Benefits Handbook for Faculty and Professional Research Staff

Benefits Overview

New York University has a long-standing commitment to provide high-quality employee benefits and programs that meet the needs of our diverse community.

NYU offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Several medical plan options
• The NYU Dental Plan
• A vision care benefit through Vision Service Providers (VSP)
• Group Life and Disability Insurance
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Carebridge Life Resources Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter benefits through WageWorks
• Retirement benefits
• Wellness benefits
• Tuition Remission Program
• Long Term Care Insurance

An overview guide which provides a high level summary of the benefits can be found on www.nyu.edu.hr/benefits.

Newly hired employees will be contacted with detailed information about the NYU benefits offered to them.

Once enrolled, employees will have an opportunity to change their benefit elections during the open enrollment period, which is announced each fall, or following a qualifying status change (e.g. birth of a child or marriage).

Detailed information about employee benefits can be found on the Benefits Resource Center (BRC), NYU's secure intranet portal. Employees can access the BRC from NYUHome.

How to Access the Benefits Resource Center

You can access the Benefits Resource Center, NYU's secure, online benefits portal from any computer with access to the Internet...
from work, from home, or a library, in the U.S. or abroad.

• Logon to NYUHome at https://home.nyu.edu, using your NetID and password. If you don't remember your NYU NetID, you can find it printed on the back of your NYU Identification Card.
• Select the "Work" tab located near the top of the screen.
• Click on the button for "Benefits Resource Center." You can also find a direct link to the Benefits Resource Center from the "Benefits" tab on the Human Resources (HR) web site at www.nyu.edu.hr/benefits.

The BRC home page is the launching pad for benefits information, wellness tools and resources throughout the year. There employees will find details about plan waiting periods, coverage provisions, availability of coverage for eligible dependents and continuation of benefit provisions. In addition, employees can obtain information about the impact of Life Events on benefits and allowable changes to benefit elections that can be made outside of the open enrollment period. Employees can also make certain changes to benefit plan elections when permitted by accessing the benefits self service functions found on the Benefits Resource Center. A personalized benefits statement for the employee is available at all times.