Benefits

Claflin University continues to offer quality Medical and Prescription Drug coverage administered by EBMS-(Employee Benefits Management Services)

We will use an OPEN Network, allowing access to your medical providers of choice, both in South Carolina and across the Country when needed. ProCare will provide prescription drug benefits, allowing your choice in Pharmacies. A GAP Supplement through Nationwide (administered by Gilsbar) will be used to lower your deductible and copay expenses.

Health Plan
Medical/GAP Supplemental &Dental
Short-Term-Disability/
Life Insurance/Prescription Drugs 

Semi -Monthly Premiums: Feb 2022-Jan 2023                                              

Employee only - $122.16
Employee only (annual salary under $32.000) - $91.62
Employee/Spouse - $265.60
Employee/Child(ren)- $229.77
Family - $350.37

We offer vision insurance with Superior. 

Employee $7.78 

Employee & Spouse $13.72 

Employee & Child(ren) $13.72

Family $19.66

We offer dental only coverage with EBMS for employees who have not enrolled in the major medical health insurance plan. It is strictly a voluntary cost, paid by employees only.

Monthly Premiums: Feb 2023-Jan 2024

Employee Only: $37.66 
Employees & Spouse: $76.42 
Employees & Child(ren): $94.62 
Employees & Family: $142.18

We provide payroll deductions for voluntary critical illness and group accident policies offered through SunLife Financial.

Washington National
We provide payroll deductions for voluntary cancer and heart/stroke policies offered through Washington National. 

Claflin University offers two exceptional retirement plans. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF), one of the largest and most respected financial service providers in the world ensures the financial well-being of faculty and staff across America's education and research communities.

TIAA Retirement Plan (403b)

Employees may enroll in this plan after 12 months of consecutive service. He/she must contribute 4% of their annual salary at which time Claflin will match at 7.5%.

TIAA Supplemental Annuity

An employee may contribute at any time during their employment at their own discretion. This supplemental plan does not require a wait period nor does Claflin contribute any funds towards it.

Sick Leave

All employees’ accrue 1 day of sick (4 hours per pay period) per month. You may accrue an unlimited amount of sick leave. Probation period is not required.

New hires will not receive any vacation leave until they have satisfied their six-month probationary period. Upon successfully completing the probationary period, employees will be credited with 40 hours of vacation leave.

Maximum accumulations for vacation leave are as follows:
7 months - 14 years = 20 days (160 hours)
15 - 19 years = 30 days (240 hours)
20 years or more = 40 days (320 hours)

Vacation leave hours above the maximum accumulation will be deducted on July 1st of each year.

We provide payroll deductions for voluntary accident and specified health event protection policies offered through Aflac. Visit Aflac for company details.

FSA Qualifed Expenses