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Benefits at Darigold

At Darigold, pride is alive and well, we continue to focus on creating a progressive, team-oriented culture – one that engages everyone in success because each employee is a “Keeper of the Darigold Brand” and virtually all employees are involved in team-based process improvements. In this manner all ideas are heard, and people working together drive our progress. And we have the hardest working cows you've ever seen.

A key part of our positive work environment is the competitive benefits we offer in return for all your hard work. Many of the following benefits may be available to you, based on employment eligibility. The choices are many—and that’s by design, part of our goal to meet the needs of all of our employees, no matter where they are in their career or personal life cycle.

Darigold employees and their eligible family members may participate in our benefits plan the first of the month following 30 days of employment.

Health and wellness services
  • Medical Plans: Employees have the choice of three PPO Medical Plans. All of the medical plans use the Premera Blue Cross Provider Network or the National BlueCares network depending on your location, which offers members a large listing of Preferred Providers. All of the medical plan choices offer important protection against the potentially high cost of medical care and all cover the same types of medical services, such as hospitalization, surgery and doctors’. The plan also includes wellness coverage for services that help you stay healthy.
  • Vision: Provided as part of medical coverage.
  • 24-Hour Nurse Line: Gain 24/7 access to qualified nurses to answer your health-related questions.
  • Dental: Employees have the choice between two PPO Dental Plans. Dental Plan Option 1 provides 100% reimbursement of preventive services such as routine exams, cleanings and x-rays. It also provides Orthodontic coverage, which is not available under Dental Plan Option 2. Dental Plan Option 2 provides 50% reimbursement for all services. If you do not elect a specific dental plan, you will automatically be enrolled in Dental Plan Option 2.
  • Flexible Spending Account: Employees are eligible to enroll in the Health Care Flexible Spending Account. With the Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) you can set aside from $120 to $6,000 per year to pay for eligible health care expenses not covered by your health insurance plan with pre-tax dollars.
  • Dependent Day Care is available in which you can set aside up to $5,000 per year to pay for eligible dependent day care expenses.
  • 401(k): Darigold provides the opportunity to save for the future and to reduce current income taxes at the same time through a tax-qualified 401(k) Savings Plan. Darigold provides a contribution/match of 9%.
  • Short & Long term disability program: Darigold also offers Short & Long Term Disability benefits for its employees. These benefits provide income replacement protection in the event that you are unable to work because of illness or injury on a short or long term basis.
  • Paid Time Off: All full-time employees are eligible to accrue paid time off.
  • Holidays: Enjoy 72 hours each year
  • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance: Darigold offers Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance to eligible employees in the amount of $50,000. Also, employees may apply for additional Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverage in multiples of $25,000, starting at $75,000 up to $125,000 in coverage. Life Insurance amounts above $50,000 are subject to health statement underwriting (approval of the insurance carrier).
  • Transit/Transportation Subsidy: Employees that ride the bus 10 times a month are eligible for a free bus pass. Vanpool and RideShare subsidies are available as well.
  • Tuition Reimbursement: Financial support for your to obtain your degree.
  • Employee Assistance Program: You and your family have 24/7 access to phone and online support for financial questions, legal information, work-life needs and more.
  • Giving: Darigold, Inc. will match a minimum of $25 to a maximum of $5,000 per calendar year for each eligible employee ($5,000 combined if spouse participates). The maximum amount that the company will contribute under the terms of this program will be $50,000 each fiscal year.
  • Business Travel Accident Insurance: In the event of a covered accident while on business travel our travel insurance pays a death, dismemberment, paralysis or disability benefit.
  • Employee Travel Assist: Toll-free emergency assistance is available to you, your spouse and your dependents 24 hours a day, seven days a week when traveling 100 miles or more from your primary home (national or international travel) for 90 days or less.
  • Identity Protection Support: 24/7 access to support services including overnight delivery of a personalized fraud resolution kit with instructions and resources for identity theft victims; access to emergency cash, travel planning and message relay services.



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