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Employee Life Insurance helps your survivors maintain quality of life and financial security in the event of your untimely death. Life insurance coverage at various levels of your eligible pay is available.
Dependent Life Insurance enables you to purchase various levels of life insurance covering your spouse/qualified domestic partner or dependent child(ren) to help pay expenses in the event a family member dies.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment covers you and your family in the event of accidental death or a dismembering injury. You can choose among a variety of coverage levels.
Short-Term Disability continues a portion of your salary if you are unable to work due to an illness or injury and you meet the eligibility requirements.
Long-Term Disability (Basic and Supplemental) replaces a percentage of your eligible pay if you become disabled. Limits apply to long-term disability benefits.
Medical Plan offers a variety of health care options to choose from that makes the most sense for you and your family. Options include:
Prescription Drug Program is an integral part of your health care coverage. With two coverage options, you select the plan that best meets your needs.
Dental Plan provides you the choice of either the Low Coverage Option or High Coverage Option. Orthodontia benefits are included under the High Coverage Option.
Vision Care Plan provides benefits toward vision care services such as eye exams, lenses and frames or contact lenses, including discounts on laser eye surgery.
Health Care Reimbursement Account enables you to set aside pre-tax dollars through payroll deductions throughout the year to pay for eligible unreimbursed medical, drug, dental, vision and other eligible health care expenses.
Dependent Day Care Reimbursement Account enables you to set aside pre-tax dollars through payroll deductions throughout the year to pay for eligible dependent day care and elder day care expenses.
Wellness Program provides you quick and easy access to condition assistance and health improvement programs that can make a difference in your life. In addition, you can call the 24-hour nurse line toll free to connect with an experienced registered nurse who can assist you and your eligible family members with both short-term acute and long-term complex health care needs, all at no cost to you.
401(k) Plan offers you the opportunity to save part of your pay before taxes. You have choices for investing your retirement savings, plus EMBARQ matches a portion of your contributions.
Financial Planning offers an education program to assist you in making informed financial decisions.
Retirement Pension Plan can help provide a financial foundation for your retirement years. EMBARQ pays the full cost of your Retirement Pension Plan.
Social Security supplements your personal savings and 401(k) plan to help provide financial security during your retirement. EMBARQ matches dollar-for-dollar your FICA payroll-deduction contributions.
Adoption Assistance Program provides financial assistance to eligible employees to assist in meeting the expenses of a qualified adoption.
Business Travel Accident Insurance provides benefits for accidental loss of life, limb or permanent paralysis when traveling on company business or during the relocation process.
Employee Assistance Program offers you and your family professional and confidential counseling services either over the phone or face-to-face, at no cost to you. The program also provides child care and elder care referral services, preliminary financial and legal advice, academic information and parenting resources through the Internet.
Employee Discount Programs provide employees of EMBARQ with access to discounts at top brand-name retailers, online stores and local merchants.
EMBARQ™ Employee Service Discount Program allows eligible employees to choose discounts, up to a total of $30 per month, on specified services offered by EMBARQ.
Matching Gifts Program matches charitable contributions from $25 to $2,500 annually to approved educational institutions, youth development organizations, arts and cultural organizations, and environmental organizations.
Paid Time Off/Holidays provides paid time off based on years of service for vacation, personal business, incidental absence or sick days, and holidays.
Time Away From Work provides time off to eligible employees (with pay in certain situations) after proper notification and approval for personal needs, family care, military leave, jury duty and bereavements.
Tuition Assistance Program encourages eligible employees to continue outside educational courses to help improve professional skills. EMBARQ covers a portion of the cost of eligible, qualifying undergraduate and graduate courses.
Rewards and Recognition are key to our success and provide strong reinforcement for our values: competitiveness, innovation, teamwork, community involvement, and integrity. From "thank you's" sent by co-workers to more formal rewards - like yearly resort destination trips for our top most contributors - we provide generous opportunities for recognition to all employees.
Service Awards Program provides EMBARQ an opportunity to show you appreciation for your continuing service to the company and our customers. Beginning with your 10-year service anniversary, and in 5-year increments after that, you will have the opportunity to select an award that is meaningful to you as a lasting reminder of your service - and our gratitude - for your dedication to EMBARQ.
Voluntary Benefits offer employees a variety of optional benefits including auto and home insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal services, long term care insurance, pet insurance and universal life insurance.
Eligible employees, with prior management approval, have opportunities to volunteer in their community during business hours, wear jeans at work, enjoy flexible work hours, work from home or telecommute, job share, and stay mobile with company-provided laptops.
EMBARQ reserves the right to suspend, change or discontinue any or all benefits at any time without notice. Because this is only a summary of benefits, not every plan or plan provision is included. If there is any conflict between this brochure and the legal plan documents, the plan documents will govern. EMBARQ is an EEO/AA employer.