Benefit Eligibility
You are considered a benefit eligible employee if you are:
- a regular, full-time biweekly staff or administrator working 37.5 or 40 hours per week for 9 or more months in a 12 month period
- a core biweekly staff or administrator working 30 or more hours per week for 9 or more months in a 12 month period
- a half-time biweekly staff or administrator working 22.5 or more hours per week for an entire 12 month period
- a faculty member holding a tenured, tenure-track, Teaching, and Clinical contract for a 10 or 12 month period and tenured faculty serving as an administrator with a 12-month contract. Details on faculty contracts and status, refer to the faculty handbook.
Eligibility for coverage under the various benefit plans is based upon your employment category. Enrollment in benefits, including health insurance, is not automatic. To view a BAAG (benefits-at-a-glance) click here.
Benefits and Eligibility For Part-Time Faculty, Staff And Administrators
There are a number of benefits that are available to all employees and faculty, regardless of employment category and number of hours worked. These benefits include voluntarily contributing to the 403(b) Retirement Plan, discounts and special offers . Please contact the Loyola Benefits & Wellness unit at ext. 1365 for more information on benefits for part-time employees.
Dependent Eligibility
In addition to enrolling yourself, you may also elect coverage for your spouse/LDA and your eligible dependent children. The following coverage levels are available.
- Employee only
- Employee and 1 Child
- Employee and Spouse/LDA
- Employee and Children
- Family (employee, spouse/LDA and child(ren)
Dependent children include your natural children, legally adopted children, children
for whom you are the legal guardian, stepchildren who are dependent on you for support,
and children for whom you are the proposed adoptive parent from the date of placement. All
medical plans cover dependent children until age 26, regardless of whether or not
they are full-time college students.
Employees must pay taxes for LDA and LDA child(ren) coverage. For more information
about Legally Domiciled Adults (LDAs) click here.
Questions regarding your medical, dental and vision benefits?
If you have questions or need assistance, contact the PSA Benefits Hotline at 1-877-716-6618 or email Loyola@psafinancial.com. The PSA Benefits Hotline features a dedicated service team of benefits and clinical professionals who will serve as an advocate/escalation point of you and your family members.
Diagnosed with a chronic condition, or have questions about your prognosis or treatment? The PSA Benefits Hotline can refer you to one of their clinical nurse advocates to assist with complicated medical issues.
The Loyola Benefits & Wellness unit can be reached at ext. 1365.
Additional Benefit Eligibility
Please review the links below for additional information on:
This website offers a summary of leave administration policies. The University retains
the right to modify, amend, suspend, or terminate these policies at any time and for
any reason without prior notice. Any changes to the policy will be communicated to
you. While we have made every effort to ensure the accuracy of the explanations provided
on this website, in the event of any discrepancy, the policy itself will take precedence.
Additionally, please rely solely on the written descriptions in the policy manual,
as oral explanations are not binding and the manual remains the authoritative source.