Scholarship	Yes	Yes, PT employees who meet eligibility requirements	No
Holiday	Yes	Yes	No
Vacation ⁽⁴⁾	Yes	Yes, prorated based on work schedule	No
Adoption Assistance	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
Home Owner Partnership	Yes	Yes, if annual scheduled hours >= 750	No
EAP	Yes	Yes	No
Severance (most staffed positions)⁽⁵⁾	Yes	Yes	No
Mercer Voluntary Benefits	Yes	Yes	No
NYS College Savings	Yes	Yes	No
RARES Discounts	Yes	Yes	No
U.S. Savings Bonds	Yes	Yes	No

⁽¹⁾ Regular full-time employees include employees on Retirement Transition.

⁽²⁾ Regular employees scheduled to work 9 months or more are eligible for benefits year-round; regular employees scheduled to work for less than 9 months per year are eligible for benefits when working.

⁽³⁾ Adjunct employees are eligible for benefits in semesters they work.

⁽⁴⁾ Faculty on 12-month contracts earn vacation each fiscal year; faculty on less than 12-month contracts observe the break schedule established for the academic year.

⁽⁵⁾ Eligible staff are those whose position does not have specified limited terms of employment (e.g., hired on a grant).