Payroll

Exempt Employees– faculty, executive, and professional staff who are exempt from overtime provisions are paid on the first day of the month for work performed from the first day through the last day of the previous month.

Non-Exempt Employees– hourly employees who are eligible for overtime are paid every other Wednesday and will include earnings through the previous two weeks. The payroll week runs from Saturday of the first week through Friday of the second week. Payday is the following Wednesday.

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Summary of Employee Benefits

Effective 6-1-2023

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 date of employment or during open enrollment period in June.

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

Current Premiums are:TotalMcM paysEmployee
Employee only$779.99$584.99$195.00
Employee/Spouse$1,988.97$1093.93$895.04
Employee/Children$1,567.78$940.67$627.11
Family$2,987.36$1,792.42$1,194.94

NOTE:  Medical/RX Plan deductibles are on a calendar year not 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 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 premium for long-term disability, which is carried through Lincoln Life.

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; 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 then that percentage (1 % to 6%) contribution 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.

TIAAEnroll on-line at https://www.tiaa.org/public/
Employer code 366075
For enrollment assistance call 1-800-842-2888
LincolnLawrence Smith at 1-972-598-0242 email:lawrence.smith@LFG.com
AspireMark Miller, 325-698-5064
AXA-EquitableAaron Samuels (817) 517-1114 email:aaron@tackadvisors.com
VOYARenee Gibbs (830) 285-3392 email:reneegibbs@voyafa.com

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

Consecutive Years of EmploymentVacation Hours Accrued Per Month
FT ¾ ½¼
 1 month- 7 years6.67 hours5 hours3.33 hours1.67 hours
 8 years -14 years10 hours7.5 hours5 hours2.5 hours
 15+ years13.33 hours10 hours6.67 hours3.33 hours

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.