Our benefits are designed to be competitive in our industry based on local market practices, legal and statutory requirements. We pride ourselves on going beyond the industry benchmark.

Medical, dental, and vision insurance are provided to all full-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week. Insurance is also provided to their eligible dependents, if dependent coverage is elected. Domestic partner coverage is also available. Employees have a choice of medical coverage among Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, and Kaiser Permanente (CA only). Dental and orthodontia coverage are provided through Principal Dental. Vision coverage is provided through VSP.

Full-time employees become eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance benefits on their first day of employment. Employees working fewer than 30 hours per week on a regularly scheduled basis are not eligible for medical, dental, or vision insurance.

This plan allows employees to pay for medical and dependent care expenses using pre-tax income, thus avoiding federal, state and social security taxes on those amounts. Employees may elect to contribute pre-tax dollars into the plan.

Acresso contributes funds on the employee's behalf for use with medical expenses and/or deductibles on a prorated basis. The company contribution is prorated at 1/24th of the annual amount per pay period.

Upon hire and after acceptance by the insurance carrier, employees are automatically enrolled in Acresso's Group Life Insurance plan. The policy provides a benefit of two times base annual earnings plus $15,000, up to a maximum of $515,000. The same coverage in benefits also apply for accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D).

Short-term: Benefits due to injury, illness or pregnancy are payable at an amount of 70 percent of weekly base earnings to a maximum of $3,464 per week, less any amounts received under state disability. Benefits begin on the 15th day of disability up to a maximum period of 11 weeks.

Long-term: Benefits due to illness or injury are payable at an amount of approximately 60 percent of base monthly earnings to a monthly maximum of $15,000. Benefits begin after completing a 90-day waiting period and continue as long as the employee remains disabled and requires the regular attendance of a physician, until age 65.

401(k)

This is a salary reduction plan which allows employees to reduce their compensation and have the amounts contributed into a savings plan, tax free, to accumulate for retirement. The contributions can be invested in a variety of methods of your choice.

The current matching contribution is 20 percent of the salary reduction. Matching funds are subject to a three-year vesting schedule and are allocated after the employee has worked 1,000 hours during the plan year based on IRS regulations.

Acresso grants a minimum of ten paid calendar holidays. Employees hired prior to June 30 will be granted two Floating Holidays. Employees hired between July 1 and September 30 will be granted one Floating Holiday. Floating Holidays cannot be carried forward into the following year and they are not convertible to cash.

Flexible Time Off accrues on the last day of each calendar month, beginning from the date of hire according to the schedule below. The accrual of FTO is prorated for the first month of employment if the start date is not the first working day of the month.

Credited Years of Service Years	FTO Earned
First through fourth years	4 weeks
Fifth year and following years	5 weeks

Perks

Educational Assistance

Acresso provides financial assistance in the continuing education of employees. Course work will be considered for approval and reimbursement if it is related to the employee's present or probable next position with Acresso, or if it is required as part of a program leading to a job-related degree. Reimbursement will be given to regular, full-time employees after completion of 90 days of employment. Employees enrolled in degree programs prior to their hire date are not eligible for tuition reimbursement for completion of their regular program, unless approved in writing at the time of hire.

In order to promote the health and well-being of its employees, Acresso reimburses one-half the cost of an annual health club membership at the club of the employee's choice, up to a total reimbursement of $300 per calendar year.

Acresso offers a number of bonus and incentive programs to its employees to encourage and reward their efforts. These include an Annual Company Incentive Plan, Performance Bonuses, Special Recognition Awards, Patent Awards, and Referral Bonuses, to name just a few.