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Welcome!
Columbia Academy
takes pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive benefits
package to full-time employees. Columbia Academy, through all of its benefit partners, offers
you a benefit program that allows choice and flexibility. Employees are eligible for all health
benefits, beginning on the first of the month following 60 days after the date of hire including
the date of hire.
It is important that you take the time to review all of the plan options available to you.
Consider each benefit and the associated cost carefully and
choose the benefits package that will best meet you and
your family’s needs throughout the year.
Options selected upon hire remain in place through the end
of the plan year (January 31st). New employees have thirty
(30) days from their date of hire to select benefits.
Employees who do not elect benefits within thirty (30) days
may do so during the next available annual open enrollment
period. Options selected during annual open enrollment
remain in place for the full plan year.
CONTENTS
Human Resources Website
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Eligibility .............................
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Life Changing Events.........
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Medical Benefits.................
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CareFirst Tools & Resources 6
FirstHelp.............................
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Away From Home Care .....
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Dental Benefits...................
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Vision Benefits ...................
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Life and AD&D ...................
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Aflac ...................................
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Legal Shield & Identity Theft
Shield .................................
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Compliance Notices ...........
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This benefits summary describes the highlights of our benefits in non-technical language. Your specific rights to benefits under the plan are governed solely, and in every respect, by the official documents and not the
information in this summary. If there is any discrepancy between the descriptions of the programs as contained in this brochure and the official plan documents, the language of the official plan document shall prevail
as accurate. Please refer to the plan-specific documents for detailed plan information. Any plan benefits may be modified in the future to meet Internal Revenue Service rules or otherwise as decided by Columbia
Academy.