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Employee benefits summary
Overview
SGA fosters an entrepreneurial and innovative workplace culture, promoting collaboration to achieve our mission with a focus on equity.
Our comprehensive benefits package includes:
- Fully paid medical coverage
- Dental and vision plans
- 401k with an annual employer contribution
- Company-paid life and disability insurance
- Three weeks' vacation in the first year
- and 11 paid holidays
Health insurance
SGA offers a generous medical insurance plan through CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. Employees are able to choose any CareFirst medical insurance plan that best suits their situation. No matter the plan selected, SGA pays 100% of medical insurance premiums for employees, their partners, and minor children.
SGA offers Traditional Dental and BlueVision Plus insurance plans through CareFirst. SGA pays 100% of dental & vision insurance premiums for employees and their dependents.
Flexible Spending Account
When an employee reaches 6 months of service, they are eligible to make pre-tax contributions to Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical and/or dependent care expenses.
Life and Disability Insurance
All employees are enrolled in SGA’s employer sponsored short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance (benefit amount for life insurance is equal to one year’s annual salary.
Retirement savings plan (410k)
You are immediately eligible to participate in SGA's 401(k). Whether or not you elect to contribute your own funds, SGA contributes 3% of your salary annually to your account beginning after 30 days of service.
Paid Time Off
Smart Growth America provides 11 paid holidays annually. The days are listed below:
- New Year’s Day
- Martin Luther King’s Day
- Presidents’ Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth National Independence Day
- Independence Day
- Labor Day
- Indigenous People's Day / Floating Holiday (Employees choose the day)
- Veterans day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas day
SGA provides 15 days of Vacation Leave per year, and employees are granted 1 additional day per year they work at SGA.
Employees accrue 10 days of sick leave per year they work at SGA.
SGA has three “Work from anywhere” Weeks (Labor Day, Memorial Day, Thanksgiving) where folks can work remotely for the full week.
Transit benefits
SGA pays for 100% of employees' monthly commute by public transportation. Benefit accommodates persons with physical disability by covering parking expenses in the office up to the allowed IRS max per calendar year.
Professional development
We support staff to continue their professional learning journey through classes, training, and events through a professional development budget.
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