BENEFITS AND RETIREMENT
鶹Ů offers benefits to Faculty, Administrative Managerial Professional (AMP), and Support Personnel (SP) employees. These benefits may include paid annual and sick leave, holidays, state and university sponsored insurance programs, and retirement. OPS assignments may be eligible for state sponsored benefits, including health insurance. OPS benefit eligibility is determined by People First.
New Faculty, Administrative Managerial Professional (AMP) and Support Personnel (SP) employees have only the FIRST 60 CALENDAR DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT to enroll in the insurance plans. The available retirement plan selection is the SUSORP ( , ), FRS Pension or FRS Investment which all have a mandatory three percent employee contribution. AMP may elect one of the three plans; SP can elect FRS Pension or FRS Investment and Post doctoral employees may only enroll in the SUSORP. Visit to learn more about FRS Pension (defined benefit plan) and FRS Investment (defined contribution plan)
After the initial new hire enrollment period, employees may only enroll or make changes to their coverageduring the annual Open Enrollment period in the fall. You may be allowed to make certain changesto your coverage if you experience a Qualifying Status Change (QSC) event (e.g. marriage, divorce, birth or adoption of a child, etc.). You must notify the People First Service Center within 60 days of the QSC.
Employees are eligible for health insurance coverage on the first day of the month following their date of hire. However, the effective date of coverage will depend on the date the enrollment is completed and the required premiums are paid. The effective dates of coverage are always the first of a month and no coverage will be updated with the insurance carrier until premiums are received by People First.
Announcements
Benefits health fair
鶹Ů will be hosting the annual Employee Benefits Health Fair on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the Live Oak Pavilion (LO-31B) on the Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431.
Kathryn Krickstein Pressel MammoVan
your visit to the Kathryn Krickstein Pressel MammoVan, which will be on campus on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM in the docking area behind Live Oak Pavilion (LO-31).
open enrollment
Open Enrollment is from October 12-30, 2026. Employees can review and make changes to their benefit elections by logging in to the . Any benefit elections or changes made during Open Enrollment will become effective January 1, 2027.
Now Available: myBenefits Florida Mobile App
The puts your insurance information at your fingertips - anytime, anywhere. Designed for State of Florida employees, retirees, and their dependents, this secure, all-in-one app makes it simple to access and understand your benefits directly from your smartphone. Get started by searching “myBenefits Florida” in the App Store or Google Play.
Benefits Directory
Related Information for Health Plans
- – New Hire Measurement Period and Open Enrollment Measurement Period
- – People First does report on a month-by-month basis to the Federal Internal Revenue Service employees who were offered coverage, enrolled in coverage and declined coverage.
benefits and retirement contacts
To contact Benefits and Retirement, please call (561) 297-5555 or email benefits@fau.edu.