{"id":1494,"date":"2026-07-21T14:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/?page_id=1494"},"modified":"2026-10-08T06:25:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T13:25:25","slug":"employee-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/home\/personnel\/employee-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--sidebar-right\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-heading--style-marked\">Info and Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New employees will receive a notification through Workday letting them know that they need to make their benefit elections within the 31-day election window. This applies to new Civil Service, Administrative Professional, and Nonpermanent employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Below are some commonly asked questions on benefits for employees. We&#8217;ve provided tips and links that may help answer questions you might have. If you have questions that haven&#8217;t been answered below, please reach out to us at <a href=\"mailto:ebot.support@wsu.edu\">ebot.support@wsu.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__57649\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Can a Nonpermanent employee decline benefits?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__57649\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Nonpermanent Non-scheduled (NPNS) and Nonpermanent Schedule (NPS) temporary employees cannot fully decline health benefits \u2013 only the medical coverage portion. Dental, vision, basic LTD, and basic life are all mandatory for employees determined to be eligible. The department will incur the costs of health insurance, regardless of whether the employee waives the medical coverage. View more information at the <a href=\"https:\/\/hrs.wsu.edu\/employees\/benefits\/benefits-eligibility\/non-student-temporary-hourly-employees\/\">HRS Benefits Eligibility<\/a> webpage.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__59257\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Can a Nonpermanent employee become eligible for benefits?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__59257\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Yes, Nonpermanent employees can become eligible for benefits even if their FTE is below 50%:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>upon the initial appointment,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>based on the work pattern, or<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>if they are a recurring seasonal employee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/hrs.wsu.edu\/temporary-seasonal-employee-benefits\/\">HRS Temporary\/Seasonal Employee Benefits webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__53200\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">When does a new Civil Service or Administrative Professional employee receive benefits?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__53200\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>Coverage starts on the first day of the month following the start date, unless the appointment begins on the first working day of the month, in which case eligibility\/benefits will begin on that date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>If your appointment begins on January 13, 2020 \u2013 your benefits would begin the first of the month following the date of employment, on February 1, 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If your appointment begins on February 3, 2020 \u2013 this is the first working day of the month, and your benefits would begin on February 3, 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More information can be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/hrs.wsu.edu\/employees\/benefits\/new-employee-information\/\">HRS New Employees webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-accordion\">\r\n    <h3 id=\"unique-id-1__63841\" class=\"wsu-accordion__title\">\r\n        <button class=\"wsu-accordion__title-button wsu-accordion--toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"unique-id-1__content\">Where can I find an overview of all the employee benefits?<\/button>\r\n    <\/h3>\r\n    <div id=\"unique-id-1__content\" class=\"wsu-accordion__content\" aria-labelledby=\"unique-id-1__63841\">\r\n        <div class=\"wsu-accordion__content-inner\">\r\n            \n\n<p>The WSU HRS <a href=\"https:\/\/hrs.wsu.edu\/employees\/benefits\/employee-benefits\/\">Overview of Employee Benefits<\/a> page has information on Health Benefits, Leave &amp; Holidays, Relocation, Retirement, and much more. <\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-color-background--crimson wsu-spacing-top--xxsmall wsu-spacing-padding-left--sxxsmall wsu-spacing-padding-right--sxxsmall wsu-spacing-bottom--sxxsmall\" >\r\n    \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--xxmedium\">EBOT Info<\/h2>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--medium wsu-spacing-bottom--sxxsmall wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-before--xsmall\"><strong>Mailing Address:<\/strong><br>PO Box 646248<br>Pullman, WA 99164-6248<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-container wsu-spacing-top--xxsmall wsu-spacing-bottom--sxxsmall wsu-spacing-after--none wsu-spacing-margin-left--none wsu-spacing-margin-right--none wsu-spacing-padding-left--none wsu-spacing-padding-right--none wsu-color-background--gray-85 wsu-border--color-white\" >\r\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wsu-font-size--medium wsu-spacing-before--xxsmall wsu-spacing-bottom--sxxsmall\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> Hulbert Hall, Room 411D<br><strong>Mail Code<\/strong>: 6248<br><strong>Email address:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:ebot.support@wsu.edu\">ebot.support@wsu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"parent":2361,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_wsuwp_accessibility_report":null},"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1494"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1494"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3345,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1494\/revisions\/3345"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/countyops\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}