HR Policy No. 401.....Benefits Flashcards

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

The City of Glendale provides benefits programs that serve employees as a foundation on which to build _____ and _____ security for themselves and their families.

A

Physical and financial

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

All regular status employees who work ____ or more hours per week are required to enroll in the City’s medical insurance plan unless they wish to opt out of this coverage by providing proof of other medical insurance coverage and maintaining this coverage..

A

20 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE

The employee’s coverage is fully paid for by the City.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

All regular status employees who work _____ or more hours per week are covered by the City’s Basic Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Plan.

A

30 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE

All regular status full-time and part-time employees of the City are covered for accidental death and dismemberment sustained in the course of everyday travel between the employee’s residence and the place of employment.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or False

The Flexible Spending Account is a TAX-FREE account that allows employees to pay for essential health care expenses and dependent care expenses.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE

There are 2 types or FLEX-SPENDING accounts….HEATH CARE & DEPENDANT CARE.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

In the event of an employee’s death, the surviving spouse and/or dependents will be entitled to remain on the City’s insurance plans as long as the following criteria are met:

A
  1. Employees death occurred on duty.
  2. Spouse or dependants were active on plan prior to employees death.
  3. Surviving spouse remains unmarried.
  4. Surviving spouse till 65 yo
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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE

Surviving spouses and/or dependents will be eligible to continue coverage on the City’s plan at no cost.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Eligible employees who retire with ten (10) or more years of continuous City service shall have all accumulated vacation time over 160 hours (paid at their current hourly rate) and 100% of accumulated sick leave (paid at 50% of the employee’s average hourly wage) over the last 36 months of employment deposited into a Retirement Health Savings (RHS) account at the time of retirement.

A

FOR REVIEW

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or False

At retirement, 10yr or more employees will have 100% of all their accumulated sick leave paid into the RHS account at 100% of the employee’s average hourly wage over for the last 36 months of employment.

A

FALSE

100% of sick leave paid into account at ..50%..or average hourly wage.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Retirees will have the option to continue their Basic Life Insurance policy, up to the age of_______, under the group rate.

A

70 years old

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Upon the death of an employee’s immediate family member, employees in active pay status shall receive up to ______ hours of bereavement leave or fifty-two (52) hours for 52 hour per week employees.

A

40 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Up to _________hours,..or 31.2 hours for 52 hour per week employees, of bereavement leave may be granted for the death of an employee’s grandparent (step) or grandchild (step).

A

24 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

For Grandparent, an additional ___________ hours of bereavement leave may be granted if out-of-state travel is required

A

16 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

The City will provide an aggregate of _______ hours of paid release time per fiscal year for all City employees to draw upon for the purpose of performing civic, community and work-related duties.

A

2000 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Full-time employees who wish to participate in civic duty projects or events must submit a written request to their supervisor no later than _______ days in advance of the requested Civic Duty Leave.

A

3 days

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

All regular status employees who work forty (40) or more hours per week and who have completed one (1) full year of service shall be allowed up to ______hours of paid education leave per calendar year.

A

twenty (20)

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

How Long is given for employees to vote prior to closing of the poles?

A

3 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Exceptional Disability:

  1. How many hours are granted for an employee with 5-10 yrs of service?
  2. Over 10 years of service?
A

Employee Years of Service
Exceptional Disability Leave

5 - 10 years——–240 hours

Over 10 years—–400 hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or False:

In order to qualify for Exceptional Disability the employee must have NO sick, or vacation time.

A

TRUE:

The employee must have no sick leave, vacation, or compensatory time available

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees with up to_______ work weeks of job-protected leave a year.

A

twelve (12)

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

True or False:

An employee must have worked for the City a total of twelve (12) months, and worked at least 1,250 hours over the previous twelve (12) months to be eligible for FMLA leave.

A

TRUE:

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

FMLA Leave may be granted for the following reasons: (6)

A
  1. Birth of Child
  2. Adoption of Child
  3. Family member with serious health condition.
  4. Employee unable to work with serious health condition.
  5. Direct family called to active duty
  6. Direct family member recovering from injury on active duty
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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

Caring for Direct Family recovering from active duty injury can receive total of (26) weeks FMLA during a year

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

FMLA may be taken intermittently when caring for employee or family member.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

FMLA Leave is PAID leave.

A

FALSE:

FMLA Leave is an unpaid leave.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Regarding: FMLA Procedure

The employee has ______days to submit documentation to HR after HR provides NOTICE OF RIGHTS.

A

18 days (18)

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Regarding: FMLA Procedure

The employee must also enter Time Code _______ to designate the use of accrued leave for the purpose of FMLA on timecard.

