New Benefit Eligible 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 an online Orientation Class via Zoom for benefit eligible employees.
The online class has two main sections: 1) contains information that pertains to all USU benefit eligible employees.  2) contains benefit information for employees who report to the Main Logan Campus. 
Employees report to the Price and Blanding locations only need to attend the first half of the class and then should watch the relevent benefits videos for their location. 

Please visit this link to schedule a live online orientation session via Zoom.  Once you are logged in with your A-number and password (via SSO) you can select a session that works with your schedule by clicking explore, and then the blue enroll button. 

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 schedule this event within the ILS System.
• Online Driver's Training
• Faculty, Staff, and Spouse Card Information
• USU Staff Employee Association (SEA)
• Sustainability Programs & Alternative Transportation
• Review Employee Rights State and Federal Posters

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