Staff Benefits
Staff scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week and who are commuting to campus have a choice of one of the following parking & transit benefits if they will be commuting to campus for work.
- Subsidized public transit benefit through WageWorks – subsidized up to $90 per month. Please review the WageWorks/Health Equity Transit Benefits page for more information.
- Subsidized parking (for staff scheduled 26+ hours per week and salary grades 8 and above; and for ACOPs union police staff) - commuting to the Boston campus 4 to 5 days per week. The parking, at the Boston Common Garage - costs eligible staff $170 per month. Submit a ticket to HR at least 7 days before the first day of the month you wish to start the monthly parking if interested.
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Special Reimbursement option – reimbursement of up to $90 per month for public transit or parking when commuting to campus. Please note that ridesharing is not eligible for reimbursement under this benefit. Please review the Instructions for Submitting Staff Parking & Transit Reimbursement Requests. (Note especially the deadline for submissions).
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Important Submission Notes:
- Submissions must be made on a monthly basis
- Each submission should include one month (of parking/transit) only, do not combine multiple months in one submission
- Submissions must be made prior to the end of the month following when parking/transit expenses were incurred (ex: submissions for April parking/transit must by made by May 31) *Reimbursement will not be accepted for submissions made after the stated deadline.
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- Full Subsidy of annual Blue Bikes subscription - Submit a ticket to HR if interested. Note that to receive this benefit you must place your Blue Bikes order through Human Resources - we don't reimburse your own Blue Bikes orders. Also, this benefit is for those employees who commute to campus via bike.
For a list of Parking Garages that have discounts see Parking Garages With Emerson Discounts.
FT Faculty Benefits
Full-time Faculty teaching on campus have a choice of one of the following parking & transit benefits.
- Subsidized public transit benefit through WageWorks – subsidized up to $90 per month. Please review the WageWorks/Health Equity Transit Benefits page for more information.
- Subsidized Monthly Parking at Boston Common Garage - Emerson subsidizes 70% of the monthly cost (current FT faculty cost is $118.50 per month for 5-day parking; $126 per month for 7 day parking). Submit a ticket to HR at least 7 days before the first day of the month you wish to start the monthly parking if interested.
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Daily Parking Reimbursement – reimbursed at 70% for parking (up to $21 per day) when commuting to campus. Please review Instructions for Submitting FT Faculty Parking Reimbursement Requests. (Note especially the deadline for submissions).
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Important Submission Notes:
- Submissions must be made on a monthly basis
- Each submission should include one month of parking only, do not combine multiple months in one submission
- Submissions must be made prior to the end of the month following when parking expenses were incurred (ex: submissions for April parking/transit must by made by May 31) *Reimbursement will not be accepted for submissions made after the stated deadline.
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- Full subsidy of annual Blue Bikes subscription - (Submit a ticket to HR if interested). Note that to receive this benefit you must place your Blue Bikes order through Human Resources - we don't reimburse your own Blue Bikes orders. Also, this benefit is for those faculty who commute to campus via bike. Review the Blue Bikes webpage for more information.
For a list of Parking Garages that have discounts see Parking Garages With Emerson Discounts.
Affiliated Faculty Benefits (for members of AFEC)
Affiliated faculty who are teaching on campus are eligible for a reimbursement of up to $55 per month towards public transit or parking.
Note that $55 is the total that can be reimbursed per month for public transit and parking combined. Ridesharing is not eligible for reimbursement under this benefit.
Reimbursements are for the academic year only (September through May). Please review the Instructions for Submitting Affiliated Faculty Transit/Parking Reimbursement Requests. (Note especially the deadline for submissions)
- Important Submission Information:
- Submissions must be made on a monthly basis
- Each submission should include one month (of parking/transit) only, do not combine multiple months in one submission
- Submissions must be made prior to the end of the month following when parking/transit expenses were incurred (ex: submissions for April parking/transit must by made by May 31) *Reimbursement will not be accepted for submissions made after the stated deadline.
Affiliated faculty can also receive a full subsidy of an annual Blue Bikes subscription (Submit a ticket to HR if interested), in lieu of a transit/parking reimbursement for the academic year. Note that to receive this benefit you must place your Blue Bikes order through Human Resources - we don't reimburse your own Blue Bikes orders. Also, this benefit is for those faculty who commute to campus via bike.
For a list of Parking Garages that have discounts see Parking Garages With Emerson Discounts.