We’ve got you covered. Border States offers a self-funded plan that provides health, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits for you and your dependents.
Paid Leave
We know things happen outside work that require your time away. Your personal leave can be used for many situations, including vacation, personal business, illness, medical appointments, family illness or observance of unpaid holidays. Celebrate and enjoy the holidays with family and friends through our paid holiday time.
ESOP
Border States is a 100% employee-owned company through the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). An ESOP is a tax-deferred employee retirement benefit plan, designed by law to invest primarily in company stock. This means our employees own the company!
Flex Benefits
Our flexible spending accounts (FSA) allow you to set aside pre-tax money to pay for eligible health care and/or dependent care expenses, and to save money on taxes. If you choose to enroll in a high deductible health plan as a second option for health coverage, you will also be enrolled in a health savings account (HSA). An HSA is an account you put money into to pay for qualified expenses related to medical and prescription drugs, and it lowers your taxable income.
401K
We offer a 401(k) plan to provide an opportunity for all eligible employee-owners to supplement their retirement. Our 401(k) plan is available to help you in saving for retirement using pre-tax or Roth contributions, and it gives you the flexibility to make changes as needed.
Border States Perks
As an ESOP company, we want to reward employee-owners when financial goals are met through our profit-sharing program. We also recognize and honor those who are making a lasting impact at Border States with a monetary reward after every five years of service. For families, we offer adoption assistance to help cover some of those costs.
Volunteer Policy
We have a passion for helping in communities where we work and live. With our volunteer policy, you can spend up to 16 hours of paid time per year volunteering.
Life Balance
Border States recognizes the importance of your wellbeing. We offer a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to all employee-owners and their immediate family members. Access our EAP via telephone or face-to-face consultations. We also encourage and support the overall wellness of all employee-owners through our Power of Wellness (POW!), which has a variety of programs and offers incentives.
Training and Development
As part of our service excellence culture, we recognize that the skills and knowledge of our employee-owners are critical to our success. We also recognize continued training and development is essential in providing quality service to our business partners. We provide opportunities for professional development through training and educational programs.