Benefits Overview

This overview summarizes benefits associated with permanent full-time positions. For benefits associated with other positions, you may visit All City Positions, click on the "Class Title," then the "Benefits" tab.

• There is a 90-day waiting period for coverage in the following plans:
   
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Reimbursement accounts
   

• Health insurance offered through Anthem Blue Cross/Blue Shield Key Care (1-800-451-1527). For more information on the provider network and pharmacies, see the Anthem website.

• The vision plan is offered through EyeMed Vision Care (1-800-843-3272). For more information, see the EyeMed Vision Care website.

• Three dental plans are offered through Delta Dental (Delta Care, Delta Dental PPO, and Delta Dental PPO Plus) 1-800-237-6060. For more information, see the Delta Dental website.

• Employees begin accruing annual and sick leave immediately.

• The ten paid holidays each year include:
   
  • New Year's Day
  • Lee-Jackson-King Day
  • President's Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Independence Day
  • Labor Day
  • Veterans' Day
  • Thanksgiving Day
  • Christmas Day
  • Employee's birthday
   

• The retirement plan is offered through the Virginia Retirement System (VRS 1-888-827-3847) and is a defined benefit pension plan. For more information, see the VRS website.

• Group life insurance is offered through the VRS and the carrier is the Minnesota Life Insurance Company.

• Tax deferred retirement plan 457 is offered through the ICMA Retirement Corporation (1-800-669-7400). For more information, see the ICMA-RC website.

• Training and Career Development: The Employee Education Assistance Program (EEAP) encourages employee development through (1) educational programs leading to a degree, (2) skilled craft or trade training leading to a certificate or license and (3) coursework to renew and update skills. Eligibility criteria apply. In addition, the City offers training opportunities in technological, leadership, supervisory, and other areas of government/business knowledge and skill development.

• Medical/Dental and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts are offered on a pre-tax basis in order to reduce the amount of tax the employee pays.

• The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is confidential and personal counseling service for the employee and their immediate family (757-363-6777, 1-800-899-8174 or SentaraEAP.com).

• City of Hampton Credit Union is available to all City employees.

• Direct deposit into most banks is a convenient finance feature.

• Savings bonds are available to the City's workforce.

• Employees are covered for Workers' Compensation where appropriate.