Benefits Handbook for Faculty and Professional Research Staff
Taking a Sabbatical or
a Leave
Unpaid Leave of Absence
Here is how your benefits are affected during an unpaid leave of absence:
Retirement Plan: All employee and University contributions
are suspended during your leave and resume when you return to work.
Insurance: NYU continues to pay its share of your health,
dental, long-term disability, and group life insurance premiums during a University-approved
leave of absence. NYU will bill you for the premiums you normally pay through
payroll deductions. If you pay the bill, coverage will continue. Since you are
not being paid, your health plan contribution rate will be based on the charge
for the lowest salary bracket. Long-term disability coverage can continue for
up to 12 months.
Employee Spending Account: Automatic tax-free ESA contributions
cease unless you elect to continue to make contributions on an after-tax basis.
You cannot make claims for expenses against your Health Care ESA incurred during
the leave unless you elect to make contributions on an after-tax basis. You
may continue to reimburse yourself from the amount already in your Dependent
Care ESA. You may change or revoke your original ESA election for Health or
Dependent care within 31 days of beginning or ending an unpaid leave.
Social Security: Because you are not paid any salary, no Social
Security taxes are paid.
Tuition Remission: Your individual tuition remission is suspended
during your leave and resumes when you return to work. Tuition remission for
your spouse and dependent children continues during a University-approved leave
of absence.
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Sabbatical
Faculty in code 102 are eligible
to continue certain benefits while on paid sabbatical. Here is how your
benefits are affected:
Retirement Plan: The University continues to make its 10%
contribution on your sabbatical pay. You continue to contribute the percentage
you have selected on your sabbatical pay.
Insurance: NYU will continue its contributions to your health,
dental, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage during your sabbatical.
If you currently have coverage that requires payroll deductions, the deductions
will continue to be taken. Health benefit deductions will be based on the salary
bracket in which your monthly sabbatical pay places you.
Employee Spending Accounts: Contributions to your ESA will
continue to be deducted from your pay.
Social Security: Social Security taxes will continue to be
paid for you while you are on sabbatical, based on your reduced salary.
Tuition Remission: Eligibility is the same as before your
sabbatical.
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