Additional Benefits & Discounts

The Research Foundation offers a variety of optional benefits, programs, and discounts. 

Employee Assistance Program

The Research Foundation offers employee assistance to ALL employees through Concern EAP. This plan provides information, referrals, and short term counseling for problems affecting the employee’s work or their personal life. There is no cost to the employee for this benefit.

CONCERN EAP can be reached online at www.concernhealth.com or at their toll-free number: 1-800-344-4222. Employees can call or e-mail CONCERN directly and confidentially. The only thing that you will be asked for is our company code, which is SJSU Foundation. 

Benfited employees are also eligible for employee assistance through the AXA Employee Assistance Program. Information is available on the Employee Navigator website.

Flexible Spending Accounts

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA’s) are provided by Health Equity by Wageworks and administered by AFLAC. They allow you to set aside money on a pre-tax basis to cover Health Care, Dependent Care, and Commuter Express expenses not normally covered by your primary (medical, dental, and vision) or other supplemental benefits. Once signed up for an FSA you must renew your elections yearly during the Open Enrollment period if you wish for contributions to continue. You can review your FSA balance and claims information by signing up and creating an account on the Health Equity by Wageworks website.

Health Care FSA

You may set aside up to $2,750 annually on a PRE-tax basis to pay for out-of-pocket health care-related expenses that your health, dental, and vision plans do not already cover. For a list of covered expenses, please visit Health Equity FSA Qualified Medical Expenses.

Dependent Care Account

You may set aside up to $5,000 annually on a PRE-tax basis to pay for dependent care expenses. Dependent care expenses include child daycare fees, afterschool programs for children, babysitting costs, and elder care. For a full list of eligible dependent care expenses, please visit visit Health Equity DCFSA Qualified Expenses.

Commuter Express Transit and Parking Account

You may set aside up to $260 per month for transit expenses going to and from work and $100 per month on non-employer covered work related parking on a PRE-tax basis. Once elected commuter express transit and parking accounts can be adjusted on a month to month basis. For a full list of eligible travel expenses, please refer to the Health Equity Commuter Benefits Program [pdf].

Permit Parking

Permit parking payments for any Central Office or San Jose State University parking lot can be set up through payroll deductions. Please contact the Human Resources department at fdn-hr-group@sjsu.edu.

Banking

Get favorable rates for banking options (checking, savings, direct deposits) with the Santa Clara County Federal Credit Union and with Wells Fargo, a full service bank.

Discounts

SJSU Research Foundation employees have access to some great perks through San José State University including discounts to amusement parks, museums, movie theatres, and more.

Visit the SJSU Employee Discounts web page to learn more.