12 Paid Holidays
Deferred Compensation
Disability (Short-term and Long-term)
Educational Assistance
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Flexible Benefits Program
Group Life Insurance
Health Benefits
Leaves of Absences
Long-term Care
Optional Life Insurance
Retirement Plan
Telecommuting
Wellness Programs
The Commonwealth's Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) is a voluntary tax-deferred retirement savings program that is available to individuals who are employed by the Commonwealth of Virginia in either a salaried or wage position. Additional information...
The Virginia Sickness and Disabiilty Plan(VSDP) provides state employees with income security when they cannot work because of a partial or total disability. The program includes sick, family and personal leave; short-term disability benefits; long-term disability benefits and a long-term care program. VSDP benefits cover non-work-related and work-related conditions.
The VSDP focuses on helping emplolyees make a safe return to full duties following a disability. Return-to-work plans, such as job modifications or vocational/medical rehabilitation, may be developed in consultation with the employer and treating healthcare or medical professional to assist in ab employee's recovery and return to a regular schedule. Additional information ...
Virginia State Government provides provisions for educational assistance. Such assistance varies and is dependent upon the policies and procedures of individual state agencies. Additional information ...
The employee assistance program provided to health plan members offers up to four visits at no cost to you or members of your household for counseling in such areas as mental health, substance abuse, work and family issues, and financial or legal matters. Get additional information on the Employee Assistance Program.
Enrolling in a medical and/or dependent care flexible reimbursement account (FRA) allows employees who are health plan members to set aside part of their salary on a pre-tax basis each pay period to pay for certain out-of-pocket expenses. You can use a medical FRA to pay for medical, dental and vision care expenses not covered by your health plan. A dependent care FRA can be used to reimburse eligible child care or dependent self-care expenses so that you and your spouse can work or actively look for work. Additional information ...
Upon employment full-time classified employees automatically are enrolled in a group life insurance policy at no cost the employee. This plan provides natural death, accidental death and dismemberment coverage. Coverage is the equivalent of two times the employee's annual salary for natural death and four times the employee's annual salary for accidental death. Get additional information on the Group Life Insurance Plans
The Commonwealth of Virginia health benefits program offers the COVA Care and COVA HDHP (High Deductible Health Plan) statewide to full-time and part-time classified employees, early retirees and certain family members. The Kaiser Permanente regional health maintenance organization is available to members in Northern Virginia only. Additional information ...
The Commonwealth offers long-term care insurance to eligible state employees, retirees and certain family members through Aetna Life Insurance Company. Employees may pay for coverage available through the Department of Human Resource Management. Note: Members of the Virginia Sickness and Disability Program (VSDP) have an automatic long-term care benefit paid by the state through the Virginia Retirement System.
State employees are eligible to apply for optional life insurance coverage to enroll themselves, spouse, and/or eligible children. The employee pays the premiums. Additional information
Membership in the retirement plan (defined benefit plan) is automatic and paid by the state. Employees become vested with the accumulation of five years of credited service. A vested member is eligible to receive a reduced retirement benefit at age 55 with at least five years of service. Employees can receive a reduced benefit as early as age 50 with at least 10 years of state service. Employees can retire with unreduced benefits at age 50 with at least 30 years of service or age 65 with at least five years of state service. The unreduced monthly retirement benefit is calculated as 1.7% times the years of creditable service, times the employee's average monthly salary during their highest 36 consecutive months of creditable compensation. Additional information...
As part of the Commonwealth's efforts to balance work-life issues, employees may be designated as eligible to telecommute some or all of a work week from home or an alternate work location. Additional information...
Changes in your lifestyle can have a big impact on your health. The CommonHealth employee wellness program strives to make a difference in the health of employees and the workplace by integrating health into the work culture. More than 40 different health promotion services are offered to state agencies, including on-site health screenings, fitness and stress management, personal health and safety, and weight control and nutrition. In addition, CommonHealth offers the special Future Moms prenatal program designed to help women have healthy pregnancies.