Benefit Plans and Programs

Cal State Monterey Bay is committed to fostering a culture of care on campus. Part of that is offering a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, as well as a range of wellness services and resources.  

Health Care Benefits

Eligible employees have group medical, dental, and vision plans to choose from: 

• Medical Benefits - offered through California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
• Dental Benefits - two options to choose from, both from Delta Dental: a PPO and a prepaid DHMO
• Vision Care Plan - offered through VSP, including an option for additional coverage through the premier plan
• FlexCash - monthly FlexCash options available if medical and/or dental coverage is waived

Flexible Benefit Plans

These flexible benefits help employees save money by allowing them to pay for certain eligible expenses with pretax dollars. These include: 

• Health Care Reimbursement Account (HCRA) Plan
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account (DCRA) Plan
• Pretax Parking Deduction Plan

Retirement Planning

To help you plan for your retirement, CSU provides employees with several plans: 

• CalPERS Retirement Plan
• Part-Time, Seasonal, and Temporary Retirement Plan
• Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans
• The CSU 403(B) Supplement Retirement Plan
• The State of California (CALHR) Savings Plus 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
• The State of California (CALHR) Savings Plus 401(K) Thrift Plan

Income Protection Benefits

CSU provides several income protection benefits to eligible employees, including: 

• Non-Industrial Disability Insurance (NDI)
• Industrial Disability Leave (IDL)
• Worker’s Compensation
• Long-Term Disability (LTD)

Leave Programs

CSU provides employees with a variety of paid and unpaid leave programs.

Paid Leave

• Holidays
• Vacation
• Sick Leave
• Bereavement leave
• Catastrophic leave
• Parental leave
• Organ donor leave program
• Jury duty

Unpaid Leave

• CSU family medical leave (FML)
• Leaves of absence

Survivor Protection Benefits

These CSU-sponsored plans and voluntary plans provide benefits to your survivors if you die while employed by the CSU.

• Life insurance benefits
• Voluntary life insurance
• Voluntary accidental death and dismemberment insurance
• CalPERS preretirement death benefits

Additional CSU Benefits

CSU employees have access to additional individual and group benefit options, such as: 

• Fee waiver program 
• Critical illness insurance
• Accident insurance
• Auto, home, and renters insurance
• Legal plan
• Pet insurance
• MedEx Travel Assist program
• Life services toolkit
• Credit union
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)