Overview of Employee Benefits Summary
The Employee Benefits Summary displays your basic employee benefits, such as health, dental and retirement plans, and their coverage information. To view all your benefits, see the Voluntary Benefits Deductions Page.
The following sections describes the possible benefits types you may see on your Benefits page. If you are not enrolled in a particular benefits type, that section will not be displayed on your Benefits Summary Page.
If a benefit change was made recently, a line indicating the date when the change was entered into the system and the operator who entered the change is displayed at the end of that section.
Th Employee Benefits Summary page provides you with an overview of your basic benefits plans. If you want to make a change to your Benefits plans, contact the University Benefits Administration.
Employee Benefits Summary Page
Employee Information Section
The top section of this page displays your basic Employee information. If any of this information is incorrect, contact your Home Department Coordinator to update your data.
| Employee ID | This is your 7-digit USC Employee ID # and you use it to access all your employee/payroll records. Your ID is printed on your USC ID Card. | |
| Employee Name | This is the name as how it appears on your record in the system. If it needs to be corrected, contact your Home Department Coordinator. | |
| Employee SSN | This is your Social Security #. For your protection, your entire SSN is not displayed. | |
| USC ID | This is 10-digit USC ID number. | |
| Employee Street Address, City, State, Zip | This is your home mailing address. | |
| Home Department | This is the name of your home department. | |
| Home Department Coordinator | This is the name of the person to contact regarding your personnel file. | |
| Employee Status | This is your current employee status at USC. | |
| Employee e-mail | This is your USC e-mail contact. Since everything you do on the eTrac system sends you a confirmation notice via e-mail, make sure it's correct. |
Health Insurance Information Section
Employee Health Information
If you are enrolled in a health plan offered by University Benefits, this section displays
your health plan and coverage.
| Description | This column describes the plan details. The first line typically shows the specific plan name in which you are enrolled. Subsequent lines may list eligibility and coverage dates. | |
| Start Date | This date is the first day of your plan coverage. | |
| End Date | This date shows the last day of your plan coverage. Your plan may or may not have an end date. | |
| Deduction Amount | This is the amount that is deducted from your paycheck every month. | |
| Contact Info | This column displays the name, department, number or email to contact for further help with the particular plan. |
Dependent Health Information
If your health plan includes coverage for additional people other than yourself, the Dependent
Health Information table will list the other people the plan covers.
| Name | This column displays the name of the additional person the plan covers. | |
| Relationship | This column shows this person's relationship to you. | |
| Date of Birth | This column shows this person's birthdate. | |
| Start Date | This is the first day when coverage for this person begins. | |
| End Date | This date is the last day this person is covered by the plan. |
Dental Insurance Information Section
Employee Dental Information
If you are enrolled in a dental plan offered by University Benefits, this section displays
your dental plan and coverage.
| Description | This column describes the plan details. The first line typically shows the specific plan name in which you are enrolled. Subsequent lines may list eligibility and coverage dates. | |
| Start Date | This date is the first day of your plan coverage. | |
| End Date | This date shows the last day of your plan coverage. Your plan may or may not have an end date. | |
| Deduction Amount | This is the amount that is deducted from your paycheck every month. | |
| Contact Info | This column displays the name, department, number or email to contact for further help with the particular plan. |
Dependent Dental Information
If your health plan includes coverage for additional people other than yourself, the Dependent
Health Information table will list the other people the plan covers.
| Name | This column displays the name of the additional person the plan covers. | |
| Relationship | This column shows this person's relationship to you. | |
| Date of Birth | This column shows this person's birthdate. | |
| Start Date | This is the first day when coverage for this person begins. | |
| End Date | This date is the last day this person is covered by the plan. |
Employee Life Insurance Information Section
If you are enrolled in a life insurance plan provide by USC, this section displays the plan details.
| Employee Coverage: | ||
| Description | This column describes the plan. | |
| Start Date | This date is the first day of your plan coverage. | |
| End Date | This date shows the last day of your plan coverage. Your plan may or may not have an end date. | |
| Deduction Amount | This is the amount that is deducted from your paycheck every month. | |
| Coverage Amount | This is the amount the plan covers. | |
| Contact Info | This column displays the name, department, number or email to contact for further help with the particular plan. | |
| Primary & Contingent Beneficiaries: | ||
| Name | This column lists beneficiaries to the life insurance plan. | |
| Relationship | This column displays the beneficiary's relatioship to the employee. | |
| Basic/Suppl Life Insurance Allocation | This column displays the allocation amount to be given to the beneficiary. | |
| Date Signed | This column displays the date signed. | |
Dependent Life Insurance Information Section
If you are enrolled in a life insurance policy for your dependents, this section displays the details of the plan.
