Employee Expenses A. When an employee is authorized to use his/her personal automobile for travel related to his/her employment he/she shall be reimbursed at the rate of forty (.40) cents per mile. Mileage shall be determined by the odometer reading of the motor vehicle, but may be subject to review for reasonableness by the Appointing Authority who shall use a Web-based service as a guide. Effective July 10, 2005, employees shall be reimbursed for reasonable associated costs for parking and tolls for authorized travel.
B. An employee who travels from his/her home to a temporary assignment rather than to his/her regularly assigned office, shall be allowed transportation expenses for the distance between his/her home and his/her temporary assignment or between his/her regularly assigned office and his/her temporary assignment, whichever is less.
C. Employees shall not be reimbursed for commuting between their home and office or other regular work location. With the approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer, an employee's home may be designated as his/her regular office by his/her Appointing Authority, for the purposes of allowed transportation expenses in cases where the employee has no regular office or other regular work location.
A. An employee who is assigned to duty that requires him/her to be absent from his/her home for more than twenty-four hours shall be reimbursed for reasonable charges for lodging including reasonable tips and for meal expenses, including tips, not to exceed the following amounts: Breakfast $3.75 3:01 to 9:00 A.M. Lunch $6.50 9:01 to 3:00 P.M. Supper $9.50 3:01 to 9:00 P.M.
B. On the first day of assignment to duty in excess of twenty-four (24) hours, employees shall not be reimbursed for breakfast if such assignment commences after six (6:00) a.m., for lunch if such assignment ends before noon or for supper if such assignment ends before ten (10:00) p.m.
C. On the last day of assignment to duty in excess of twenty-four (24) hours, employees shall not be reimbursed for breakfast if such assignment ends before six (6:00) a.m., for lunch if such an assignment ends before noon or for supper if such assignment ends before six (6:00) p.m.
D. For travel of less than twenty-four (24) hours commencing two (2) hours or more before compensated time, employees shall be entitled to the above breakfast allowance. For travel of less than twenty-four (24) hours ending two (2) hours or more after compensated time, employees shall be entitled to the above supper allowance. Employees are not entitled to the above lunch allowance for travel of less than twenty-four (24) hours.
E. Employees who are required to travel out of state for assignments of more than twenty- four (24) hours in duration shall, in lieu of the meals reimbursement provided in paragraphs A through D of this Section, receive a payment of twenty-four dollars and fifty cents ($24.50) for each whole day during which they are on such assignment. Said payment shall be prorated for each partial day during which said employees are on such assignment. For the purposes of this paragraph:
1. A whole day shall be a twenty-four (24) hour period commencing at midnight; and
2. The duration of an out of state travel assignment shall begin upon the employee’s departure from his/her home or work location directly to the destination of the travel assignment, and shall conclude with the employee’s arrival at his/her home or work location directly from said travel assignment.
Section 11.3 Employees who work three (3) or more hours of authorized overtime, exclusive of meal times, in addition to their regular hours of employment, or employees who work three (3) or more hours, exclusive of meal times, on a day other than their regular work day, shall be reimbursed for expenses incurred for authorized meals, including tips, not to exceed the following amounts and in accordance with the following time periods: Breakfast 3:01 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. $2.75 Lunch 9:01 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. $3.75 Dinner 3:01 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. $5.75 Midnight Snack 9:01 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. $2.75
Section 11.4 Every effort will be made to reimburse employees as soon as administratively possible provided that all requests for reimbursements are submitted to the employees’ Appointing Authority within sixty (60) days from which the employee incurred such expense (follow agency policy for reimbursement at the end of the fiscal year). The parties understand that late submissions of expenses of more than 60 days can cause delays in reimbursement and have a negative impact on the agency budget; therefore the parties agree to encourage employees to submit the reimbursements within 60 days.
A. Effective January 2016, any employee who is authorized to use his/her personal automobile for travel related to his/her employment shall be eligible for a car allowance. The allowance shall be paid quarterly to such employees for mileage incurred while operating their private vehicle in the course of official Commonwealth business according to the following formula:
1. Employees who drive 2,000 or more miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of one hundred and twenty-eight dollars ($128.00).
2. Employees who drive at least 1,000 but fewer than 2,000 miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of eighty-five dollars ($85.00).
3. Employees who drive at least 700 but fewer than 1,000 miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of forty-three dollars ($43.00).
4. Employees who drive 500 but fewer than 700 miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of thirty-one dollars ($31.00).
5. Employees who drive at least 300 but fewer than 500 miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of twenty-four dollars ($24.00).
B. Effective January 2017, the quarterly reimbursement will be increased to the amounts noted below, any employee who is authorized to use his/her personal automobile for travel related to his/her employment shall be eligible for a car allowance. The allowance shall be paid quarterly to such employees for mileage incurred while operating their private vehicle in the course of official Commonwealth business according to the following formula:
1. Employees who drive 2,000 or more miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of two hundred and fifty-six dollars ($256.00).
2. Employees who drive at least 1,000 but fewer than 2,000 miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of one hundred and seventy-one dollars ($171.00).
3. Employees who drive at least 700 but fewer than 1,000 miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of eighty-six dollars ($86.00).
