Accidental death and dismemberment insurance  You may purchase this optional coverage for yourself and your spouse.

Life Insurance  The state pays for your basic life insurance.  You may purchase additional life insurance for yourself and your dependents.

Short-Term Disability Insurance  This coverage provides you with income for up to 180 days if you become totally disabled due to an illness, injury or pregnancy.  You may purchase this coverage for yourself.

Long-Term Care Insurance  Available without medical exam to new state employees. 

Normandale/MnSCU Tuition Waiver Program   Available to MnSCU/Normandale employees and certain dependents.

State Employee Health Promotion Program  This program helps your employer create a healthy, humane work environment through worksite-based programs, activities and resources that can help you improve and maintain your health.

Normandale Fitness Center  Available to NCC staff.

Pre-tax benefits  The following benefits allow you to pay for certain expenses with wages before it is taxed. 

Vacation Leave  Full-time employees receive between 13 and 29 days of vacation each year, depending upon length of service.  Part-time employee receive vacation leave based on hours worked.

Paid Holidays  You receive 10 scheduled holidays and one floating holiday each year.

Sick Leave  Most full-time employees receive at least 13 days per year.  Part-time employees receive sick leave based on hours worked.  Sick leave may be used for bereavement leave.   MnSCU faculty also receive sick leave benefits.

Employer paid leaves of absence may be allowed for: voting, job related court appearances, job assigned education or training, jury duty, military duty, and emergencies (such as snow emergencies).

Unpaid leaves of absence may be allowed for education, illness, injury or disability, parenthood (up to one year), military duty, personal reasons, precinct caucuses or conventions, union leave and taking an unclassified state job.

Other Employee Benefits

The following benefits are provided by the state and administered by various state agencies.

Retirement Income   You receive a state contribution toward your retirement fund that matches your own contribution of approximately 4 percent of your salary.  Most state employees belong to the Minnesota State Retirement system MSRS.  Most higher education employees belong to the Teachers Retirement Association  TRA.

Deferred Compensation   You may invest part of your income in  a tax-deferred investment program.  Employees in some bargaining units receive a matching state contribution (as defined in contracts or plans).  For more information visit the Minnesota State Deferred Compensation Plan.

Direct paycheck deposit   All employees are required to have 100% direct deposit of their paychecks. You may have your pay directly deposited in most banks or credit unions.

Family and Medical Leave Act  According to the FMLA, you may qualify for up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain family or medical situations.  While on unpaid leave, you will continue to have insurance coverage and your job is protected.

Employee Assistance Program  This program provides free, confidential counseling to state employees for work, personal or family problems.  Call 651-296-0765 or 1-800-657-3719; TTY 651-297-5533 or 1-800-657-3711.

Other Services/Activities

Affinity Plus Credit Union  State employees are eligible to join this credit union which offers full banking services including a discount car buying program.  Call 651-291-3700.

State Employees Incorporated (SEI) is a non-profit organization that sponsors many events including discounts for movies, Happenings Coupons, Rapid Oil Change, Valley Fair, Disneyworld, Renaissance Festival and many others.  Call 651-296-5195.

Miscellaneous discounts  As a government employee, you may be eligible for discounts on certain products and services including shopping club memberships, health clubs, rental cars, motels, hotels and more.

This has been a brief summary of the many benefits available to you as a state employee.  There may be some differences in benefits for different groups of employees or for part-time employees.   For more information, contact the providers directly or human resources at Normandale.

Note:   Information on this page was obtained from the Minnesota Department of Employee Relations benefits WebPages.