The Employee Reimbursement Account enables you to pay a portion of your Uninsured Health Care and Dependent Care expenses with pretax dollars. Prior to the beginning of each plan year, you will have the opportunity to elect to fund your Reimbursement Account for the coming year. The amount that you select will be deducted from your gross salary through automatic payroll deductions. Then, during the plan year, you may submit claims to the Administrator to reimburse yourself for health care expenses and/or dependent care expenses incurred during the plan year that were not reimbursed by your insurance plans.
Category: Benefits
Health Insurance
Medical, dental and vision insurance are available to all full-time employees on the first of the month following thirty days of employment. Employees may from time to time have a choice of plans and are required to pay a portion of the premium. Refer to individual plan summaries from the Office of Human Resources for details. The employee will have his/her contribution deducted on a pre-tax basis.
In certain instances, federal law requires availability of continued coverage where coverage under the group plan would otherwise end. In compliance with the federal COBRA program, CCS offers employees and their families the opportunity for a temporary extension of health coverage at group rates with the employee paying the full cost of coverage plus a 2% administrative fee.
Social Security
Employees of CCS are covered by Social Security. As provided by law, CCS pays one half of your total Social Security taxes, and the other half is paid by you through withholding from your paycheck. In addition to providing you with retirement, Social Security may provide disability pay, burial benefits, and monthly survivor benefits for your spouse and minor children if you qualify.
Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan (403b)
Because CCS is a non-profit organization, the IRS allows CCS employees to place a portion of their pay in a Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan without paying current federal, state and city income taxes on the amount contributed. Full-time employees, and qualified part-time employees, are eligible to participate on the first of the month following thirty (30) days of employment. CCS contributes 3% of an employee’s gross earnings per pay. Employees may choose to contribute a percentage of their pay on a pretax basis, up to IRS limitations. CCS offers numerous investment funds for employees to choose from. The CCS Tax Sheltered Annuity Plan is administered by TIAA/CREF.
Tuition Reimbursement
Objective
The objective of the CCS Tuition Reimbursement program is to invest in CCS employees in a way that benefits both the individual and the institution, and supplement CCS employees in pursuit of academic degrees.
Process:
The criteria for tuition reimbursement consideration are listed below. Applications will be reviewed twice a year by a committee consisting of VPs of Finance, Enrollment and Student Services and Institutional Advancement, the Director of Human Resources and the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs.
Criteria:
- Must be a full-time employee for at least two years at the time of application
- Classes must be relevant to current position
- Courses of study must be in pursuit of an academic degree, and applications must include an academic plan of work (courses that employee plans to take to get to the degree)
- Employee must complete a Tuition Reimbursement Form by July 1 for fall, November 1 for winter and April 1 for summer
- Supervisor must approve prior to submitting the form
- Reimbursement will be reconsidered annually; there is no guarantee of on-going reimbursement given the number of employees participating and limited funds
- Classes must be after work hours except with prior approval
- Class must be successfully completed the first time with a B or above prior to reimbursement
- Each approved employee is eligible for reimbursement for up to $3,000 per year for charges they have already paid
- Employees pursuing a Bachelor’s degree must file the FASFA and accept all Federal, State, and Institutional scholarships and grants awarded by the institution A billing statement must be submitted to HR for compliance review and approval of reimbursement
- If obtaining/completing a degree was a condition of employment, you are not eligible for this program
- Employee must remain with CCS for at least two years after tuition is reimbursed or may be eligible for repayment of investment.
Campus Parking and Traffic
The College provides at no charge secured, covered parking structures for all students, faculty and administrative staff. Access to the parking structure is through the employee ID. Parking is available on a first- come, first-serve basis. Please keep in mind that driving and parking on campus is a privilege not a right. Failure to follow the below policies/guidelines will result in ticketing and excessive violations will result in the loss of on campus parking privileges.
Driving on Campus
In order to provide a safe environment on campus when driving, please adhere to the following:
- Drive no faster than 10 mph
- Drive in a responsible and prudent manner
- Yield to pedestrians
Unloading on Campus
When it is necessary to park in a restricted area for the purpose of unloading:
- Put on your hazard lights
- Notify Campus Safety of your task and vehicle location
- Move your vehicle to a designated parking space within 10-15 minutes
Parking on Campus
In order to park on campus:
- All student vehicles must have a current school year parking sticker adhered to the inside, lower left corner of the windshield or a temporary parking hangtag on the inside rear view mirror to park on campus.
- All employee vehicles must display their authorized employee parking hangtag on the inside rear view mirror.
- All visitor vehicles will be signed in by the Campus Safety Officer upon entering the parking structure.
When parking on campus everyone is expected to:
- Park in designated areas and between the lines
- Open vehicle doors carefully
- Stop at stop signs
- Report all accidents to the Campus Safety office
- Maintain current vehicle license plates
- Remove their vehicle from campus at 11:00pm, unless properly signed in after hours
- All resident guests with a vehicle staying the night will be properly signed in with Campus Safety and receive a temporary hang tag. The tage should be displayed on the inside rear view mirror.
Do not park in illegal, unmarked or restricted areas on campus. This includes, but is not limited to, parking in fire lanes, the CCS alley, or places that result in another vehicle being blocked.
The storing or repairing of motor vehicles on campus property is prohibited.
Parking Structure
Students, employees, and visitors are welcome to park in the structure. Students and employees must use their ccs ID card to enter the parking structure. If you lose your ID, go to the Campus Safety Office for replacement at a cost of $20. Any I.D. badge that does not function properly will be taken by the parking officer and sent to the Campus Safety office. Visitors must identify whom they are coming to visit when entering the parking structure and be signed in by the Campus Safety Officer.
Only vehicles belonging to residents of the Art Centre Building (ACB) or Taubman Center (TC) that have a current school year resident parking sticker can use the parking structure as their primary parking space.
Please note that vehicles parked in the parking structure after 11:00 pm that do not have a current school year resident parking sticker will be ticketed for unauthorized parking and subject to a $50 fine.
Administration / Admissions Lot
The parking lot east of the ADM Building is for assigned employees and visitors to the building.
Visitors are to park in designated parking spaces. Students are not permitted to park in this parking lot.
Walter B. Ford II Lot
The parking lot on the south side of the Walter B. Ford II Building is for employee, student and visitor parking. Vehicles using these lots must bear a current CCS parking sticker or hangtag. Overnight parking is prohibited.
Parking / Traffic Violation Sanctions
CCS tickets, which carry a $50 fine, will be issued to any vehicle violating the traffic/parking guidelines on campus. Fines will be posted to student accounts, and if unpaid, will result in both registration and grade holds. The Human Resources office will track tickets issued to employees and failure to pay will result in disciplinary action.
The Office of Student Life & the Office of Campus Safety and Security will track CCS tickets. Upon receiving a third ticket, the student/employee will lose all parking privileges on campus. This will include deactivating their access to the parking structure, as well as having their vehicle placed on the Tow List. Vehicles on the Tow List that subsequently park on campus will be towed at the owner’s expense.
Ticket and Loss of Parking Privileges
Anyone receiving a CCS traffic/parking ticket who wishes to appeal the ticket can do so by submitting their appeal in writing to the Director of Student Life (students) or the Director of Human Resources (employees) within 14 days of the date the ticket was issued.
Anyone wishing to appeal the sanction of losing their parking privileges on campus must submit a letter of appeal to the Director of Student Life (students) or the Director of Human Resources (employees) within 14 days of the date of the written notification of this sanction. If the appeal is approved the payment of a $25 reactivation fee will be required prior to the reactivation.
City of Detroit Tickets
CCS has no control over tickets issued by the City of Detroit.