Benefits

Lafayette College offers various benefit programs as part of a full-time employee total compensation package.

Our compensation package includes medical, dental, life insurance, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid and unpaid time off, disability insurance, worker’s compensation insurance, and travel accident insurance.

All full-time employees (minimum of .75 FTE) are eligible for coverage under the College’s benefits programs beginning on the first day of the month following, or concurrent with, the first day of employment. Enrollment in these plans is NOT automatic. Participation cannot begin without completing the online enrollment. Once enrolled, the Open Enrollment period is the only time during which you can change your benefit plan elections or add/delete dependents without having to demonstrate a Life Status/Event Change. There is no restriction on making changes during the Open Enrollment period. Open Enrollment changes are effective Jan. 1.

 

2021 Benefits Brochure

 

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About your benefits

Medical Benefits

Capital BlueCross is the health insurance carrier

Dental

Dental coverage is through Capital BlueCross

Vision

Voluntary vision program through NVA

FSA

Flexible Spending Account through Discovery Benefits

HSA

Health Savings Account through Benefit Wallet

Life Insurance

Mutual of Omaha Life Insurance

Disability

Mutual of Omaha Disability Insurance

EAP

Employee Assistance Program

Early Learning Center

Serving the child care needs

Employee Discount Programs

Retirement Savings Plan

Retirement Savings through TIAA and Fidelity

Tuition Program

Tuition Program info for employees

FOR HELP

  • The Benefits Resource Center (BRC), a service provided by the College’s benefits consultant, USI,  is available to assist you with benefit plan and policy questions.  Please call 855.874.6699 (M-F, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
  • To schedule an appointment for technical assistance with the Online Enrollment Portal, please email the Office of Human Resources at hroffice@lafayette.edu or call 610.330.5060.
  • If you need assistance with your Network ID or Password for the Online Enrollment Portal, please contact the Lafayette Helpdesk at (610)330-5501 or help@lafayette.edu. You will log-in using your network credentials (ID and Password as used for your College email and Banner Self-Service)

What you should know...

  • If there is any conflict or inconsistency between the material on this website, the booklets, certificates, and other descriptive material, and the contracts and agreements constituting the official written plan document, or with respect to any provision not discussed in the descriptive materials, the legal documents constituting the official written plan document shall control. The College’s Board of Trustees reserves the right to amend or modify the benefits program at any time and for any reason, with respect to both current and former employees (including retirees) and their dependents. Such changes may include, but are not limited to, the right to: change or eliminate benefits (including benefits for retirees), increase or decrease participant contributions, increase or decrease deductibles and/or co-payments, and change the class(es) of participants and/or dependents covered by the program. The College also reserves the right to terminate the benefits program, or any portion of the benefits program, at any time and for any reason by or pursuant to a written instrument executed by the College. No amendment, termination, or partial termination of the program will affect claims incurred for which items or services have been provided prior to the date of amendment, termination, or partial termination.