4. Employees who drive 500 but fewer than 700 miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of sixty-two dollars ($62.00).
5. Employees who drive at least 300 but fewer than 500 miles in any quarter shall be eligible for a quarterly reimbursement of forty-nine dollars ($49.00).
Sick Leave Separation Cash Out At the time of retirement from state service or at death, an eligible employee or the employee’s estate will receive cash for their compensable sick leave balance on a one (1) hour for four (4) hours basis. For the purposes of this Section, retirement will not include “vested out of service” employees who leave funds on deposit with the retirement system.
Medical/Dental Expense Account The Employer agrees to allow insurance eligible employees to participate in a medical and dental expense reimbursement program to cover co- payments, deductibles and other medical and dental expenses or expenses for services not covered by health or dental insurance on a pre-tax basis as permitted by law or regulation, up to the maximum amount of salary reduction contributions allowed per calendar year under Section 125 of the Internal Revenue Code or other applicable federal law.
Payment of Extraordinary Education Related Expenses Section 5.1. PAYMENT OF EXTRAORDINARY EDUCATION-RELATED EXPENSES. In addition to the amounts determined pursuant to Articles IV and VI of this Agreement, Applicant on an annual basis shall also indemnify and reimburse District for all non-reimbursed costs, certified by the District’s external auditor to have been incurred by the District for extraordinary education-related expenses directly and solely related to the project that are not directly funded in state aid formulas, including expenses for the purchase of portable classrooms and the hiring of additional personnel to accommodate a temporary increase in student enrollment caused directly by such project. Applicant shall have the right to contest the findings of the District’s external auditor pursuant to Section 4.9 above.
Employee Liabilities All Liabilities with respect to employees which -------------------- relate primarily to the Company Business.
Retiree Benefits – Process for Payment Any bargaining unit nurse who retires and wishes to participate in the benefit plans as outlined in article 17.01(h) will provide advance payment of the benefits either through post-dated cheques provided on a yearly basis or through a preauthorized withdrawal process. It is understood that any transaction would be dated the first of each and every month. The Employer will notify the Union of the benefit costs to retired nurses in January of each year, and each time the benefit costs are renegotiated by the Employer.
Benefits for Part-Time Employees A part-time employee shall receive in lieu of all fringe benefits (being those benefits to an employee, paid in whole or part by the Hospital, as part of direct compensation or otherwise, including holiday pay, save and except salary, vacation pay, standby pay, call back pay, reporting pay, responsibility allowance, jury and witness duty, bereavement pay, and maternity supplemental unemployment benefits) an amount equal to 14% of his/her regular straight time hourly rate for all straight time hours paid.
Sick Leave Reimbursement An employee who has received sick leave benefits for injuries caused by a third party shall be obliged, in the event such employee undertakes an action for recovery of damages against the third party, to seek recovery of the total cost of wages and benefits paid to the employee while on sick leave. The employee shall be obliged to reimburse the Employer to the extent the employee succeeded in recovering such wages and benefits. This provision includes claims made to ICBC.
Medical Expenses 1. Employees exposed to hazardous physical, biological, or chemical agents shall be provided, at no cost to the employee, with medical examinations or evaluations required by VOSHA regulations. If there are no specific VOSHA regulations or standards for the agent in question, recommendations of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health or other generally recognized expert organization shall be used, as determined by the Commissioner of Health.
2. Employees determined by the Health Department to be at substantial risk for exposure to contagious diseases shall be provided appropriate vaccines. Groups at risk will be defined by the Vermont Department of Health. If no guidelines have been published by the Department of Health, the guidelines published by the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia will apply. Vaccines and/or appropriate medical examinations will be provided at no cost to the employee according to applicable guidelines.
3. Any Department wishing to implement a Medical Monitoring Program on or after July 1, 1990, shall do so by conferring with the Health Department, and the Department of Human Resources. Prior to implementation, the Department of Human Resources shall notify VSEA. The parties shall meet within ten (10) days (unless mutually extended) after a request for negotiations by either party and thereafter on a regular basis for a period not exceeding forty-five (45) calendar days, after which the State may implement the program, whether or not the parties have bargained to genuine impasse. The VSEA shall retain all statutory impasse procedure rights as may be lawfully available to VSEA during the life of this Agreement, provided, however, the State at any time may withdraw its proposed medical monitoring program or terminate without further bargaining a medical monitoring program previously implemented, in which case, such retained statutory impasse procedure rights are extinguished.
Newly Hired Employees All employees hired to an insurance eligible position must make their benefit elections by their initial effective date of coverage as defined in this Article, Section 5C. Insurance eligible employees will automatically be enrolled in basic life coverage. If employees eligible for a full Employer Contribution do not choose a health plan administrator and a primary care clinic by their initial effective date, and do not waive medical coverage, they will be enrolled in a Benefit Level Two clinic (or Level One, if available) that meets established access standards in the health plan with the largest number of Benefit Level One and Two clinics in the county of the employee’s residence at the beginning of the insurance year. If an employee does not choose a health plan administrator and primary care clinic by their initial effective date, but was previously covered as a dependent immediately prior to their initial effective date, they will be defaulted to the plan administrator and primary care clinic in which they were previously enrolled.
