SLOCEA - Clerical Unit

BU 13 Benefit	Rate	Description
County Retirement Contribution	17.24% CEA	Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked. Hires after 4/17/11 enter Tier 2 Pension Plan. See Article 27 of the SLO County Retirement Plan.
County Pickup of Employee Retirement	8.75%	Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked. Hires after 4/17/11 enter Tier 2 Pension Plan. See Article 27 of the SLO County Retirement Plan.
County Pension Bond Debt Service	4.88%	Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked. Hires after 4/17/11 enter Tier 2 Pension Plan. See Article 27 of the SLO County Retirement Plan.
County Retiree Health		$24.72/PP full-time, $12.36/PP part-time $0/PP quarter-time or temp
County Pension Plan per EFS		Rate x Hourly Rate x Hours Worked SLOCEA Misc. Members (CEA)
FICA ER FICA EE	6.20% 4.20%	2009 FICA wages up to $106,800 max 2010 FICA wages up to $106,800 max
Medicare	1.45%	Medicare wages with no maximum
Unemployment	.13%	Effective 01/01/11
Workers' Compensation	Varies	See Workers' Comp Schedule
County Cafeteria Contribution	$725.58/mo	$617.58/mo without medical coverage, effective 01/01/2011
Health Insurance		Coverage for domestic partners
Post Employment Health Plan	$50/mo	Universal VEBA through Nationwide. Post employment health plan that provides reimbursements for qualified health care expenses
Education Allowance	$250/yr	$52,000 total per fiscal year starting 07/01/2006; $54,000 for fiscal year 07/01/2007 for units 01, 05, 13
Mileage Reimbursement	.555/mi	Effective 07/01/2011
Summer Care Scholarship	need-based	$15,000 total per fiscal year for units 01, 05, 13, 11. Administered by SLOCEA beginning in 2005.
Evening Shift Differential	5% x hr rate	6pm to 11pm hours for non-flex or 3pm to 11pm if shift ends on or after 10pm
Night Shift Differential	10% x hr rate	11pm to 7am hours for non-flex schedules
MH Inpatient Differential	$1.50/hr	All employees whose primary workstation is the Mental Health In-patient Unit
Bilingual Pay - High Use	$100/mo	Approved by Human Resources
Bilingual Pay - Low Use	$60/mo	Approved by Human Resources
Standby/On Call	$2.75/hr	Permanent employees
Standby/On-Call	$3.35/hr	SART Nurses & SART personnel
Consultation Standby	$1.15/day	Can be paid $25/mo with approval
Call Back	OT/hr	2 hour minimum paid at time and one-half
Overtime	per FLSA	OT threshold based on hours actually worked (excludes paid leave hours)
Compensating Time Off	1.5 hrs/hr wkd	120 hr maximum accrual; payoff on termination
Sick Leave	12 days/yr	2080 hours (260 days) max accrual; payoff @ hourly rate for 50% of hours up to 1440 after 5 years of service
Sick Leave Exchange for Vacation	80 hrs for 40 hrs	Per calendar year. Must maintain a 30-day balance 14 years of services required
Holiday Pay	3 days/yr	Employees who work on Thanksgiving, Christmas and/or New Years day will be paid premium pay for all hrs worked (time and one-half)
Annual Leave 12 day carryover	12 days/yr	Employees may sign up at any time, but withdrawal must be in August
Personal Leave	1 day/ fiscal yr	Employees on initial probation excluded
VTO	160 hrs/fiscal yr	With Admin Dept approval only
Vacation 320 hour cap	10 days/yr 15 days/yr 20 days/yr	Beginning of service to the end of the 4th year Beginning of fifth year to the end of the 9th year Over ten years of service Maximum payoff of 320 hours after 6 months of service
Pay-in-lieu Program	40 hrs/fiscal yr	One time per fiscal year, permanent employees with a minimum balance of 200 vacation hours may sell back vacation hours. Additionally, employees must use 40 hours of vacation in the current fiscal year to be eligible.
Jury Leave		Regular pay while on jury duty; cannot claim jury pay
Witness Pay		Regular pay for being a witness in a case related to job
Paid Military Leave	30 days/ fiscal yr	30 days maximum when called to active duty
Use of County Vehicle	$1.50 each way	The value of commuting to and from work will be taxed
Suggestion Award	Based on merit	Submit ideas to the Suggestion Award Committee
ITS Health Care Spending Account	Pretax deduction	Employee paid up to $3,000 per plan year
ITS Dependent Care Spending Account	Pretax deduction	Employee paid up to $5,000 per plan year
Deferred Retirement Option Plan (DROP)	Up to 5 years	Employee continues active employment while Pension benefits are paid to a DROP account.
Deferred Comp	Pretax deduction	Employee paid up to $16,500 or 100% of wages/yr
State Disability Insurance (SDI)	1.20%	2011 Employee paid on wages to $93,316 max and Admin fee of .05%
Automatic Deposit		All new employees required to use ACH for paycheck