EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

MAWSS offers our employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to provide benefits coverage that meets the needs of you and your family.  Benefits are available to employees and their dependents, including children and spouses. Benefits are effective 60 days after hire date. 

Health and Dental Plan 

Health Plan and Dental Plan coverage is provided to all full-time employees through a preferred provider option (PPO) with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama. The employee and the Company share the cost of this benefit. The employee's contributions are before-tax contributions.

Mobile Area Water & Sewer’s Health Plan provides this link to access machine readable files as required by the Transparency in Coverage Rule. The files include negotiated service rates and out-of-network allowed amounts between this plan and healthcare providers. The files are formatted to allow researchers, regulators, and application developers to access and analyze healthcare pricing data more easily. Contact Courtney A. Washington, cawashington@mawss.com if you encounter technical issues with the link.

https://www.bcbsal.org/web/tcr

Life Insurance Plan & AD&D Insurance 

Life insurance coverage is provided to all full-time employees based on their base pay. The Company pays the cost of this benefit. 

Accidental Death/Dismemberment Insurance is included with the life insurance plan. 

Vision Plan 

Vision coverage is available. The employee and the Company share the cost of this benefit. The employee's contributions are before-tax contributions. 

Flexible Spending Plan 

Health Care Spending Account A flexible spending account that is designed to help pay for out-of-pocket health and dental expenses. 

Dependent Care Assistance Program

A flexible spending account which allows employees to set aside up to $5,000 pre-tax for child care expenses. 

Short-Term Disability 

Employees are covered for 60% of employees' base pay after 60 days of total disability. The Company pays the cost of this benefit. 

Long-Term Disability 

Employees are covered for 60% of employees' base pay after 6 months of total disability. The Company pays the cost of this benefit.

Paid Leave 

 

Holidays 

New Year’s Day 
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 
Mardi Gras - 2 days 
Memorial Day 
Juneteenth
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Veteran’s Day (floating holiday) 
Thanksgiving - 2 days 
Christmas - 2 days 

Retirement Plan 

The Retirement Plan is a defined benefit retirement plan with the State of Alabama Retirement Systems. For detailed information on the retirement plan, visit the State of Alabama Retirements Systems homepage at www.rsa-al.gov. 

457 (b) Deferred Compensation 

(Contributions and earnings may be pre-tax, post tax or a combination of both.) 

Contributions may be made through Empower Retirement Solutions, Nationwide Retirement Solutions, or RSA-1.  Employees may enroll at any time during their employment.  Payments are made through payroll deductions. 

Employee Assistance Program 

This program is available at no cost to the employee. This program provides assistance for employees and their immediate family members in the event of an emotional, family, legal, medical, substance abuse and/or financial problem.

Education Assistance and Reimbursement Program 

The Education Assistance and Reimbursement Program provides financial assistance for employees to support endeavors in acquiring additional knowledge and skills after the employee has been with the company for one year.  Reimbursement for all approved courses of study, books and fees will be at 85% of the appropriate costs less any grants or scholarships received by the employee. There will be a maximum reimbursement of $7,500 per year, per employee.

 Mobile Area Water and Sewer System is an EO/AA employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression), religion, age, genetic information, disability, or protected veteran status. 

MAWSS Onsite Wellness Clinic

This facility treats both chronic and acute conditions, all at no cost. Wellness Center can dispense 150+ select generic medications, provide annual physicals, health coaching, lab work, disease management and much more.