A

301

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

The supervisor shall submit a ______________Form to Human Resources & Risk Management when either the employee has been placed on FMLA

A

Personnel Action FORM

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

The supervisor may update the employees timecard while on FMLA….The CODE_____ must be used.

A

301

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

An employee continues to accrue SICK and VACATION while on FMLA?

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE :

Time on FMLA is deducted from overall service time?

A

FALSE

Any leave taken under FMLA, whether taken as paid leave or leave without pay, shall not be deducted from service time.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE :

Dr. Cesar Estrada Chavez Day is a non-paid official holiday?

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

When Christmas Eve falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, every full-time regular status employee shall be allowed an additional_____ hours of paid leave.

A

4 Hours (4)

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

40 Hour employees receive _________holiday hours/leave per paid holiday?

A

8 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Holiday Special Leave

52 Hr. employee——?
40 Hr. employee——?

A

52 Hr. employee——5.2 Hours

40 Hr. employee——4 Hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

Industrial leave/Workers comp. covers Volunteers. with the city.

A

TRUE

Regular employees, temporary personnel and volunteers are covered by the City’s self-insured workers’ compensation program.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

Workers compensation coverage begins on the 30th day of employment:

A

FALSE:

Coverage begins on the first day of employment.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

Employees on Industrial Leave for more than a full pay period shall have no reduction to, nor accrual of, sick and vacation leave.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Report all injuries to their supervisor as soon as possible, but no later than _______________.

A

the beginning of their next regularly scheduled work shift.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Supervisors of on job injuries.

Investigate all industrial injuries to determine the cause of the injury and “______________”?

A

“how it can be prevented in the future”

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

  • Supervisors of employees who are injured on the job shall: COMPLETE (2) FORMS
  1. 2.
A
  1. “COG Injury/Accident Report”

2. “Employer’s Report of Industrial Injury”

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

INDUSTRIAL INJURY FORMS - send or fax to the Risk & Safety Analyst within_____________ of notification of the injury;

A

twenty four (24) hours

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

If Leave Without Pay is approved for a full two-week pay period, health, dental, and life insurance for dependent coverage will be discontinued unless the employee pays the premium.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

Employees who do not qualify for FMLA Leave may apply for a Medical Leave of Absence.

A

TRUE

Employees who have exhausted their FMLA Leave may be placed in a Medical Leave status.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Upon return from Medical Leave of Absence ..SUPERVISOR..must review HR POLICY__?_____ Drug , Alcohol and substance abuse to determine if employee must pass drug test to return.

A

HR POLICY # 505

determine if the employee is required to pass a drug test to return to work if the employee is in a job that can be considered to be Safety Sensitive.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

If the employee is unable to return to work after the_____ month of a Medical Leave of Absence, the employee will be separated from the City for medical reasons and, if applicable, assume the appropriate disability or retiree status.

A

Twelfth (12)

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or False:

During the first six (6) months of the Medical Leave of Absence, the employee is guaranteed the right to return to his/her position or a similar position

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

military serviceman can be reemployed with their civilian employer if the individual has performed ____ years or less of cumulative military service.

A

five (5)

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE:

If the employee’s base military pay is less than that of their base pay, the City will make up the difference to “make whole” the employee’s salary to minimize any financial hardship during deployment.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

The maximum number of hours that the employee can use for Military Leave is _____hours per fiscal year for employee’s on a 40-hour per week…_________for 52 -hour per week employee.

A

320 Hours -40 hr

416 hours –52 hr

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

All regular status employees shall accrue _____-hours of Sick Leave benefits per-hour-paid.

A

.055 sick per hour paid.

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or False

Sick leave is accrued at .025 hrs per hour of Overtime worked.

A

FALSE:

Sick Leave will not accrue for overtime hours worked

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Sick Leave Cash In Option: occurs During which (2) months…. ____and _____ of each year

A

April

October

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

TRUE or FALSE

Sick leave “cash in” will be paid ( 1/3 ) of employees average Hr. wage over last 36 months.

A

TRUE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Sick Leave “cash in” is NOT subject to taxes when included in paycheck.

A

F-F-FALSE

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

The Vacation Leave accrual LIMITS are :

  1. 40 Hr. Employees
  2. 56 HR. Employees
A
  1. ……..520 Hours For 52 Hour Per Week Employees

2. …….400 Hours For 40 Hour Per Week Employees

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HR Policy # 401 …Benefits

Vacation Accrual:

  1. Less than 5 years—
  2. 5-10 years—-
  3. 10+ years——
A
  1. .055

2.