Benefits For US Employees

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US Benefits Overview

2010 Benefits Books

Time Off

Full-Time Employees
Anniversary
Vacation
(on anniversary date)
ChoiceTime
Total Paid Days
Off Each Year
Date of hire up to
1st anniversary
0 7 (1 day earned per month up to a maximum of 7 days) 7
1st – 4th anniversary 10 7 (on anniversary date) 17
5th – 9th anniversary 15 7 (on anniversary date) 22
10th – 19th anniversary 20 7 (on anniversary date) 27
20th anniversary and beyond 25 7 (on anniversary date) 32
Holidays
All company offices recognize six holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day
Floating Holidays
In addition to the six designated holidays, full-time employees eligible for holiday pay also will receive one floating holiday each year, granted on the date of their anniversary. Employees can use the floating holiday for a federal, state, religious or regional holiday not listed above.

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Health Insurance

Medical, Dental, and Prescription Drug coverage is offered as a packaged benefit only. Employees and their covered dependents must enroll in the same plan - either PPO300, PPO600 or EPO.

Medical
Provider UnitedHealthcare
Choose from PPO300, PPO600, or EPO coverage.
Cost Tobacco and non-tobacco rates

Premiums payroll deducted pretax
Effective Date 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work as a full-time employee.
PPO300 UnitedHealthcare's PPO is a national network of selected hospitals, doctors and other health care providers who agree to supply health care services at reduced costs.
Office Copay
Primary Care: $20 (In-Network)
Specialty Care: $35 (In-Network)
Wellness Benefit $350 maximum per person, per calendar year
Deductibles
In-Network: $300/individual per calendar year
$600/family per calendar year
Out-of-Network: $600/individual per calendar year
$1200/family per calendar year
Plan Pays
In-Network: 90% after deductible
Out-of-Network: 60% after deductible
Out-of-Pocket Limits
In-Network: $1200/individual per calendar year
$2400/family per calendar year
Out-of-Network: $2400/individual per calendar year
$4800/family per calendar year
PPO600 UnitedHealthcare's PPO is a national network of selected hospitals, doctors and other health care providers who agree to supply health care services at reduced costs.
Office Copay
Primary Care: $20 (In-Network)
Specialty Care: $40 (In-Network)
Wellness Benefit $350 maximum per person, per calendar year
Deductibles
In-Network: $600/individual per calendar year
$1200/family per calendar year
Out-of-Network: $1200/individual per calendar year
$2400/family per calendar year
Plan Pays
In-Network: 80% after deductible
Out-of-Network: 60% after deductible
Out-of-Pocket Limits
In-Network: $1800/individual per calendar year
$3600/family per calendar year
Out-of-Network: $3600/individual per calendar year
$7200/family per calendar year
EPO UnitedHealthcare's EPO is a local network of health care providers including Primary Care Physicians (PCPs), specialists, hospitals and ancillary services, who offer predictable and lower out-of-pocket health care costs. Primary Care Physician (PCP) follows care and no referrals are necessary to see a specialist in the EPO network.
Office Copay
Primary Care: $25 (EPO Network)
Specialty Care: $50 (EPO Network)
Wellness Benefit unlimited
Deductibles none
Plan Pays 90% after copays and admission fees
Out-of-Pocket Limits $1000/individual per calendar year
$2000/family per calendar year

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Dental
Provider Delta Dental of Missouri (Delta Dental Premier Plan)
Cost Included in the cost of medical coverage
Effective Date 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work as full-time employee
Deductible
Individual: $50
Family: $100
 (combined for basic and major restorative care)
Maximum $1000 yearly maximum per patient for covered dental services and supplies
$1500 lifetime maximum for orthodontia care (for dependent children through age 18)
Plan Pays 100% of diagnostic and preventive care (no deductible)
80% of basic restorative care; oral surgery for impacted and unimpacted teeth (subject to deductible)
50% of major restorative care (subject to deductible)
50% of orthodontia care up to $1500 lifetime maximum for dependent children through age 18 (no deductible)

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Prescription Drug
Provider Express Scripts
Cost Included in the cost of medical coverage
Effective Date 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work as full-time employee
Copays-Generic
Pharmacy: $10 (up to 30-day supply)
Home Delivery: $20 (up to 90-day supply)
Copays-
Formulary
Pharmacy: $30 (up to 30-day supply)
Home Delivery: $60 (up to 90-day supply)
Copays-
Non-Formulary
Pharmacy: $45 (up to 30-day supply)
Home Delivery: $90 (up to 90-day supply)

Vision Benefits

Vision
Provider EyeMed Vision Care
Cost Premiums payroll deducted pretax
Effective Date 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work as full-time employee
Benefit Member pays copay or discounted balance for professional eyecare services and products when visiting in-network providers

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Life and Disability Insurance

Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
Provider MetLife
Cost No cost to employee
Effective Date 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work as full-time employee
Benefit Basic Life Insurance = 1.5 x previous calendar year wages ($25,000 minimum, $350,000 maximum)
AD&D Benefit = Doubles basic life insurance benefits for accidental death or pays percentage for dismemberment.

