Wilmington College recognizes that a comprehensive package providing for health and life insurance, disability income protection, retirement savings and other optional benefits is essential to attract and retain employees. Below is a summary of our current “menu” of fringe benefits available to full-time active employees. These descriptions are summaries of legal documents and employees must rely on the Plan Documents for the details of the specific policies, which are controlling. An annual Enrollment Period is held each November during which employees may add or change medical/dental coverage effective January 1. The College may change coverage or coverage levels from time to time. Normally, payroll deductions are taken at the beginning of the month that coverage begins.
The waiting period for benefit coverage is the first of the next month after date of hire. Normally, changes in coverage may only be made during the open enrollment period in November. However, a “qualified life event” (i.e., marriage, divorce, birth, adoption, spouse's loss of benefits), may allow an employee to make changes during a plan year if the College is notified within 30 days of the event. A brief overview of each plan is provided on WC @ Home. (See "About Your Medical Plan" file on the Human Resources page.)