Benefits & Leave Programs

Essex County College offers excellent benefits and perks to all full-time employees with time away from the job to support lifestyle, professional, or family celebrations.

Contact Us
Cynthia Lewis-Parson, Benefits Manager
(973) 877-3493
[email protected]

Laura Byrd, Human Resources Generalist
(973) 877-3451
[email protected]

Paid Time Off and Leaves of Absence

• Bereavement
• Birthday
• Family & Medical Leave (see Policies & Procedures )
• New Jersey Family Leave Act
• New Jersey Family Leave Insurance
• Jury Duty
• Leaves of Absence with or without pay
• Maternity
• Military
• Reserve Training
• Personal
• Professional Development
• Religious Holidays
• Sabbaticals
• Sick Bank
• Sick
• Vacation

Health & Dental Benefits

• Affidavit of Dependency [ HB-0063 ]
• Cobra Rates
• Dental Claim Form
• Dental Enrollment Form 
• Dental Student Document Verification Form
• OptumRx
• New Jersey School Employees Health Benefits Program Application – Active Employee Group
• NJ Direct Claim Form
• Notice of Privacy Practices To Enrollees In the New Jersey State Health Benefits Program

Life Insurance

• Group Term Life (GTL) Fact Sheet

Medical Leave of Absence

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Instructions
• Family and Medical Leave Request Form
• Your Rights Under the FMLA
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) Poster

Pension

• Retirement Information
• Designation of Beneficiary (ABP)
• Request For A Retirement Estimate (PERS, TPAF)

Workplace Incentives

• Plum Benefits Powered by Tickets at work []
• NJWELL – The SHBP/SEHBP wellness program

Disability
AFLAC
www.aflac.com

Colonial Supplemental Insurance
www.coloniallife.com

Health Benefits
School Employee Health Benefits Program (SEHBP)
www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/health-benefits.shtml

Pension
Pension Plans
www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions

Retirement Made Easy Video
www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/retirement-made-easy.shtml

Policies & Procedures
Smoke-Free Air Act
www.smokefree.nj.gov

Long Term Care Insurance
www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions/shbp.htm

Open Public Records Act (OPRA)
www.state.nj.us/grc

Non-Discrimination Policy
www.eeoc.gov

Drug Free Workplace
webapps.dol.gov/elaws/drugfree.htm

American With Disabilities Act
www.ada.gov

Sexual Harassment
www.eeoc.gov

Family & Medical Leave Act
www.dol.gov/whd/fmla

New Jersey Family Leave Act (.pdf)
www.state.nj.us/lps/dcr/downloads/flafactsheet.pdf

New Jersey Family Leave Insurance
lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor

Savings Plans
Employee Savings Programs
www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions

VALIC
www.valic.com

Equitable (AXA Financial)
www.equitable.com/nj

Mass Mutual
retirement.massmutual.com/rsgovnp/

ING Life Insurance and Annuity Company
my.voya.com/voyasso/index.html?domain=voyaretirement.voya.com#/login-pweb

TIAA-CREF
www.tiaa.org

MetLife (Travelers/CitiStreet)
www.metlife.com

SACT
www.state.nj.us/treasury/pensions

New Jersey Federal Credit Union
www.njfcu.org

U.S. Savings Bonds
www.publicdebt.treas.gov

Fidelity Advisor 529 Plan
www.advisor.fidelity.com