Employee Benefits Index
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Section 125 Qualified Benefit
Employees who are covered under the employer- sponsored Group Health Insurance Plans, Delta Dental, Long Term Care, Medical Reimbursement, and Dependent Care may elect to have their portion of the premium coverage treated as a "pre-tax" salary reduction rather than a "post-tax" deduction.
Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code (the federal tax code) allows certain plans that qualify under the tax rules and regulations to offer this option to employees. The Diocese of Worcester qualifies for this option that allows you to instruct us to reduce your salary compensation by the amount needed to pay your portion of the premium (individual or family plan) for Group Health Insurance and Delta Dental coverage. Because your compensation will be reduced before being paid to you, no federal income tax or state tax is applicable to the portion of the premium paid by your salary reduction. Depending on your personal federal and state tax bracket, this may have the effect of reducing your "net" cost for coverage by 10% to 38%.
Benefits Overview
2024-2025 Enrollment Forms
Health Insurance
Open Enrollment BEGINS MAY 1 THROUGH MAY 31 to be effective June 1
2024-2025 1000/2000 SUMMARY OF BENEFITS PACKET
Dental Insurance
DELTA DENTAL MOBILE APP
Open Enrollment BEGINS JUNE 1 THROUGH JUNE 24 to be effective July 1 for dental
Eye Med
Open Enrollment BEGINS JUNE 1 THROUGH JUNE 24 to be effective July 1
EYE MED INFORMATION
Flexible Spending Account
FSA STORE - Now Eligible-Over the Counter Medicines
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan (403b)
OPEN ENROLLMENT UNTIL LAST PAYROLL IN AUGUST, to be effective September 1
Parish Employee Pension Plan (Frozen Aug. 31, 2013)
Unemployment - Employment Transition Plan
Group Life Insurance
Holy Days and Diocesan Holidays for 2024
Unum Long Term Care Insurance
Payroll Deduction Options
(Partners in Charity, United Way, etc.)
Payroll Direct Deposit Form
Diocesan Employee Handbook
Federal and State Labor Laws