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Taking
a Leave of Absence
Certain
coverages may continue during your paid or unpaid leave, as
described below. If you wish to discontinue or suspend your
membership in any of these plans, you will need to complete
the necessary forms, available from the Benefits Section of the Office of Human Resources. Re-enrollment
in these plans will be possible when you return from a leave
of absence, as long as you contact the Benefits Section of
the Office of Human Resources and enroll within 30 days from
the date you return.
While
you are on leave, notify the Benefits Section of the Office of Human Resources of any changes
in your return-to-work arrangements. Please also refer to
Section
300 of the Personnel
Policy Manual regarding Leaves of Absence.
If
you or a dependent needs personal help, you may contact the
Faculty/Staff Assistance
Office for confidential counseling and referral services.
Here
is a summary of the effect on your benefits when you take
a leave of absence. For more information on leaves of absence
related to your own disability, see If
You Become Disabled.
| Benefits |
Your
Coverage at Boston University |
|
Health
Plan and
Dental Health
Plan
|
-
If you are on a leave of absence with pay (including
a sabbatical), your coverage will continue, provided
your usual payroll deductions continue.
-
If you are on a leave of absence without pay, your
coverage will continue, provided you pay the employee
portion of the cost of coverage.
|
| Long-Term
Disability Plan |
-
Contact the Benefits Section of the Office of Human Resources for details on
how your leave will affect your plan participation.
|
| Basic
Life Insurance Plan |
-
If you are on a leave of absence, your coverage will
continue during the leave.
|
| Group
Supplemental Life Insurance Plan |
-
If you are on a leave of absence with pay, your coverage
will continue, provided your usual payroll deductions
continue.
-
If you are on a leave of absence without pay, your
coverage will continue, provided you pay the employee
portion of the cost of coverage.
|
Travel
Accident Insurance Plan
|
-
Coverage stops while you are not actively at work.
|
| Personal
and Family Accident Insurance Plan |
-
If you are on a leave of absence with pay (including
a sabbatical), your coverage will continue, provided
your usual payroll deductions continue.
-
If you are on a leave of absence without pay, your
coverage will continue, provided you pay the employee
portion of the cost of coverage.
-
If you choose not to continue this insurance, coverage
will automatically end on the last day of the month
in which you are granted a leave of absence.
|
| Supplemental
Death Benefit Plan |
- Coverage
stops while you are not actively at work.
|
| Retirement
Plan |
-
If you are on a leave of absence with pay, your and
the University's normal contributions will continue.
(If you are granted a leave at partial pay, the University's
and your contributions will be based on your reduced
salary.)
-
If you are on a leave of absence without pay, the
University's and your contributions will stop. They
will, however, resume automatically with the first
paycheck you receive when you return.
- If
you are on a military leave of absence, upon your
return, the University will contribute to the plan
an amount representing the contributions that would
normally have been made during your leave provided
you make the required employee contributions.
|
| Supplemental
Retirement and Savings Plan |
- If
you are on a leave of absence with pay (including
a sabbatical), your normal contributions to the plan
will continue (unless you make a change).
-
If you are on a leave of absence without pay, your
contributions will stop. They will, however, resume
automatically with the first paycheck you receive
when you return (unless you make a change).
|
|
Dependent
Care Reimbursement Account and
Health
Care Reimbursement Account
|
-
If you are on a leave of absence with pay (including
a sabbatical), your participation will continue, provided
your usual payroll deductions continue.
-
If you are on a leave of absence without pay, your
contributions will stop. They will, however, resume
automatically with the first paycheck you receive
when you return, if you return within the same calendar
year (unless you make a change).
-
You may continue to submit eligible claims in accordance
with the plan's provisions while you are on a leave
of absence.
|
| Tuition
Remission Program |
-
If you are on a leave of absence with pay (including
a sabbatical), your benefit will continue.
-
If you are on a leave of absence without pay, your
benefit will continue if your approved leave of absence
is taken for research purposes, instruction, government
or other service deemed by the University to be in
the public interest or other activities that may be
approved by the University.
-
If you are on a temporary disability leave, benefits
will continue for your dependent children until the
end of the semester in which you complete six months
of such leave without pay.
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Boston
University Children's Center, Inc. and
Early Childhood
Learning Lab
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| University
Credit Union |
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