Benefits

City of Taylor employees are eligible to enroll in the City’s benefit plans if employees are a regular, active full time employee scheduled to work at least 30 hours per week. Regular full time employees are eligible for benefits on the first day of the month following the employee’s date of hire. 

Medical

The City pays for employee only coverage.  Employees may sign up for spouse, children or family at the employee’s expense.  Eligibility –30+ hours/ week.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield  | 800-521-2227 | www.bcbstx.com

Dental

The City pays for employee only coverage.  Employees may sign up for spouse children or family at the employee’s expense. Eligibility –30+ hours/ week.

• Humana |800-448-6262| www.humana.com

Vision

The City pays for employee only coverage.  Employees may sign up for spouse children or family at the employee’s expense. Eligibility –30+ hours/ week.

• Vision: Dental Select | 877-398-2682 | www.humana.com

Basic Life and AD&D

The City pays for employee coverage. Eligibility – 30+ hours/ week.

• Symetra | 877-377-6773 | www.symetra.com

Retirement

The City offers retirement plan through Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) at a 2 to 1 match. The City and employee contribute.  Eligibility –1000 hours/year (19 hrs/ wk).

• Deferred Compensation 457 Plan: Nationwide | 877-677-3678 | www.nationwide.com
• Deferred Comp 457 Plan: ICMA  | 800-669-7400 | www.icmarc.org
  
  
• Employee beneficiary change forms

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Alliance Work Partners is the City’s Employee Assistance Program (EAP), offering employees and their household valuable confidential services to help you manage daily responsibilities, major events, work stresses or any issue affecting your quality of life. EAP services include 1 to 6 counseling sessions per problem, per year including assessment, referral and crisis services.

• Symetra | 800-327-9573 | www.symetra.com
  

Long Term Disability 

The City pays for employee coverage. Eligibility – 30+ hours/ week.

• Long Term Disability (LTD): Symetra | 877-377-6773 | www.symetra.com
• Short term disability, cancer and critical illness: AFLAC | 512-825-4522| www.aflac.com

Leave Information

Employees accrue paid vacation leave and sick leave in addition to a variety of other paid leave benefits and Family Medical Leave.

• FMLA Fact Sheet
• FMLA Certification of Health Care Provider for Employee
• FMLA Certification of Health Care Provider for Family Member

Legal and ID theft protection 

• Legal Shield  | 512-740-3322 | jlavender@legalshieldassociate.com