Benefits forCity of Martinsville
Congratulations on your new employment! Your employment means more than just a paycheck. Your employer also provides eligible employees with a valuable benefits package. Below you will find information about how to enroll in these benefits as a new employee.
All Benefits - Please call PGB's Employee Services within 30 days of your date of hire and a PGB Benefits Representative will help you enroll in benefits. The Employee Services number is: 800-387-5955.
Be sure to also review your group’s custom benefits microsite, that allows for easy, year-round access to benefit information, live chat support, benefit explainer videos, plan certificates and documents, and carrier contacts and forms.
Benefits Plan Overview
Pre-Tax Benefits
Health Insurance: Aetna
Dental Insurance: Delta Dental of VA
Vision Insurance: Aetna
Health Savings Accounts: Flex Facts
– Employee Maximum $3,650/year
– Family Maximum $7,300/year
HSA plans can only be established in conjunction with a qualified High-Deductible Health Plan (HDHP).
The City of Martinsville will contribute $250 to an HSA for employees enrolled in health coverage.
An additional $250 is contributed if the employee completes a health risk assessment and another $220 if the employee completes a physical.
Cancer Benefits: Colonial Life
Accident Benefits: Colonial Life
Medical Bridge Benefits: Colonial Life
Post-Tax Benefits
Short-Term Disability Benefits: Colonial Life
Long-Term Disability Benefits*: The Hartford
Critical Illness Benefits: Colonial Life
Life Insurance: Colonial Life
– Term Life Insurance
– Whole Life Insurance
Accident Benefits – Gunshot Wound Policy: Colonial Life
*EMPLOYEES WILL NEED TO RE-ENROLL IN LONG-TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE COVERAGE FOR THE NEW PLAN YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2022.
Enrollment Period: MAY 16, 2022 – JUNE 10, 2022
Effective Dates: JULY 1, 2022 – JUNE 30, 2023
QUALIFICATIONS:
– Employees must work 40 hours per week.
IMPORTANT FACTS:
– The plan year for Aetna Health, Delta Dental, Aetna Vision, The Hartford Long-Term Disability, Health Savings Accounts and Colonial Insurance products lasts from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
– Deductions for Aetna Health, Delta Dental, Aetna Vision, The Hartford Long-Term Disability, Health Savings Accounts and Colonial Insurance products will begin July 2022.
– If signing up for any coverage on your spouse and/or children, please have their dates of birth and social security numbers available when speaking with the Benefits Representative..
– Elections made during this enrollment period CANNOT BE CHANGED AFTER THE ENROLLMENT PERIOD unless there is a family status change as defined by the Internal Revenue Code. Examples of a family status change are: marriage, divorce, death of a spouse or child, birth or adoption of a child, termination or commencement of a spouse’s employment, or the transition of spouse’s employment from full-time to part-time, or vice-versa. Once a family status change has occurred an employee has 30 days to notify the Pierce Group Benefits Service Center at 1-800-387-5955 to request a change in elections.
– As a married couple, one spouse cannot be enrolled in a Medical Reimbursement FSA at the same time the other opens or contributes to an HSA.
– The Health Screening Rider on the Colonial Medical Bridge plan has a 30-day waiting period for new enrollees. Coverage, therefore, will not begin until July 31, 2022.
– Additionally, some policies may include a pre-existing condition clause. Please read your policy carefully for full details.
– Please be aware there are certain coverages that may be subject to federal and state tax when premium is paid by pretax deduction or employee contribution.
– An employee taking a leave of absence, other than under the Family & Medical Leave Act, may not be eligible to re-enter the Flexible Benefits Program until the next plan year. Please contact your Benefit Administrator for more information.