| Description | This column describes the plan. | |
| Start Date | This date is the first day of your plan coverage. | |
| End Date | This date shows the last day of your plan coverage. Your plan may or may not have an end date. | |
| Deduction Amount | This is the amount that is deducted from your paycheck every month. | |
| Coverage Amount | This is the amount the plan covers. | |
| Contact Info | This column displays the name, department, number or email to contact for further help with the particular plan. |
Dependents Covered in Dependent Life Insurance Information
The next table in this section lists the dependents that the plan covers.
| Name | This column displays the name of the additional person the plan covers. | |
| Relationship | This column shows this person's relationship to you. | |
| Date of Birth | This column shows this person's birthdate. | |
| Start Date | This is the first day when coverage for this person begins. | |
| End Date | This date is the last day this person is covered by the plan. |
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Section
If you are enrolled in an accidental death and dismemberment insurance plan, this section displays the details of the plan.
| Description | This column describes the plan. | |
| Start Date | This date is the first day of your plan coverage. | |
| End Date | This date shows the last day of your plan coverage. Your plan may or may not have an end date. | |
| Deduction Amount | This is the amount that is deducted from your paycheck every month. | |
| Coverage Amount | This is the amount the plan covers. | |
| Contact Info | This column displays the name, department, number or email to contact for further help with the particular plan. |
Dependents Covered in Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance Information
If your accidental death and dismemberment insurance plan covers dependents, the next table in the
section lists the dependents the plan covers.
| Name | This column displays the name of the additional person the plan covers. | |
| Relationship | This column shows this person's relationship to you. | |
| Date of Birth | This column shows this person's birthdate. | |
| Start Date | This is the first day when coverage for this person begins. | |
| End Date | This date is the last day this person is covered by the plan. |
Employee Retirement Information Section
This section displays your Basic and Supplemental Retirement plans. This includes all retirement plans with payroll deductions; but it does not include the Support Staff Pension Retirement Plan.
| Retirement Limits: | ||
| Year | This column displays the year of the plan. | |
| Maximum Limit | The maximum limit is the total general pre-tax amount you are allowed to contribute to your voluntary retirement plans. | |
| TDA Limit | This column shows the TDA limit you are allowed to contribute to your voluntary retirement plans. | |
| Age 50 and Over Catch Up | This column displays the additional allowable amount you are allowed to contribute if you are at least 50 years of age. | |
| 15-Year Special Election | This column shows the amount of your 15-year special election, if eligible. | |
| Continuous Agreement? | If this column shows "Yes", then the plan was set to be continuous. If this column is "No", the plan is set to end at the end of the year indicated. | |
| Agreement Amount | This column shows the amount you agreed to contribute for the year. | |
| Employee Information: | ||
| Description | This column describes the plan. | |
| Start Date | This date is the first day of your plan coverage. | |
| End Date | This date shows the last day of your plan coverage. Your plan may or may not have an end date. | |
| Employee Deduction Amount | This is the percentage or amount that is deducted from your paycheck every month. | |
| Employer Deduction Amount | This is the percentage or amount USC contributes to your retirement account every month. | |
| Contact Info | This column displays the name, department, number or email to contact for further help with the particular plan. | |
Pre-Tax Payment Account Information Section
If you have a Pre-Tax Payment Account (PPA) for Child Care and/or Health Care, this section displays the details of those accounts.
There are separate table listings for each PPA account type that you have (Child Care, Health Care), and each account type has separate tables for the current year and the previous year.
All transactions for an account type are listed under the year in which they apply, regardless of when the account transaction was processed. i.e., If an activity took place in the previous year, but the PPA transaction was not processed until the current year, that transaction will be listed on the previous year's table with the date of when the PPA transaction was processed.
The details of each account and year are displayed in a table with the following information:
| Transaction Date | This is the date when the account transaction took place. | |
| Deposits | Deposits are payroll deduction amounts that are added into the PPA account. | |
| Expenses | Expenses are PPA reimbursements that are withdrawn from the PPA account. | |
| Balance | The balance is the amount left in the PPA account after the transaction. |
Other Benefits Section
If you are enrolled in other miscellaneous benefits plans with payroll deductions, such as AFLAC or Long Term Care, this section lists them.
| Description | This column describes the plan. | |
| Start Date | This date is the first day of your plan coverage. | |
| End Date | This date shows the last day of your plan coverage. Your plan may or may not have an end date. | |
| Deduction Amount | This is the percentage or amount that is deducted from your paycheck every month. | |
| Contact Info | This column displays the name, department, number or email to contact for further help with the particular plan. |