By IRS regulations, these premiums cannot be tax-sheltered. You also may purchase insurance coverage for your spouse and any children, using payroll deduction. These are optional benefits that you may choose. The school system does not pay any of the costs of these benefits, but you get group rates on the insurance plans and tax-sheltering of the salary deductions. Eligibility for the plan Unlike most benefits which are available only to full-time regular employees, these benefits are available to you if you are a regular employee who works 20 hours a week or more.
Premiums are tax-sheltered.
Disability income insurance designed to supplement the state Disability Plan. Premiums are tax-sheltered. A flexible spending account which allows you to set aside tax-sheltered funds to reimburse yourself for the medical expenses you and your family have that are not paid by insurance. A flexible spending account which allows you to set aside tax-sheltered funds to reimburse yourself for the costs of child or dependent care. The information packet on these plans is provided to each new employee by Colonial Life and Accident Insurance Company, which administers the Flexible Benefits Plan.