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The University of Pittsburgh uses an automated service called The Work Number (Equifax) to securely provide employment and income verification to verifiers such as lenders, property managers, and other employers that you authorize to have that information. 

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Employment status describes the types of staff employment at the University. Each staff position is described by one of the following:

Enrolling in student medical, dental, and vision coverage is simple. Enrollment in coverage is handled through an online service provided by Benefitsolver.

For information about your eligibility for enrolling in specific student health plans, visit Student Health Plans...

You may request general leaves of absence without pay. If granted, these leaves may not exceed 120 working days. You may not use accrued paid vacation days to extend the length of the leave beyond 120 days. However, accrued vacation days may be used during the leave to...

Health & Welfare Plans for staff and faculty generally operate on a "plan year" which runs from July 1 through June 30. These Health & Welfare Plans include: medical, dental, vision, flexible spending/saving accounts, life,...

For detailed information about Pitt retirement options, download the TIAA brochure (PDF). 

Benefits premiums for health and welfare coverage are deducted from the employee’s paycheck. These deductions can occur on a pre-tax or after-tax basis depending on the election and employee’s job category. Individuals with insufficient funds to cover the entire cost of the...

Accessing Your Benefit Elections in Pitt Worx

Once in Pitt Worx, select Benefits from the Me page, then select the Your...

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You can make changes to your benefits elections if you experience a life event (Qualified Status Change). A life event is an IRS qualified event that allows you to make a change in your enrollment elections during the plan year (outside of the open enrollment period).

Your first six months are filled with important milestones, from enrolling in benefits to completing required trainings. Some of these actions have strict deadlines that cannot be extended, so it is important to act quickly. This page will walk you through everything you need...

PittPerks now offers supplemental medical coverage, with accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance, through MetLife as a voluntary benefit. This employee-paid coverage would serve as a supplemental policy to complement your UPMC insurance provided by the...

The University understands that health care costs and the escalation of those costs can be unpredictable. To help with paying for medical coverage, the University established a credit-based system that it provides to eligible retiring faculty and staff called the Defined...

The Accelerated Option is available to fully vested participants between the ages of 52 and 65. To receive the Accelerated Option, you must contribute at least 8% of your base salary to the Retirement Savings Plan. If you meet these criteria and elect the Accelerated Option,...

For official retirement from the University, the University provides group life insurance at no cost to you in the amount of $15,000, if you have completed 10 or more years of service. For service of less than 10 years, the amount of coverage is calculated at $1...

Dependent Children of eligible staff and faculty may use the education benefit for Pitt's College in High School (CHS) Program.

High school students can earn both high school and University of Pittsburgh credit through CHS in courses taught right in their classrooms,...

Your credit balance will accrue from month to month and year to year if the cost of the retiree medical coverage does not exceed the amount of credits in your account. As such, the accrued credits may be applied to retiree medical coverage at a later date. Credits are applied...

Note: A form is not required to process the education benefit for yourself. For those who meet the eligibility requirements, the...

Note: A form is not required to process the education benefit...

1 Staff members under Collective Bargaining Agreements are governed according to the terms of the Agreements.

Note: A form is not required to process the...

Care.com offers a network of providers and options to assist with needs such as after-school care, caring for a child who is home sick, caring for children while you are working from home, caring for aging parents, and more.

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Campus safety is provided through the University of Pittsburgh Department of Public Safety and Emergency Management. The department consists of the University of Pittsburgh Police, Environmental Health and Safety, Emergency Management, and Integrated...

1 Part-time faculty who are in the tenure stream for no less than half-...