Non-Exempt Staff, Regular

Salisbury University’s Benefits page

• Includes Rates, Benefits Guide, vendor contact information, and benefit summaries
• Tuition Remission information
• Supplemental Retirement Account forms
• Employee Assistance Program information

Find It Fast HR Links (located on HR Main webpage):

• Holiday Calendar
• Payroll Online Service Center (POSC) to access W# and official pay check stubs, view/print W-2 forms, change tax withholdings
  • It may take 2 – 3 pay cycles for direct deposit to occur. Until the first direct deposit, your check will be a physical/paper check mailed to the home address provided on the W-4. Subsequent payments will be made via direct deposit. The first check will have the pay advice number needed to create a POSC online account.

Payroll Schedules

Employee Parking Permits

Timing: Selection must be finalized prior to start date.

Contact: Nadalyne Campbell, Benefits Specialist (necampbell@salisbury.edu)

How to Enroll: You will be enrolled in the Maryland Employees’ Pension System through the State Retirement and Pension System. You will need to complete an Application for Membership> and Designation of Beneficiary form> before your start date. You will also need to provide a copy of a document validating your date of birth. Acceptable documents validating your date of birth include: your valid driver’s license, Maryland identification card, birth certificate, and United States passport.

Forms to complete and submit:

• Form 1: Application for Membership
• Form 4: Designation of Beneficiary (must be notarized)
• A copy of the acceptable document validating your date of birth

Benefit Guide: Introduction to the Employees’ Pension System (for employees hired on or after July 1, 2011)

For Law Enforcement only: Law Enforcement Officers' Pension System Benefit Handbook

Pension website: www.sra.maryland.gov

Administrator: State of Maryland: Employee Benefits Division (EBD) under the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) website.

Enrollment Timing: For new hires, you will receive a series of emails the weeks following your start date. These emails will provide your SPS userid (W#) and temporary password. Once you receive these emails, you can log into SPS to make your benefit selections. You will have 60 days from your hire date to finalize your selections.

Website to Enroll: SPS (Workday) Website EBD will only accept online enrollments.

Password Assistance: Contact the SU Help Desk at 410-677-5454.

SPS User How-To Guides: SPS User Help Center

Coverage Begin Date: Your coverage will begin the first of the month after your start date. If your start date is the first day of the month, then your coverage will begin on your start date.

Benefit Options: Medical, Prescription, Dental, Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical and Dependent Daycare)

Required Documents for Enrollment: Official certificates are required for spouse/dependent health benefits enrollment (marriage/birth, etc.) and will need to be uploaded into SPS as part of the enrollment process. A list of the acceptable documents can be found in the Benefits Guide under Enrolling Eligible Dependents.

• EBD will review any certificates provided to ensure the documents meet the requirements.
  • Please allow time for this review during the enrollment process.
  • If you are adding a spouse/dependent(s), then you will also need to enter their personal information.

Payment: You are eligible for payroll deduction. You will receive a bill at your home address from DBM-EBD for any missed premiums not payroll deducted to the coverage begin date.

When will insurance cards arrive: Vendor files are sent on Wednesday of the week following when the benefit enrollment is finalized. The vendor should have your information on file by Friday after the file is sent. Cards will then arrive at your home address on file within 7 to 10 business days.

How to save money after enrollment: Please review the Health Benefits Wellness Activities​​ to earn waived/reduced co-pays.

Enrolled in SOM Life or AD&D Insurance: Don’t forget to complete a beneficiary designation form.

Vendor: MetLife

Plans: Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability

Plan Details and Enrollment Website: MetLife website

Beneficiary Designation: Beneficiaries are designated through the online site. You may change your beneficiaries as needed.

Vendors: Fidelity, TIAA, MSRPS (Nationwide)

Plans Available: MSRP (Nationwide): Pre-tax: 401k, 403b, 457b Roth: 401k, 457b

Fidelity: Pretax: 403b, 457b Roth: 403b

TIAA: Pre-tax: 403b, 457b Roth: 403b

Enrollment: Supplemental Retirement Forms can be completed and submitted to the Human Resources Office for processing. There is no eligibility waiting period.

Payroll System: Regular

Agency Name: Salisbury University

Agency Code: 36.02.29

Contribution Limits: Minimum: $5.00 per pay

Maximum: Not to exceed IRS annual maximum limits or 85% of your gross pay (and accounting for other voluntary deductions)

Change Frequency: You may make changes to your deductions throughout the year; there is no Open Enrollment period.