Benefits Office Hours of Operation
Benefits hours starting Feb. 3 – May 31 by appointment only
Scheduled appointments are available on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:00 am - 11:00 am & 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Please email benefits@peralta.edu to schedule your appointment. We are available to meet via Teams or in person for the above hours.
The District is participating in the new State medical health insurance reimbursement program for part-time faculty who work more than one district for a total of 40% FTE. If you are interested in the Spring semester 2025, please complete the attached application form.
If you have class assignments for more than one district, FTE that equals a total of 40%, and have medical insurance through Peralta, the District will reimburse you after the end of the semester via your paycheck. Please note that the reimbursement will be taxable.
- The districts will also reimburse multidistrict part-time faculty who individually purchase health insurance benefits, up to a proportionate share of the district’s most subscribed family coverage plan (Kaiser), as long as you are not eligible for medical coverage at other districts.
The deadline to submit your application for the Spring semester is May 20th. Please submit your application with required documents to benefits@peralta.edu.
If you have questions, please email benefits@peralta.edu.
- If completing a life event outside of open enrollment, the applicable forms are included in this announcement for upload to BenefitBridge
Medical Plans
SISC Kaiser Traditional HMO Plan
SISC Anthem PPO Plans
There are two PPO plans offered: Anthem PPO and Anthem PPO 2
Anthem PPO 100 A
Anthem PPO 2 80 E
Dental
Navia
Navia Benefit Solutions will be the administrator of our Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter benefits.
FSA Open Enrollment for Part-time hourly Faculty
February 6, 2025 – March 10, 2025, for coverage effective March 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025.
It’s that time of the year again to enroll/re-enroll in a Flexible Spending Account (Health Care, Day Care &/or Commuter). The plan year is from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Note: If you were eligible and did not enroll in the FSA HealthCare and Daycare accounts during the Fall 2024 open enrollment period you will not be eligible to enroll during Spring 2025 open enrollment unless you have a qualifying event.
Election and Claim Filing PeriodOpen Enrollment period is a great time to look at your benefits and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses. Be sure to only elect an amount that you know you will use during your plan year. At the end of the plan year, you will have a claim filing period to turn in any leftover claims for your benefits. Money left in the plan after the end of the claim filing period and 2 ½ month Grace period is subject to the Use-or-Lose rule and cannot be refunded to you.
Grace Period
Your plan also has a special 2 ½ month Grace Period after the end of the plan year. This feature gives you an additional 2 ½ months to incur expenses against your Health Care and Day Care arrangements. All expenses incurred during the grace period will automatically be deducted from the prior year’s arrangement, and any remaining balance will then be applied to the current plan year.
This will be a plan year from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
The maximum amounts that you can contribute to this short plan year are:
- $3,200.00 for healthcare/medical FSA
- $5,000.00 (per household) for dependent care FSA
- Commuter benefits (transit and parking) currently each $360.00.
Deductions will be taken out of your paycheck - Your election amount will be evenly deducted pre-tax from 3 paychecks: March 2025, April 2025, and May 2025.
For assistance with your benefits questions,
please contact the District Benefits Office at 510.466.7229
Mon – Fri, 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM, PST (Open to the public from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Or email benefits@peralta.edu