BenefitEligi
bility:YourResponsibilitiesasaNewEmployeeatNSU
CongratulationsonyournewpositionandwelcometoNovaSoutheasternUniversity!Thisnoticecontainsimportantinformation
aboutyourbenefiteligibilityandwhatyou’llneedtodotoparticipateinsomeofthebenefitsprovidedatNSU.
Yourspecialenrollmentwindowtoelectbenefitsasanewemployeeis30days(yourdateofhireplus29days).Benefitinformation
willbepresentedduringNewEmployeeOrientation,ifforanyreasonyoudonotattendorientationyouarestillrequiredtoelect
benefitswithinthe30‐daywindow.
Medical,
dental,vision,flexiblespending,andoptionallifeinsuranceelectionsareirrevocableduringthebenefitplanyearwhich
runsfromApril1
st
toMarch31
st
.Ifyoudonotmakeelectionsduringyourspecialenrollmentwindowyournextopportunityto
electbenefitswillbeduringtheuniversity’sannualOpenEnrollmentinFebruaryforaneffectivedateofApril1
st
.Insomecases,
changescanbemadetoyourbenefitsifyouareexperiencingaqualifiedstatuschangeasdefinedbyInternalRevenueCode125and
theICUBAplandocument.Benefitchangesmadeduetoqualifiedstatuschangesrequiredocumentationwhichmustbeuploadedto
yourEmployeeFileintheICUBABenefitPortalonlineathttp://icubabenefits.org.Incaseswheredocumentationisnotprovidedin
accordancewiththe30dayrequirement,therequesttomakebenefitchangeswillbedenied.
ENROLLING
BenefitelectionsandchangesarecompletedthroughtheNSU/ICUBAEnrollmentPortalonlineathttp://icubabenefits.org.
Benefitsummariesandratescanbefoundonlineatwww.nova.edu/hr/benefits.
Retirementsavingsaccountelectionsaremadeonlineatwww.myretirementmanager.com(andarenotsubjecttothe
specialenrollmentwindow).Formoreinformationvisittheretirementwebpageatwww.nova.edu/hr/benefits/retirement‐
plans.
ELI
GIBILITY
Eligibleemployeesscheduledtowork28hoursormoreperweekcanparticipateinallbenefitplansprovidedatNSU.
Eligibleemployeesscheduledtoworkatleast19.2hours(butlessthan28hours)perweekareeligibleforallbenefi
ts
providedatNSU(excepthealthcarecoverage).
Medical,dental,vision,andflexiblespendingbenefitsareeffectiveonyourdateofhire.
Basicandoptionallifeinsurance,longtermdisabilityinsurance,andeligibilityfortheuniversitysponsoredshortter
m
disabilityprogramareeffectiveaftersuccessfullycompleting90daysofemployment.
Electivedeferralsintothenon‐matchedretirementsavingsaccountwhileemployedatNSUcanbeginonthefirstofthe
monthfollowingyourdateofhire,eligibleemployeesmustbescheduledtoworkatleast19.2hoursperweekandatleast
21yearsofage.
ElectivedeferralsinthematchedretirementsavingsaccountwhileemployedatNSUcanbeginonthefirstofthemonth
followingyourone‐year
anniversary,eligibleemployeesmustbescheduledtoworkatleast19.2hoursperweekanda
t
least21yearsofage.
PREMIUMCOLLECTION
MEDICAL,DENTAL,ANDVISIONPREMIUMSARECOLLECTEDFROMYOURDATEOFHIREBASEDONTHEFOLLOWING
RULES:
Coverageiseffectiveonyourdateofhireregardlessofwhenyoumakeelectionsduringyournewhireenrollmentperiod.
Employeeshiredonthe1stthroughthe15thofthemonthpaypremiumfortheentiremonth.
Employeeshiredonthe16ththroughtheendofthemonthpaypremiumbeginningintheirnextmonthofemploym
ent.
Premiumiscollectedbasedonthepaydatescorrespondingtothemonthofcoverage.
PremiumcollectionforbenefitsisdonethroughcontinuingpayrolldeductionsbasedonthepublishedPayrollcalendar,
dependingonyourhiredateandwhenyoumakeyourelectionsretroactivepremiumcollectionmayberequired.
By signing below I acknowledge my receipt and understanding of this benefit eligibilty notification and my hiring manager or HR
Contact have presented me with the NSU Model Health Insurance Exchange Notice located online for NSU at https://goo.gl/0RxcH5
and Grand Oaks employees at https://goo.gl/xVCglr.
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