Company Benefits
Except for Vacation, Personal/Sick Days, and Retirement benefits, eligibility for all other company benefits begins on the first day of the calendar month following the employee’s date of hire. Vacation and Retirement eligibility begins after one year of service. Personal/Sick Days begin after six months of service.
The company currently pays 50% of the Health and Dental Insurance premiums. The employee is responsible for the additional 50%, and these premiums are deducted weekly from the employee's payroll check.
Many benefits participate in the company’s “Cafeteria Plan,” which makes them eligible to be paid for in “pre-tax” dollars.
Primary Benefits Include:
Health Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield of AL
| Employee Pays: | $93.35 Per Week (Family Coverage) for Alabama / $93.26 for other States |
| $30.81 Per Week (Individual Coverage) for Alabama / $30.77 for other States |
Dental Insurance: Blue Cross Blue Shield of AL or Delta Dental
(Depends upon Location)
Blue Cross Blue Shield of AL Dental |
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| Employee Pays: | $7.38 Per Week (Family Coverage) |
| $2.77 Per Week (Individual Coverage) | |
Delta Dental |
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| Employee Pays: | $7.30 Per Week (Family Coverage) |
| $2.73 Per Week (Individual Coverage) |
Other Insurances made available for employees:
Group Life-UNUM Life Insurance Company
AFLAC Supplemental Insurances available:
Disability
Specified Injury
Hospital Income
Cancer
Intensive Care
Medical Reimbursement AccountDependent Care Reimbursement Account
Vacation
| After | 1 |
Year | 1 |
Week |
| After | 2 |
Years | 2 |
Weeks |
| After | 5 |
Years | 3 |
Weeks |
| After | 10 |
Years | 4 |
Weeks |
| After | 20 |
Years | 5 |
Weeks |
Personal/Sick Leave
Two days per calendar year. After six months employee is credited with eight hours and then four hours for each full quarter thereafter. If an employee is hired within the last six months of the year, he/she will automatically be eligible to receive the two personal days at the first of the following year.
Holidays
Six paid holidays per year. (New Year's, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas)
401(k) Retirement Plan
Our 401(k) plan is a self-directed plan through Merrill Lynch. Eligibility is after one year of service and, at least, 21 years of age. You may contribute up to 15% of your earned income into this plan and the company will match your contribution, dollar-for-dollar, up to 5% of your contributions. You are fully vested in this plan after 5 years, with initial vesting taking place in the 3rd year at 50% and the 4th year at 75%. You can diversify your contributions in up to 7 plans to choose from.