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i <br /> , c Taxes and Fringe Benefits , <br /> L The County will be responsible for providing their proportional share of fringe benefits <br /> for all Cooperative Extension personnel , including but not limited to the following , <br /> 1 . Employer contributions to all applicable Federal and State taxes . <br /> 2 . Employer contribution to TSERs per N . C . General Statute § 135 , or to ORP per <br /> N . C . General Statute § 135 �5 , 1 . <br /> 3 . Employer contribution to the Health Insurance matching charges per N . C . <br /> General Statute § 135 , <br /> Workers ' Compensation will be administered pursuant to N . C . General Statute § 97 -2 (2 ) . <br /> The County will provide full and direct coverage for those employees subject to the County <br /> workers ' compensation insurance within the county insurance program . Employees for <br /> whom the County will maintain workers ' compensation coverage are the following : <br /> 1 . All administrative and any other positions designated as County Operations <br /> Support Staff (COSS ) ; and <br /> a . All Program Assistants/Associates who are not funded by directly <br /> allocated federal funds such as EFNEP , or Program <br /> Assistants/Associates who are paid in part by EFNEP funds but <br /> which account for less than 50 % funding . <br /> b , NCSU will provide full and direct coverage for their respective <br /> Cooperative Extension employees subject to NCSU ' s workers ' <br /> compensation insurance . Cooperative Extension employees for <br /> whom NCSU will maintain workers ' compensation coverage are the <br /> following : <br /> i . All County Extension Directors and Extension Agents ; and <br /> IL All Program Assistants or Associates who are funded by directly <br /> allocated federal funds such as EFNEP , or Programs Assistants <br /> or Associates who are paid in part by EFNEP funds at equal to <br /> or more than 50 % funding , <br /> ,e, Employee Separation <br /> 1 , NCSU will process severance pay for reductions �in "force ( R1Fs) as delineated <br /> in the COSS Employee Handbook for County Operations Support Staff <br /> ( COSS ) % <br /> 2 . Upon an employee ' s separation , the County will pay out its proportional share <br /> of annual/vacation leave , up to a maximum of 240 hours per the OSHR <br /> and/or UNC System guidelines , and any applicable bonus leave balance . <br /> (N0040380J.) 6 <br />