Benefits Eligibility | Human Resources

Employee Eligibility

Employees may refer to the chart below to verify Benefit Eligibility.

Please note:

Student Employees are eligible for Sick Leave ONLY, at an accrual rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked.
Union employees should refer to their contracts for specific benefit details.
Employees should refer to the Time Off website for further details on types of leave available to them.

Benefit	Regular Employee Long-Term Commitment > 9 months > 75% FTE	Regular Part-Time Employee Long-Term Commitment Less than 75% FTE	Fixed Term Employee Limited-Time Commitment > 9 months > 75% FTE Exempt	Fixed Term Employee Limited-Time Commitment > 9 months > 75% FTE Non-Exempt	Temporary & Casual Employee No Commitment Less than 100%/9 month faculty or staff Less than 12 month staff or Less than 100% FTE
Health, Dental & Vision Insurance	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO
Wellness Programs	YES	NO	MTU Wellness Incentive Only	MTU Wellness Incentive Only	No
Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (includes employees & dependents)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Short-Term Disability	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Long-Term Disability	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Retirement	YES (Matching Program)	50% FTE OR MORE = YES (Matching Program)	NO	NO	NO
Supplemental Retirement Annuity (403b & 457b)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Vacation	Staff = YES Faculty/Coaches = NO	Staff = YES (Prorated) Faculty/Coaches = NO	NO	NO	NO
Annual Leave	Staff 9/10 month = YES Dept. Chairs = YES Faculty = NO	Staff = Prorated Faculty = NO	Staff 9/10 month = YES Faculty = NO	Staff 9/10 month = YES Faculty = NO	NO
Sick Leave	YES	YES - Prorated	YES	YES	YES
Bereavement Leave	YES	YES - Prorated	YES	YES	YES
Informal Leave of Absence	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO
Personal Leave of Absence	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Professional Leave of Absence	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Jury Duty	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO
Military Service (Reserve/Active)	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Fire/Rescue Service	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Sabbaticals/Professional Development	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO
Family Medical Leave Act (if eligible)	YES	YES	YES	YES	NO
Parental Leave	YES	NO	YES	YES	NO
Holidays	YES	YES - Prorated	YES	YES	NO
Employee Education Program (EEP)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO
Tuition Reduction Incentive Program (TRIP)	YES	NO	NO	NO	NO

Dependent Eligibility

To enroll a dependent on your health plan, Benefit Services requires dependent verification.

Dependents	Eligibility Definition	Documentation Required
Spouse	A person to whom you are legally married.	Copy of the top half of the front page of the employee's most recently filed federal tax return that includes the employee's spouse, OR Photocopy of marriage certificate
Child	Your child that is under 26 years of age, including: Biological children. Stepchildren. The children of a Designated Eligible Dependent that reside in your household. Legally adopted children. Foster children, including any children placed with you for adoption. Any children for whom you are responsible under court order. Grandchildren in your court-ordered custody. Any other child you lives with you in a parent-child relationship, or whose parent is your child and is covered as a dependent under the plan.	For Natural Child(ren): Photocopy of birth certificate showing employee's name, or Photocopy of the employee's most recently filed federal tax return showing the dependent listed. For Stepchild(ren): Photocopy of birth certificate showing employee's spouse/DEI's name; and a copy of marriage certificate showing the employee and parent's name, or Photocopy of the employee's most recently filed federal tax return showing the dependent listed. For Legal Guardian, Adoption, Grandchild(ren or Foster Child(ren): Final court order with presiding judge's signature and seal, Adoption final decree with presiding judge's signature and seal, or a Qualified Medical Child Support Order, or Photocopy of the employee's most recently filed federal tax return showing the dependent listed.
Dependent Child with Disability	Any dependent child that otherwise meets the criteria of "child" and is disabled if: He or she is not able to earn his or her own living because of a disability which started prior to the date he or she reaches the maximum age for dependent children under your plan; and He or she depends chiefly on you for support and maintenance.	Documentation as noted above for "Child" dependent type. AND A copy of the top half of the front page of the employee's most recently filed federal tax return that includes this child. Please note: This audit is only verifying the child's eligibility as a dependent. Your health carrier determines the disability status of the child.
Designated Eligible Individual (DEI)	A Michigan Tech employee who does not already enroll a spouse for the health plans may enroll one individual for health coverage but only if ALL of the following eligible criteria are met: The employee is eligible for Michigan Tech's health plan options. The DEI, at the time of proposed enrollment, resides in the same residence as the employee and has done so for the previous 18 continuous months, other than as a tenant. the DEI is not a "dependent" of the employee as defined by the IRS. Please note: The following individuals DO NOT meet the eligibility criteria for a DEI: Spouse Children and their descendents (children, grandchildren) Parents and Parent's descendents (siblings, nieces, nephews) Grandparents and their descendents (aunts, uncludes, cousins) Renters, boarders, tenants.	Copy of the Michigan Tech DEI Form AND Proof of joint resident showing that the Michigan Tech employee and DEI share the same residence, such as: Drivers licenses of the employee and DEI showing the same address. Most recently file individual federal tax returns for the employee and DEI showing the same address. Copy of a joint lease or mortgage showing the employee and DEI name.