Benefits and Life Events
Benefits Eligibility
The Benefits Eligibility Chart, indicates benefits eligibility by appointment type & FTE and provides links to additional information about each benefit.
Leave and COVID-19 Pandemic
Open for Business
The college is open and fulfilling its mission. All work options, including telework, are to be explored before seeking leave due to the pandemic.
COTC Leave Policies
COTC recognizes that supporting faculty and staff in balancing career and personal life benefits the institution and its most important resource, people.
The college’s standard leave policies are available:
- Paid Leave Policy 2.6.40
- Family and Medical Leave Policy, 2.6.41
- Unpaid Leave Policy, 2.6.33
- Compensatory Time Off (Scheduling Work, Overtime Compensation, and "Safe Harbor" Provisions), Policy 2.3.15
Families First Act
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act’s provisions for “emergency paid sick leave” and “expanded family and medical leave” expired on Dec. 31, 2020.
Notice of Privacy Practices (HIPAA)
This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how medical information about you may be used and disclosed and how you can get access to this information. Please review it carefully.
Life Events and Pre-tax Benefits
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) regulations permit employees to drop, add or change benefit plans paid with pre-tax dollars during the plan year when a “qualifying status change” occurs. Changes to benefits choices must be made within 30 days of the status change.
Qualifying status changing events include:
- Marriage
- Divorce, legal separation or annulment
- Death of employee, spouse or dependent
- Birth, adoption or placement of adoption of child
- Employment status changes for the employee, employee’s spouse or dependent, e.g., beginning or ending employment (including retirement) or unpaid leave of absence
- Dependent turning aging 26
Except for these types of events, employees may only change their pre-tax benefits choices during the annual open enrollment period.
Generally, changes may be made to benefits paid with after-tax dollars at anytime.
Employee Discounts
Employee discounts available through The Ohio State University EAP
Franklin University tuition discount for employees
Verizon Wireless
- 15% off plans & 25% off accessories
- To claim your Verizon Wireless discount, log in to myCOTC and hover over the menu logo located on the far upper left corner of the landing page, open the “Human Resources” tab and choose “Verizon Discount.”
Professional Development
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Higher Education
COTC encourages faculty and staff to pursue higher education to enrich their lives and to develop the highest quality workforce. To support employees pursuing higher education, the college allows faculty and staff to enroll in college courses and/or degree-granting programs and provides tuition assistance for up to 10 credit hours of coursework per academic semester. Review the Employee Fee Reimbursement policy for details.
Employee Fee Reimbursement Policy
COTC offers tuition assistance to the dependents of eligible faculty and staff members. Review the Dependent Fee Remission policy for details.
Dependent Fee Remission Policy
Teaching and Learning Center
The Teaching and Learning Center at COTC supports excellence in teaching and learning through a variety of professional development initiatives. The TLC seeks to support faculty and staff professional development through strategic programming, coaching, mentorship, and by leveraging peer-to-peer communities of learning.
Equal Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
It is the policy of COTC that discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities is prohibited. Pursuant to the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), Titles I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the college provides equal employment opportunities and reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.
If you need an accommodation, contact Sue Wadley, HR director, at 740.755.7345 or wadley.16@mail.cotc.edu.
Preventing Discrimination and Harassment
As a college employee, you share in the responsibility for assuring that the college maintains an environment for work and study that is free from discrimination and harassment.
The college seeks to eliminate sexual harassment by encouraging employees to report concerns or complaints and through education.
Employee Resource Groups
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) are voluntary, employee-initiated groups of The Ohio State University at Newark and/or Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) faculty and staff who share common interests, issues, backgrounds, characteristics or pursuits. Ohio State Newark and COTC recognize and support ERGs organized around the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, language, region of origin, life stage, physical challenge and sexual orientation.
COTC is Tobacco-Free
As a part of our commitment to the health and well-being of faculty, staff, students and visitors, all COTC campuses are 100% tobacco-free.
Tobacco-Free Policy
2.5.20 Tobacco-Free
Tobacco-Free COTC Guide to Successful Implementation