New Employee Orientation - Benefits Information
Please make sure that your employees know the following information pertaining to their Benefits and Orientation. The information is categorized by employee classification. For questions concerning New Employee Orientation Benefits information, contact Kathy Hamby at 828-262-6485 or email hambyka@appstate.edu.
Faculty (EPA)
New Faculty employees should complete the Online Orientation in order to obtain necessary Medical and Retirement information and forms. All Medical forms must be completed and returned to the Benefits Office within 30 days of your hire date. All Retirement forms must be completed and returned to the Benefits Office within 60 days of your hire date.
Important Notes :
Faculty employees that do not complete the required Medical forms within 30 days of hire will not have medical coverage until the forms are completed. At that time, a 12-month waiting period will be placed on all pre-existing conditions.
Those employees that do not complete the required Retirement forms within 60 days of hire will be placed into the State Retirement System automatically. Once this is done, it can not be changed.
SPA (Staff)
New SPA employees must complete orientation in order to obtain necessary Medical and Retirement information and forms. These sessions offer vital benefits information, as well as other information. All Medical and Retirement forms must be completed and returned to the Benefits Office within 30 days of your hire date. For additional information, visit the links below:
(SPA) Classroom Orientation Schedule
Online Orientation (Website)
Important Notes :
SPA employees that do not complete the required Medical forms within 30 days of hire will not have medical coverage until the forms are completed. At that time, a 12-month waiting period will be placed on all pre-existing conditions.
Those employees that do not complete the required Retirement forms within 30 days of hire will be placed into the State Retirement System automatically.
The link below provides information related to the Benefits portion of the training. Please note: the presentation below can not substitute for the training requirement.
Benefits Presentation (pdf - 314KB)
For more information on the SPA Orientation click here to go to the Career Development section of this site.
EPA Administrative (EPA)
New EPA employees should complete the Online Orientation in order to obtain necessary Medical and Retirement information and forms. All Medical forms must be completed and returned to the Benefits Office within 30 days of your hire date. All Retirement forms must be completed and returned to the Benefits Office within 60 days of your hire date.
Important Notes :
EPA employees that do not complete the required Medical forms within 30 days of hire will not have medical coverage until the forms are completed. At that time, a 12-month waiting period will be placed on all pre-existing conditions.
Those employees that do not complete the required Retirement forms within 60 days of hire will be placed into the State Retirement System automatically. Once this is done, it can not be changed.
For more information on the EPA Orientation click here to go to the Career Development section of this site.
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