State Classified Staff Benefits

Employee Benefits

The State of Colorado is committed to providing employees with a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that supports you, your health, and your family.

STATE OF HEALTH

STATE OF HEALTH is a no-cost, year-long program supporting your health and wellness goals.

Through an almost entirely virtual platform, STATE OF HEALTH offers:

• Personalized health coaching
• Collaborative development of your health plan and goals
• Activities and referrals to community-based resources
• Skill groups that cover nutrition, exercise, stress management, getting better sleep, goal setting, and more
• A fitness portal with on-demand and live fitness classes

Mandatory Retirement Plan

The University requires all employees to contribute 8% of your salary towards your retirement plan. Classified employees will participate in Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The University contributes 10.15% of your salary to PERA. The retirement plan is in lieu of Social Security, which is not an option here.

Learn more about PERA

Supplemental Retirement Plans

Employees may also elect to contribute additional retirement funds through payroll deductions by enrolling in a 401(k), 403(b) or 457 plan.

Paid Holiday Leave

Full-time faculty shall be compensated for all holidays designated by the President that fall on regularly scheduled work days of the faculty, provided that they have worked or been on approved leave for the required workday of the employee after the holiday.

The State of Colorado identifies twelve holidays for government institutions, and UNC traditionally subscribes to an alternate holiday schedule where the campus closes for New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr Day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Thanksgiving Friday, and when we have the ability the President of UNC closes campus from December 25th through January 1st every year.

Workers’ Compensation (Injury) Leave

The Workers’ Compensation Act of Colorado exists to ensure the quick and efficient delivery of disability and medical benefits to injured workers at a reasonable cost to employers. Workers compensation insurance covers work-related injuries and disease. Benefits include medical, wage loss, and death benefits.

Family Medical Leave

Colorado voters approved the paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program in 2020. FAMLI ensures Colorado workers have access to paid leave in order to take care of themselves or their family during life circumstances that pull them away from their jobs.

FAMLI benefits officially became available on January 1, 2024. Covered Colorado workers may receive up to twelve weeks of leave per year to:

• Bond with a new child, including adopted and fostered children.
• Care for themselves, if they have a serious health condition.
• Care for a family member’s serious health condition.
• Make arrangements for a family member’s military deployment.
• Address the immediate safety needs and impact of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.

Volunteer Leave

All faculty will be eligible each fiscal year to use 16 hours of paid administrative leave to participate in community or school volunteer activities. Leave can be taken in one hour increments and should be requested at least one week in advance with the employee’s supervisor.

Civil Duty Leave

Any employee who is validly subpoenaed or summoned to involuntarily appear or serve as a juror in a judicial forum or compelled to appear before a judicial, legislative or administrative body with civil poser to compel attendance during regularly scheduled work hours, shall be entitled to receive leave with pay for a period of time necessary for such appearance if the appearance may not be reasonably accommodated by rescheduling the employee’s work hours, as determined by the University. Any compensation received for the appearance, other than travel and meal allowances, shall be reported to the University and deducted from any salary paid by the University for such Civil Leave. Civil leave shall not be granted for appearances as an expert witness for a party to litigation. Civil leave must be approved in advance in writing by the employee’s supervisor.