{"id":68,"date":"2019-07-02T09:12:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T13:12:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:57:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:57:03","slug":"benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/current-employees\/benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":" <div class=\"text-larger mb-4\"> Cape Fear Community College offers comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement benefits to full-time employees. <\/div> <h4>Who is Eligible?<\/h4>\n<p>Full-time employees of CFCC become eligible for benefits on the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of the month following hire date if hired between the 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0and 15<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of the month. If hired between the 16<sup>th<\/sup> and last day of the month, then benefit eligibility will be 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0of the month following 30 days.<\/p>\n<h4>When Elections, Waivers, and Changes Can Be Made<\/h4>\n<p>Due to the pre-tax status of many benefits offered, employees can only make elections, waivers, and changes during special enrollment periods which include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Within 30 calendar days of hire<\/li>\n<li>Within 30 calendar days of a qualifying life event<\/li>\n<li>During annual open enrollment<\/li>\n<li>No exceptions can be made outside these enrollment periods<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Payroll Deduction Alert:<\/strong> Please be aware that State Health Plan premium payments are billed in advance. Therefore, if you choose to enroll in healthcare effective the current month, you may see a double deduction on your next paycheck. All other benefits offered through Pierce Group are billed on a month-to-month basis.<\/p>\n<h4>Benefit Plan Options<\/h4>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/current-employees\/benefits\/state-health-plan\/\"> State Health Plan <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/current-employees\/benefits\/ffga\/\"> Optional Insurance through FFGA <\/a> \n<h4>Retirement<\/h4>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/current-employees\/benefits\/retirement\/\"> Teacher&#8217;s and State Employees&#8217; Retirement System (TSERS) <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/current-employees\/benefits\/disability-income-plan\/\"> Disability Income Plan of North Carolina <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/optional-supplemental-retirement\/\"> Optional Supplemental Retirement <\/a> \n<h4>Leave Programs<\/h4>\n <a href=\"\/human-resources\/current-employees\/leave-policies\/\"> Sick and Vacation Leave <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/current-employees\/leave-policies\/fmla\/\"> Family &amp; Medical Leave Act <\/a> <br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/workers-compensation\/\"> Workers\u2019 Compensation <\/a> \n <a href=\"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/human-resources\/current-employees\/employee-holidays\/\"> Employee Holidays <\/a> \n<h4>Employee Health &amp; Wellness<\/h4> <div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\" style=\"max-width: 100%; margin-bottom: 15px;\"> <iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" title=\"employee health and wellness\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/191670984\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe> <\/div> <p style=\"font-size: 0.9em; word-wrap: break-word;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/191670984\"> Employee Orientation <\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/mygroup\"> McLaughin Young <\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\"> Vimeo <\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>Wellness activities, healthy living articles\/resources, nutritional counseling, available employee assistance contacts, and more are <a href=\"https:\/\/my.cfcc.edu\/group\/health-and-wellness\/home\"> available to CFCC faculty and staff.\u00a0 <\/a> \n<p>To access your <a href=\"\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/07\/MYgroup-EAP-Work-Life-Services.pdf\"> Employee Assistance Program <\/a> and work-life services, call 800-633-3353 or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mygroup.com\/\"> mygroup.com <\/a> \u2014 select &#8220;My Portal Login&#8221; \u2014 select &#8220;Work Life&#8221; \u2014 username: cfcc7312 and password: guest<\/p>\n<p>Examples of services include legal and financial services, work-related issues, family conflict, grief and loss, relationship issues, depression and anxiety, alcohol or drug use.<\/p>\n<p>Disclaimer: Human Resources makes every effort to present accurate information, but since this information is provided in summary form many details have been omitted. 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