New Employee Information

As a new employee in a fully benefited position at Utah State University, you are eligible for many great benefits. Please download and review The New Employee Packet, or browse the HR Benefits website to learn more about your benefits and other resources available to you. In addition to your annual salary, the approximate value of your benefits package is 45%. All benefits and coverage are effective on your date of hire.

Summary of USU Benefits

All Required Forms

*Due to Covid-19, USU has temporarily postponed all in-person HR facilitated New Employee Orientation Classes. We apologize for the inconvenience. We encourage you to review the resources on our webpage and contact our office with any questions or concerns.

We are providing online courses via Zoom/Webex for benefit eligible employees. 

Upcoming Online Orientation Class Dates:
Wednesday July 29th, 2020             9:00 am-11:30 am
Wednesday August 5th, 2020          9:00 am-11:30 am
Wednesday August 19th, 2020        9:00 am-11:30 am

To sign up for a class, please email becca.seamons@usu.edu with the following information:

• New Benefit Eligible Employee Name
• Date to attend the Online Orientations
• New Employee Email Address to receive the invitation to the Online Orientation Class

New Employee Orientation Online Slides

 

We encourage you to review the resources on our webpage and contact our office with any questions or concerns.
New Employee Benefit Registration Guide

• Read about your benefits in The New Employee Packet.
• Attend New Employee Orientation
• Within 30 days from date of hire, please complete and return all required forms to:  Human Resources, 8800 Old Main Hill, Logan Utah 84322; Fax: (435) 797-1816; or hand deliver to Human Resources building on the corner of 1200 East 700 North.  Note:  Forms cannot be accepted without all appropriate documentation (birth certificates, marriage licenses, etc.)
• Enroll online with the retirement vendor of your choice:
  • Enroll Online With TIAA
  • Enroll Online With Fidelity
  • NOTE:  New employees who were previously enrolled in Utah Retirement Systems (URS) with Utah State University must remain with URS.                                          

Other Important Steps

• Receive your email from The Hartford and follow the directions to make elections
  • Contact HR if you have not received this within 2 weeks of starting your new job
• Voluntary Benefits
• Purchase a Parking Pass
• Mandatory Sexual Harassment Prevention Training- To fulfill this requirement, employees can either attend an in-person training or view a live web broadcast of the training. Information about the fall 2020 employee training schedule will be emailed to supervisors and applicable employees by mid-August.
• Online Driver's Training
• Faculty, Staff, and Spouse Card Information
• USU Staff Employee Association (SEA)
• Sustainability Programs & Alternative Transportation

If you have any questions or concerns about your benefits please call the HR Solutions Center (435) 797-0122.