Employee Handbook
Benefits
Eligibility for Benefits • Benefits for Non-Student Employees • Benefits for All Employees
The Research Foundation offers a wide range of benefits to its employees. These plans have evolved to
meet our employees’ needs and are intended to be generally comparable to what SUNY offers its
employees. The RF routinely reviews its plans to maintain competitive and comparable plans.
The plans are designed to include core benefits with competitive employee contributions that provide for
income protection and also provide optional supplemental benefits at affordable group rates. In addition, our
benefits plans incorporate many of the tax-favorable features allowed within federal and state laws.
The following sections contain brief descriptions of each benefit plan. Specific eligibility requirements,
waiting periods, and enrollment instructions can be found in the RF Benefits Handbook.
You can also obtain information on these plans from your campus office that handles RF human resources
matters. If any questions arise regarding the interpretation of these benefit plans, the answers will be
determined by referring to the actual plan documents and insurance policies rather than the highlights
contained in this handbook.
In addition to the benefits plans described in this handbook, you can also participate, depending on eligibility
rules, in other plans, such as health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, group long-term
care insurance, college savings, and you can seek medical decision support from the organization
Consumer's Medical Resources.
For more information on these plans, refer to the RF Benefits Handbook.
Eligibility for Benefits
As a non-student employee, you are eligible to participate in the RF’s benefits programs and insurance
plans if you are employed at 50 percent or more of full-time hours and are not a temporary summer
employee or full-time SUNY student employed part-time by the RF in a student title position.
All employees are el