Employee Handbook
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WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
ELIGIBILITY
All full-time employees of the City are eligible for employee benefits as provided for in this Handbook. These benefits are subject to change at the City's discretion. Temporary and part-time employees are eligible only for workers' compensation benefits.
BENEFITS
The following benefits may be provided by the City of Athens and may be subject to payroll deduction: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Group Health and Hospitalization Group Life Group Accidental and Dismemberment Dental Insurance/Vision Insurance Long Term Disability Social Security 401(a) Retirement Plan 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
Information concerning the listed benefits shall be available to all employees through the Human Resources Department.
RETIREMENT
Defined Benefit Plan: The retirement plan is designed to supplement Social Security upon retirement. Full time employees hired before July 1, 2010 are eligible to participate in the Defined Benefit Plan. Employees are fully vested upon completion of five (5) years of continuous service. The City of Athens makes full contribution to the plan. A statement of retirement benefits will be furnished to eligible employees on an annual basis. A copy of the Pension Plan document is maintained in the Human Resources Department.
Defined Contribution Plan: Full time employees hired on or after July 1, 2010 are eligible to participate in the Defined Contribution Plan. Employees are fully vested upon completion of three (3) years of service. Employees will be required to participate in the plan and to contribute a mandatory percentage of their salary. The City of Athens will match the mandatory contribution. Employees may also elect to contribute a voluntary percentage of their salary into their plan. The City will match the voluntary contribution if funds are available and approved as part of the budget.
WORKERS’ COMPENSATION
All employees of the City (full-time, part-time, seasonal, and temporary) are covered by the Tennessee Workers' Compensation Act and are required to report all injuries arising out of and in the course of employment to their immediate supervisors at the time of the injury in order that appropriate action may be taken at once.
Responsibility for claiming compensation under the Workers' Compensation Act is on the injured employee, and such claims must be filed by the employee.