Proposed 2020-2021 Fringe Benefit Pool Rates

Alan M. West, Assistant Vice President and University Controller

The University has calculated the new proposed pooled fringe rates for fiscal year 2020-2021 and has submitted them to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Although we do not expect any objections, the proposed rates are subject to DHHS approval and should be used with that understanding in your planning for fiscal year 2020-2021.  The rates, when approved, will be effective July 1, 2020.

The pooled rates include the following employer-paid costs of taxes and benefits:

FICA OASDI (Social Security)

FICA Medicare

Health Insurance (including graduate assistant and postdoctoral associates health insurance)

Retirement

Life Insurance

Clinical Disability Insurance

Worker’s Compensation

Unemployment Compensation

Eligible Leave Cash Outs

Sick Leave Pool Payments

Paid Parental Leave Payments

The employee categories and corresponding proposed benefit rates are as follows:

Employee Categories	FY2021	FY2020	Change
Faculty (9-,10-, and 12-month)	29.7%	26.8%	2.9%
COM Clinical Faculty	18.0%	18.8%	-0.8%
Exempt TEAMS/USPS	39.1%	35.7%	3.4%
Non-Exempt TEAMS/USPS	51.6%	48.6%	3.0%
Housestaff/Clinical Post Docs (CPFI)	23.6%	23.4%	.2%
Graduate Assistants/Reg Post Docs (FAPD)	10.5%	12.1%	-1.6%
Student OPS/Federal Work Study	1.9%	1.6%	0.3%
Other OPS/Temporary Faculty	5.2%	5.7%	-0.5%

Please contact Brian Kuhl, bkuhl@ufl.edu or by phone (352)294-7266, if you have any questions.