UAFP Faculty
Article XIX Other Plan Participation **
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19.1. Life Insurance
Adjunct faculty members, who are in Active Status and have taught at least three (3) credit hours in the prior academic year, may participate at no cost to the adjunct faculty member in life and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance coverage based upon rank as follows:
| Rank | Amount of Coverage |
|---|---|
| Professor | $10,000 |
| Associate Prof. | $10,000 |
| Assistant Prof. | $8,000 |
| Instructor | $8,000 |
| Lecturer | $6,000 |
“Conversion rights” shall apply upon an adjunct faculty member’s separation from employment.
For active adjunct faculty during the Spring semester, life insurance coverage continues through August 31 of the calendar year in which the Spring semester they taught ended. For active adjunct faculty who teach during the Fall semester, life insurance coverage continues through January 31 of the calendar year following the end of the semester they taught.
19.2. Long-Term Care Insurance
Provided this benefit is made available to full-time faculty, adjunct faculty members and part-time instructors who are in active status may participate in the University sponsored voluntary Long Term Care Insurance Plan in the same manner as full-time faculty. Enrollment information will be posted on the Human Resources web page.
19.3. Commuter Reimbursement Accounts
Provided this benefit is made available to full-time faculty, adjunct faculty members and part-time instructors may participate in University sponsored tax-free Commuter Reimbursement Accounts in the same manner as full-time faculty. Enrollment information will be posted on the Human Resources web page.
19.4. Pre-Tax Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Provided this benefit is available to full-time faculty, the University shall make a pre-tax health care reimbursement account available to adjunct faculty members and part-time instructors on the same basis as full-time faculty except that the maximum annual contribution shall be one thousand dollars ($1000). Enrollment information will be posted on the Human Resources web page.
Footnote 10 – The benefit shall be available only to those adjunct faculty members and part-time instructors who participated in this account during the first contract, which covered the period of March 5, 2009 through June 30, 2011.
19.5. 403-b Supplemental Retirement Accounts
Provided this benefit is made available to full-time faculty, adjunct faculty members and part-time instructors who are in active status may participate in any of the University’s supplemental retirement accounts in the same manner as full-time faculty. Enrollment information will be posted on the Human Resources web page.
19.6. Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Provided this benefit is made available to full-time faculty, adjunct faculty members and part-time instructors who are in active status may participate in the EAP in the same manner as full-time faculty. Enrollment information will be posted on the Human Resources web page.
19.7. New York College Savings Program (Section 529 Plan)
Provided this benefit is made available to full-time faculty, adjunct faculty members and part-time instructors who are in active status may participate in the University sponsored Section 529 college savings plan in the same manner as full-time faculty. Enrollment information will be posted on the Human Resources web page.
19.8. Credit Union
Provided this benefit is made available to full-time faculty, adjunct faculty members and part-time instructors who are in active status are eligible to join the University sponsored Academic Federal Credit Union in the same manner as full-time faculty. Enrollment information will be posted on the Human Resources web page.
** Eligibility and other matters relating to participation in the benefit plans specified in Article XIX are subject to the Internal Revenue Code and other applicable statutes and regulations as well as decisional law and plan documents.
Article XX Tuition Waivers
The University’s Tuition remission benefits for adjunct faculty members and part time instructors as reflected at the University’s Human Resources Website are attached hereto as Addendum D and shall remain in effect except as provided herein. Effective as of the commencement date of this Agreement, the existing tuition remission benefit categories shall increase by 5%. Should the University otherwise alter the Tuition remission benefits for full-time faculty (attached as Addendum E), the University shall have the option to reopen negotiations with the Union on this topic only. Should the parties be unable to reach an agreement, they shall submit their dispute to binding Interest Arbitration before Martin F. Scheinman, Esq. The parties shall share the arbitrator’s fees and expenses. If Martin F. Scheinman, Esq. is unavailable to serve, the parties shall select an arbitrator through the services of the AAA utilizing the list-only procedure. Among other criteria, the University may offer proof concerning similarly situated adjunct faculty members and the Union may offer the overall compensation of similarly situated adjunct faculty members.