Payroll and Benefits

The University has group health insurance through Blue Cross Blue Shield.  Participants use physicians approved by the plan.

Sign-up period – no later than 30 days from the date of employment or during the open enrollment period in June.

Base PPO Plan: (Individual $3,000.00 deductible medical plus co-pays/ $100.00 deductible prescriptions plus co-pays)

NOTE: Medical/RX Plan deductibles are on a calendar year, not a fiscal year.

1-800-521-2227

Employee Benefit Enrollment Portal: http://www.preparedbenefits.com/

*This site can be used to make any eligible changes to your benefit elections.  You will also be able to enroll online at this site during the open enrollment period or within the first 30 days of the start date.

Blue Cross Blue Shield

The University pays 100% of the premium for term life insurance in an amount equal to one year’s salary (up to $50,000, subject to age reduction), which is carried through Lincoln Life.

325-793-3820

Contact: Barbara Havard, Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

The University pays 100% of the long-term disability premium, which Lincoln Life administers.

325-793-3820

Contact: Barbara Havard, Payroll & Benefits Coordinator

Other optional insurance plans are also available for employees and immediate family members.  The employee pays 100% of those premiums.  These include:

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Plans through MetLife
• Eye Care through MetLife Vision
• Dental Care with or without Ortho through Met Life
• Additional Life Insurance through Lincoln Life

Section 125-Cafeteria Plan through Discovery Benefits: This allows you to tax shelter any unreimbursed medical or childcare expenses that you plan to incur over the plan year.

To participate in the retirement plan, employees must contribute 1% to 6% of their annual base salary, based on years of consecutive service, to a 403(b) retirement plan; the University will then match that contribution (1% to 6%) to the same plan.  Employees are immediately eligible.  The amount contributed by McMurry is vested after three years of consecutive full-time employment from the employee’s date of eligibility, for employees who have contributed to the retirement plan.  Employees have a wide choice of investment vehicles through the following companies.

Immediate family members of full-time faculty, staff, and administrators are eligible for Education Benefits at McMurry University.   Please check with the Financial Aid Office at ext. 4713 for the current benefit policy.

Sick leave may accrue to a total of sixty (60) days, and sick leave pay may be drawn up to a maximum of forty (40) hours per week.  An employee is eligible for ten (10) paid sick days per fiscal year.