UAB and UAB Health System employees who have been vaccinated or received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and choose to complete the incentive application by Sept. 30 are eligible for a one-time $400 incentive payment.
Some of the more frequently asked questions about the incentive are answered here:
Q: Why offer an incentive?
The vaccine is free, safe and effective in preventing serious complications among people who may contract COVID-19, and the highly infectious Delta variant is widespread in Alabama. Regardless of your age, health status, or prior exposure to the virus, this vaccine will help protect you, your family, and our community and also help ensure UAB can sustain its education and patient care missions while the pandemic continues.
Q: Who is eligible for the voluntary incentive payment?
UAB Campus (Workgroup A) employees and non-clinical faculty: The incentive payment is available to all regular full- and part-time employees and post-docs (status 21) who have been vaccinated and completed the form by Sept. 30.
All UAB Hospital/Hospital LLC, UAB School of Medicine (Workgroup C), UAHSF, UAB Health System, Callahan Eye Hospital, and UAOSF employees: All employees who have been vaccinated and completed the form by Sept. 30.
Q: Do I have to complete a form to receive the payment?
Yes. Qualifying employees will be eligible for the one-time $400 incentive payment if they chose to complete the Employee Health vaccine incentive application by Sept. 30.
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A free, safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine that protects against serious complications is available. Regardless of your age, health status, or prior exposure to the virus, the benefit of this vaccine far outweighs the short-term, minor side effects of the vaccination. If you need one, you can get one by appointment or at a walk-in clinic on campus. |
Q: How can I opt out of getting the vaccination payment?
If you do not want to receive the payment, do not choose to complete the incentive payment application.
Q: When is the payment going to be made?
The $400 employee incentive for university and Health System employees will be paid in late fall to eligible employees who are employed on the date of the payout.
UASOF employees who applied for the incentive by Sept. 30 will be paid Oct. 29. UAB employees who are paid biweekly, plus UAHSF, UABHS and Callahan employees who applied for the incentive by Sept. 30 will receive that payment Nov. 4; UAB monthly paid employees will be paid Nov. 10. Employees who timely requested a religious or medical/disability vaccine exemption and have been approved will also receive the incentive payment.
Q: Is the payment taxed like salary and wages?
A: Per guidance from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), this one-time $400 incentive payment is classified as taxable income. Federal, state, and local taxes will be withheld.
Editor's note: This FAQ was updated Oct. 20, 2021, after the deadline for applying had passed.
