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GT Independence
Bill Payer, Sole Employer and Co-Employer
Bill Payer Rate: 1% non-payroll burden rate for the purchase of goods and vendor services in clients' spending plans.
Sole Employer Rate:
Standard Employer Taxes: 11.95%
California Taxes: 3.86%
Other Program Costs: 2.19%
Total: 18% Employer Burden
Sick time is minimum 3 days and if the family wants to purchase a single policy through GT it is a dollar amount specific to the individual and the number of full time and part time employees. This way families are buying a policy specifically for their program structure and need.
Background check: If not providing personal care, employer may have option to do GT background.
Insurance: Can use GT workers comp and liability or find workers comp policy; Does not offer health insurance (but can reimburse employees).
Co-Employer Rate:
Standard Employer Taxes: 11.95%
California Taxes (including Worker’s Comp): 6.6%
Other Program Costs: 2.19%
Employee Benefit Options: 3.26%
Total: 24%
Part time employees are eligible for benefits, when they meet the eligibility requirements to enroll.
Background check: All Employees and vendors must do live scan - GT no longer pays costs.
Insurance: Offers health insurance - full time employee chooses policy after 90 days, part time employees can get insurance after 1 year of work.
Employer pays 100%;
Participant must update spending plan.
Sick pay rolls over if not used up to 3 years (24 hours per year).
Portal - can print out their own spending summary.
English, Spanish, Russian, Armenian, Tagalog, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Trieu Chau, Korean
Primary RC Vendor: WRC
GT is asking for undesignated funds in the spending plan if you don't know who will provide the service. - Selvin
Maximum Budget Amount: No Cap
Enrollment process through docusign
W-9
Disclose method of payment - pay check out of state
Purchase of service agreement
Email invoice
Vendor sends invoice to participant in a PDF or can submit invoice if signed by participant
Invoice by 1st and 16th of the month, payment by 10th and 26th
No Reimbursement
Credit Card Purchase: On Approval
EVV: Already in system
Electronic Time Sheet: Yes
Terrasel Jones
877-659-4500
TJones@GTIndependence.com
Jmercado@gtindependence.com
Time Zone: PST