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City of Greensboro Personnel Policy Manuał
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created the unemployment insurance program. This is a combination Federal and State employer
paid benefit, enforced in North Carolina by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission,
which provides for partial wage replacement for up to 26 weeks to employees who through no fault
of their own lose their jobs.
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) - A Federal law,
enforced by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, that governs the privacy
of protected health information as well as personal data, and provides for portability of health and
dental benefit eligibility.
NCLGERS (The North Carolina Local Governmental Employees Retirement System) - A
defined benefit retirement system for local governmental employees created by Chapter 128 of The
General Statutes of North Carolina. In 1986, the Law Enforcement Officers Retirement System
was merged with other retirement systems and local law enforcement officers became a part of
NCLGERS. The Law Enforcement Officers section of NCLGERS has somewhat different benefits.
The 1986 legislation, effective January 1, 1987, also created two additional mandated benefit
programs for local law enforcement officers, the Supplemental Retirement Income Plan 401(k) and
the Police Separation Allowance. Employees contribute 6% of income to the retirement system and
the City makes an actuarially equivalent contribution. In addition the City contributes a mandated
5% to the Police 401(k) and the payroll amount necessary to fund the Police Separation Allowance.
The City has also chosen to provide the voluntary death benefit under NCLGERS.
Pregnancy Disability Act of 1978 - An amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,
the Pregnancy Disability Act is a Federal law enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission that prohibits discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment, including
benefits, on the basis of pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions. These conditions must
be treated as any other medical condition.
Section 125 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code (CityFlex) - A Federal law enforced by
the United States Internal Revenue Service that provides for an employee to voluntarily reduce
his salary by a specified amount, which also reduces his income taxes and social security taxes.
These funds may be used to reimburse the employee on a tax free basis for out of pocket expenses
associated with certain benefit programs - such benefits are health and dental premiums, parking in
a City facility paid through payroll deduction and CityFlex medical and day care spending accounts.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 - A Federal law enforced by the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission that prohibits discrimination in the terms and conditions of
employment, including benefits, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex and national origin.
USERRA (Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Act of 1994) - A Federal law
enforced by the Veterans Services Division of the United States Department of Labor that requires
service members who are returning from military service be reemployed in the position they would
have obtained had they not been absent for military service with the same seniority, status and pay
as well as other rights and benefits determined by seniority. In addition, the military absence must