Before starting, watch our Employee Benefits 101 video for an overview of the benefits available to you.
Step 1: Choose your plans
Medical/Dental
- Document2025 Medical Plan Comparison (167.17 KB)
- Document2025 Dental Plan Comparison (849.59 KB)
- Document2025 MCCDA Medical and Dental Costs (86.26 KB)
Optional/Supplemental
Information about optional plans can be found further down the page, including Flexible Spending Accounts (MERP/DCAP/TRP), Multnomah Building Garage and Zone Parking, Supplemental Life Insurance, and Long Term Care Insurance.
Step 2: Enroll in medical/dental, optional plans, and choose your life insurance beneficiary
Medical and Dental Coverage
- Enroll using Workday - this will be part of your Hire - Onboarding process.
- Required within 31 days of hire or you will be enrolled in a defaulted plan.
- Enrolling a spouse/domestic partner?
- You must submit an Affidavit of Marriage or Domestic Partnership.
- Review our Domestic Partners & Your Benefits page for important information about the significant costs to adding a non IRS-eligible dependent to your plans.
- Opting out of County medical insurance?
- An Opt Out Affidavit is required.
- Benefits start on the first of the month on or following Workday enrollment and submission of all required affidavits.
- Detailed information on medical/dental coverage (plan booklets, summaries of benefit coverages, and opt out details).
Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Coverage
- The County provides a Basic Plan of $50,000, as well as $50,000 in AD&D coverage, at no cost to you.
- Assign your beneficiaries in Workday as part of your Benefit Change - New Hire event..
- Detailed information on Life Insurance.
Health Reimbursement Arrangement - Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association
- HRA VEBA is an account you can use to pay for or get reimbursed for qualifying out-of-pocket medical care costs for you, spouse, and qualified dependents.
- The County contributes to this fund at an amount equal to 1% of your salary.
- Eligibility and enrollment are automatic (enrollment forms are optional to personalize investment options).
- Visit hraveba.org for more information.
- Detailed information on HRA VEBA.
Long Term Disability Insurance (LTD)
- The County provides LTD insurance at no cost to you. This provides partial salary replacement due to injury/illness after a 90 day period.
- You are automatically enrolled in this plan.
- Detailed information on LTD insurance.
TriMet Pass
- The County provides a TriMet Hop Fastpass to all benefit-eligible employees at no cost to you. The Hop Fastpass can be used on all TriMet buses, MAX, Streetcar, WES, and C-Tran non-express routes.
- Fill out the TriMet agreement form and your TriMet Hop Fastpass will be sent to your home address in Workday.
Employee Assistance Program
- The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) helps you privately solve problems that may interfere with your work, family, and life in general. EAP services are FREE to you, your dependents, and all household members, even those not related to you. EAP services are always confidential and provided by experts.
- You are automatically enrolled in this plan.
- Find more details about the Employee Assistance Program.
Travel Assistance
- The County provides a travel assistance program to employees and eligible members of their household. The service is provided through The Standard at no cost to you. This program can help with services while traveling 100 or more miles from home.
- Travel Assistance through The Standard
Optional/Supplemental benefit plans
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs): MERP, DCAP, and TRPs
An FSA reduces your tax burden and increases your purchasing power for eligible expenses. Multnomah County offers the following types of Flexible Spending Accounts:
- MERP (Medical Expense Reimbursement Program)
- Used for covered medical, dental, and vision expenses.
- DCAP (Dependent Care Assistance Program)
- Used for dependent care expenses such as childcare, preschool, afterschool programs, or eldercare.
- TRPs (Transportation Reimbursement Plan)
- Used for eligible parking and transit commuting expenses.
- Enroll in Workday as part of your Benefit Change - New Hire event.
- Detailed information on Flexible Spending Accounts.
Multnomah Building Garage and Zone Parking
- The County offers zone parking permits through payroll deduction for Portland street parking for employees who work in Zones M & N.
- Employee-rate parking, and free secure bike parking, may also be available at the County garage located across from the Multnomah Building (501 SE Hawthorne).
- You may enroll or un-enroll at any time, up to once per month. Parking is billed by the full month only.
- Note: Employee parking at the Multnomah Building Garage is not reimbursable from TRP accounts
- Detailed information on Garage and Zone Parking.
Short Term Disability Insurance (STD)
- This provides partial salary replacement due to injury/illness after a 30 day period.
- You can apply at any time, but are guaranteed the 30 day waiting period if you enroll within 31 days of hire.
- Enroll using Workday as part of your Benefit Change - New Hire event.
- Detailed information on STD Insurance.
Supplemental Life Insurance
- You can enroll in supplemental term life insurance above your Basic life insurance to a maximum of $500,000 for yourself and $500,000 for your spouse/domestic partner.
- You are guaranteed up to $200,000 of coverage and up to $50,000 spouse/domestic partner coverage if submitted within 31 days of hire.
- Enroll in Workday as part of your Benefit Change - New Hire event.
- Detailed information on Supplemental Insurance.
Long Term Care Insurance (LTC)
- LTC Insurance provides coverage if you need assistance while in a long term care facility, including home care.
- You can apply for LTC at any time, but are guaranteed up to $6,000 and up to 6 years if submitted within 31 days of hire.
- Email employee.benefits@multco.us for an application.
- Visit Unum's LTC site for more details.
Questions?