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addition to pay, Fairfax County Government provides an employee
benefits package worth approximately 30% of your salary in additional
compensation. This package of benefits consists of programs
designed to protect you and your family during your employment
with the county and into your retirement years—
For more details, download the
current Employee Benefit Summary
Handbook in PDF format. The handbook shows current rates
for all benefit programs including health, dental and life insurance.
(The PDF format requires that the Adobe
Acrobat Reader be installed on your computer.)
(Premiums Are Tax Exempt)
- Individual, two party, and family coverage
available.
- County pays 85 percent of cost for individual
coverage, and 75 percent of cost for two-party or family
coverage.
Point of Services Plans
— The FairChoice+Blue Choice plan combines
the best features of a health maintenance organization (HMO)
and a traditional indemnity plan. The Blue Choice network
covers Northern Virginia, Suburban Maryland and Washington.
Blue Preferred PPO —
A preferred provider plan with both in-network and
out-of-network benefits. Employees may self refer to doctors.
CIGNA Open Access Plus — A preferred
provider plan with both in-network and out-of-network benefits.
Employees may self refer to doctors.
HMOs — Kaiser
Permanente
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Dental Insurance
(Premiums Are Tax Exempt)
The county currently offers Delta
Dental DPPO in addition to the limited dental coverage available
with two of the health plans. Individual, two party and family
coverage is offered. The county pays 50% of the premium.
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The Davis Vision plan is provided
at no cost to employees covered by county health insurance.
It offers low cost eye exams and discounts for eyeglasses
and contact lenses with both in-network and out-of-network
benefits. Discounts are also available for laser vision correction
services.
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Employees with less than 3 years
of service earn 13 days of annual leave per year; between
3 and 15 years of service, 19 ½ days per year, over
15 years of service, 26 days per year. Employees may accumulate
30 days of annual leave (40 days after 10 years of service).
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Sick Leave
Employees earn 13 days per year
with unlimited accumulation.
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Paid Holidays
Employees receive 11 1/2 paid
holidays per year.
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Periodic salary reviews are performed
to ensure competitive salary structure.
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Group Term Life Insurance
All benefit eligible employees
receive county-paid term life insurance coverage equal to
their annual salary (rounded to the nearest thousand). Employees
have the option of an additional one, two, three, or four
times annual salary, rounded up to the nearest thousand, at
age-banded rates. Employees can choose between two dependent
coverage options:
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Contributory Retirement Plan
(Contributions Tax Deferred)
Fairfax County administers three defined benefit
retirement systems:
Each of these plans includes disability
provisions and survivors benefits. The amount of employee
contribution is determined by the provisions of the plan.
For detailed information on the county's retirement plans,
visit the Retirement Administration
Agency home page.
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(Contributions and earnings are
tax deferred)
For 2008, you may contribute up to $15,500 per
year. If you are age 50 or older, you may contribute an
additional $5,000 (total $20,500) per year. Contributions
must be earnings deducted from your paycheck.
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Medical Spending Account
A flexible spending account that is designed to
help pay for out-of-pocket health and dental expenses. Employees
can set aside up to $5,000 pre-tax to pay for these
expenses.
Dependent Care Assistance Program
A flexible spending account that allows employees
to set aside up to $5,000 pre-tax for child care
expenses resulting in a lower taxable income for the employee.
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Long-Term Disability Insurance
The plan pays a benefit of up to 60% of
your monthly basic earnings up to $3,500. Premiums are based
on age and monthly salary.
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The long-term care plan provides a benefit
when you are unable to perform at least two of six activities
of daily living—bathing, dressing, eating, transferring,
toileting, and continence or when you have a severe cognitive
impairment such as Alzheimer’s disease. You can choose
from three core plans or you can customize your own plan.
Benefits begin after a single 90-day waiting period. You
are guaranteed the coverage if you enroll within 60 days
of benefit eligibility. For more information, go to www.aetna.com/group/fairfaxcounty
or call 800-537-8521.
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Tuition Assistance
Program
Funds are allocated each year by the Board
of Supervisors to provide reimbursement to employees who
work at least 20 hours per week and are eligible for other
county benefits such as health and life insurance. Course
work must be career-related and taken through an accredited
institution. Click here for more details.
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Employees' Child Care Center
Located at the Government Center complex,
the Child Care Center
serves children from six weeks until Kindergarten age. All
county employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible
to enroll their age-eligible children, space permitting.
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Virginia College Savings Plans
The county has agreed to sponsor the Virginia
College Savings Plan to provide employees with information
on VPEP and VEST and to provide lower investment fund expenses
in the College America Plan. For more information, call
the Financial Benefits Help Desk at 703-324-4995.
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Questions about benefits with Fairfax
County?
 E-mail
us
or call the
Benefits Division at 703-324-4917
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