At the August 19th, 2010 Health Care Task Force the committee members voted to have the city’s pharmaceutical provider Caremark offer Retail 90 to people who are enrolled in the program. The program should be implemented within thirty to sixty days. What this means is that anyone enrolled in the City’s plan with Caremark can…[Continue Reading]
Paperless paychecks begin on July 2nd
May 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Beginning on July 2nd, the city payroll staff will no longer be issuing paper forms of your paycheck direct deposit statements. Instead, city employees will be asked to rely on the electronic statements found on e-CHRIS to serve as notifications of a successful deposit. As a cost saving measure, the city is expected to save…[Continue Reading]
City announces “holiday” from health care premimums
March 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The following excerpted announcement was made today via city email. It is applicable to all city employees who pay health insurance benefits. A medical coverage premium holiday will take place during April 2010 for employees and retirees. This premium holiday keeps medical coverage in full force while saving employees, retirees and the City premium costs…[Continue Reading]
FMLA Rights of Union Members
March 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) guarantees important rights to private and public sector employees. You are eligible for FMLA leave if you: Work for an employee that has 50 or more employees Have been employed for at least 12 months Have worked 1250 or more hours in the previous 12 months,…[Continue Reading]
City Transit Bus Cards
November 5, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Just a reminder – the city is now monitoring the usage of the employee transit cards. At least one NOI was issued for misuse of the card. Each employee who received this benefit had to sign a statement acknowledging proper use of the card. Additionally, on the back of the card it states “Conditions of…[Continue Reading]