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Supplemental Life Insurance
Employee Optional Life Insurance
Provider MetLife
Cost Calculated using age, tobacco/non-tobacco and annual fiscal pay
Benefit First-time plan entry allows employee to purchase additional life insurance at 1x, 2x, 3x, 4x, 5x, or 6x annual pay (Basic and Optional Life combined cannot exceed $1,500,000 maximum)
Future plan entry limited to 1x annual pay
Future increases limited to next coverage level
Spouse/Child Dependent Life Insurance
Provider MetLife
Cost
Spouse: $25,000/$.53 per biweekly pay period
$50,000/$1.06 per biweekly pay period
Child: $10,000/$.46 per biweekly pay period
$20,000/$.92 per biweekly pay period
Benefit First-time plan entry allows employee to purchase life insurance for spouse at $25,000 or $50,000; child at $10,000 or $20,000
Future plan entry limited to first coverage level
Future increases limited to next coverage level
Long-Term Disability
Provider Unum
Cost Employees are taxed on the LTD premium, and would, therefore, receive LTD benefits tax free
Effective Date 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work as full-time employee
Eligibility Total disability for 90 calendar days
Benefit 60% of previous calendar year wages

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Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts
HCSA Health Care Spending Account
Third Party Administrator ADP Benefit Services
Effective Date 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work as full-time employee
Benefit Pay for qualifying health care expenses with pretax dollars
Minimum Contribution $130
Maximum Contribution $5000
DCSA Dependent Care Spending Account
Third Party Administrator ADP Benefit Services
Effective Date 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work as full-time employee
Benefit Pay for qualifying dependent care expenses with pretax dollars
Minimum Contribution $130
Maximum Contribution $5000 ($2500 if married filing separately)

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Retirement Savings Plan
(applicable to non-union employees only)

401(k) and Profit Sharing
Plan Recordkeeper Fidelity Investments www.401k.com
Eligibility 401(k) - 1st day of the 3rd month following first day of work (full-time and part-time employees)

Profit Sharing - 1st day of month following completion of one year of continuous service which includes 1,000 hours of service
Enrollment 401(k) - Eligible employees can enroll at www.401k.com or by calling Fidelity at 800-835-5095

Profit Sharing - Eligible employees are automatically enrolled
Contributions 401(k) - Employee pretax deferrals: 1-100% of compensation, limited to $16,500 in 2010; company match: 100% of employee deferral up to 3% of compensation; rollover from previous employer's qualified plan; catch-up contribution for participants age 50 and over limited to $5,500 in 2010

Profit Sharing - Discretionary, based on company profitability; allocated to participants employed on the last day of plan year based on a percentage of wages
Vesting
Years of Service 1 2 3 4 5 6
Vested Percentage 0 20 40 60 80 100
Loans (401(k)) Minimum $1,000, Maximum: 50% of employee contributions up to $50,000

Retirement Savings Plan For Union Employees

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Choice Time

ChoiceTime is provided to eligible part-time employees. Part-time employees become eligible for ChoiceTime after one year of cumulative service.
Earning ChoiceTime Eligible part-time employees earn one eight-hour ChoiceTime day for every 400 hours worked during the payroll calendar year up to a maximum of four days per year.

Using ChoiceTime Employees are encouraged to use ChoiceTime days in the calendar year in which they are earned. In the event there are any days remaining at the end of the calendar year, an employee is required to use those days before January 31 of the following year.

More Benefits

LifeManage-
ment Program
Magellan Health Services, 800-number, 24-hour confidential EAP counseling and work/life resources for employees and eligible dependents
Adoption Assistance Maximum reimbursement of $4,000 for Qualified Adoption Expenses

Car Rental Discounts Flat rate or percentage-off retail discounts available for employees, spouses, eligible domestic partners, children, parents, grandparents, siblings, in-laws and other relatives