MDH EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PACKAGE

To show appreciation to our employees for their dedicated service, MDH offers an extensive benefit package.

Health Insurance* - Individual $28.43 bi-weekly
                          - Employee Plus One $96.38 bi-weekly
                          - Family $151.14 bi-weekly

Dental Insurance* - Individual $3.43 each two weeks
                          - Family $10.26 each two weeks

*Spouses who are eligible for insurance at their place of employment or school are not eligible for MDH's Health or Dental Insurance.

After successful completion of the 90-day introductory period, insurances (health, dental, life, and long-term disability) are effective the first day of the following month.   

• Free Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance - Equal to annual base salary
• Free Long Term Disability Insurance (effective after 6 months of disability; payable at 50% of monthly base salary)
• Self-Purchased Accident Insurance - Payroll Deduction
• Self-Purchased Life Insurance - Aetna - Payroll Deduction
• Seven Paid Holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and Birthday (Holiday pay not payable within first 90 days of employment
• After five years' employment, Employment Anniversary Holiday
• Paid Vacation: After 6 months-1 week, after 1 year-an additional week, 5 years-3 weeks, 10 years add an additional 16 hours; 15 years-4 weeks
• Pension Plan Eligibility after 1 year of employment: 2% employee contribution with matching MDH contribution of 4%
• Deferred Compensation Plan - maximum of $16,500 a year tax deferred (in lieu of IRAs) with additional catch-up deferrals up to $22,000 for participants 50 years of age and older and $33,000 for participants within 3 years of retirement.
• College Savings Plan
• Employee Incentive Program
• Paid Funeral Leave (up to 24 hours of lost work time for each occurrence)
• Paid Jury Duty (up to 80 hours per calendar year)
• Credit Union
• Tuition Reimbursement - after six months of employment, $2,000 per year
• Reimbursement for travel and expenses to meetings and workshops
• Monetary Tenure Awards for 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years
• Sick Leave--accrue 8 hours each month to a maximum of 120 days
• 32 Hours Personal Time per calendar year (sick leave exchange)
• Partial amount of sick hours converted to earnings or pension contribution (if eligible after 10 years of employment)
• YMCA Discount/Payroll Deduction
• Kare-A-Lot – Sick child daycare through Acute Care at $2.50 per hour
• Employee Assistance Program
• SWANK (Continuing Education videotapes available through Staff Development)
• Flexible Benefit Accounts for Dependent Care and Unreimbursed Medical/Dental/Vision Expenses
• U.S. Savings Bonds through payroll deduction
• Free Employee Health Screening 2 times a year
• Free Employee Fitness Room
• Cafeteria Payroll Deduction