Faculty and Staff Benefit Package

Employee Benefits Website: mybenefits.pepperdine.edu

Overview

Core Benefits

Pepperdine University provides a set of fixed benefits called "core benefits." Core benefits are the same for all participating employees. The core benefits ensure that every eligible faculty and staff member has a basic level of health and welfare coverage such as life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, long-term disability income protection, and psychological counseling services. Current employees can find specific plan documents related to each benefit on the Employee Benefits Website.

Your Core benefits include:

Life Insurance
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
Business Travel Accident Insurance
Long Term Disability Insurance
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate Program

Medical Benefits

Your choice of medical benefits include:

Anthem PPO HSA Plan
Anthem Blue Cross Advantage HMO
Anthem Vivity HMO
Kaiser Health Plan HMO

Optional Benefits

You may elect optional coverage for:

Dental Care
- Delta Dental PPO Plan
- DeltaCare HMO Plan
Vision Care (VSP)
Optional Term Life Insurance
MetLife Critical Illness Plan
MetLife Group Accident Plan
MetLife Group Hospital Indemnity Insurance
MetLaw Pre-paid Legal Plan
Flexible Spending Accounts (covering unreimbursed Health and Dependent Care expenses).
VPI Pet Insurance

Additional Benefits

Child Care Subsidy Grant Program
Tuition Assistance and Tuition Exchange Program
Volunteer Leave
Credit Union Membership
- University Credit Union
- Kinecta
Competitive retirement plan
Service awards
Wellness Program
Professional development opportunities
Various discounts at LA-area businesses
Free Parking
On-site fitness and dining facilities

Eligibility

Staff

Active, regularly assigned, full-time staff employees working a minimum of 30 hours per week (except where applicable law requires a lesser number of hours) may be eligible for the following Staff benefits. Some benefits may be pro-rated based on the number of hours worked.

Faculty

Faculty members should refer to the current Faculty Handbook, University Benefit Plan documents, and/or individual contractual obligations for specific information concerning their employment-related benefits. Active, regularly assigned, full-time faculty including all faculty employed under a regular (non-adjunct) faculty contract, serving in at least a three quarters-time appointment (.75 FTE) during the period from August through April of each year, are eligible for these benefits. Faculty members working less than the required time should contact Human Resources for a summary of applicable benefits.

For more information, contact Human Resources.