Retirement Information
Social Security
Saint Joseph's College matches the employee's contribution into the Social Security Benefits Program as required by Federal law. At least three (3) months prior to retirement you are to notify your administrative head or Human Resources regarding your planned last date of work. You should also contact the local Social Security Office to begin filing for retirement distributions.
TIAA-CREF
Saint Joseph's College participates in the Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association-College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF) Retirement Program. The Saint Joseph's College Defined Contribution Retirement Plan was established to help employees save for retirement.
You will be eligible to contribute a portion of your pay to the Plan as a pre-tax Deferral unless you fall into the following category of excluded employees:
- You are a student enrolled and regularly attending classes offered by your employer, and your employer is a school, college or university.
You will be eligible to participate in the Plan and receive contributions made by your Employer after meeting certain age and service requirements unless you fall into the following category of excluded employees:
- You are a student enrolled and regularly attending classes offered by your employer, and your employer is a school, college or university.
Additional information about the plan, including information about eligibility, contributions & vesting, withdrawals & loans, investing, and plan administration, can be found in the Summary Plan Description (SPD).
Hard copies of the Summary Plan Description are available free of charge by contacting Human Resources.
Last updated: Nov 27, 2012
