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Click through each link below to learn about various resources and updates. We invite you to regularly visit the Human Resources webpage at http://www.csun.edu/hr for more information regarding other important updates.
If you are new to campus, please be sure to complete CSUN’s on-line Return to Campus training module before performing any work on campus.
All employees returning to campus have a collective responsibility to conduct their work in a manner which promotes their personal health and safety, as well as that of their co-workers and students. You will be responsible for:
Visit the Matadors Forward site for details and up to date information.
When reporting self or employee COVID-19 cases, the information will be provided to the Klotz Student Health Center for contact tracking, to Environmental Health and Safety for office sanitization and OSHA reporting, and to Human Resources for leave assistance.
Always visit Matadors Forward for the most up-to-date information on semester scheduling, and COVID-19 vaccination, booster, testing, and mask updates.
Per CSUN's announcement on January 7, CSUN will begin the spring semester with temporary primarily remote instruction for the first three weeks of the semester, Monday, January 24 through Friday, February 11. We will resume in-person instruction on Monday, February 14.
Rotations of on-campus staff and hybrid/remote work schedules will continue through February 14, 2022 in an effort to minimize contact between employees and ensure continuity of services. Large in-person meetings should be avoided and distancing should be maintained as much as possible.
Additionally, we all have a collective responsibility to conduct our work in a way that promotes personal health and safety, as well as that of co-workers and students. Please complete the self-screening survey, stay home if sick and/or exposed to COVID-19, wear masks indoors, and wash your hands regularly.
Faculty, staff, and student employees are required to provide certification of full vaccination status, request a medical or religious exemption, or certify they are not physically coming to campus exemption as follows:
You may provide this self-certification or request an exemption through the myNorthridge Portal. Once logged into the portal, under the Policies and Procedures pagelet of the Faculty or Staff tab, select the EE Vaccine Self-Certification link and complete the form accordingly.
As announced December 22, 2021, the CSU's policy on vaccine boosters and being fully immunized against SARS-CoV-2 is:
Please see related information in this issue on how you can self-certify your booster information.
All employees who are accessing university facilities or programs are required to wear a medical-grade mask (also called surgical masks or disposable face masks, with three layers) indoors. If you need a medical-grade mask, please contact your Department COVID Coordinator.
You may now submit your booster self-certification.
To access:
Note: If you previously input your booster date, please be sure to go back and include the manufacturer details.
All non-represented employees and students who are accessing campus facilities must provide certification of booster no later than February 4, 2022 or upon eligibility according to CDC guidelines.
All represented employees are encouraged to obtain their booster as soon as eligible and input their certification. We will update you of specific timeline requirements after the meet and confer processes are completed.
Auxiliary employees should check with their respective Human Resources office for certification procedures.
Schedule a booster appointment by visiting myturn.ca.gov.
Please regularly visit the MATADORS FORWARD website for the latest guidance and information, including updated employee FAQs. Should you have any questions, please reach out to Human Resources, Employee Relations at er@csun.edu or 818-677-6566.
Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the State of California is required to file annual reports with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and furnish a statement to full-time employees with information about the health coverage offered to the employee and their dependent children, using IRS Form 1095-C. Health coverage providers are also required to file annual reports with the IRS and furnish a statement to individuals with information about those who had minimum essential coverage for at least one day during the preceding calendar year, using IRS Form 1095-B.
By January 31, the State of California, via the State Controller’s Office, will issue a Form 1095-C to its full-time employees with information about the health coverage offered, if any, to the employee and their dependent children. The state’s health coverage providers will also issue a Form 1095-B to employees who were enrolled in state-sponsored health coverage for at least one day during the preceding calendar year.
For answers to frequently asked questions about these forms, visit: https://www.csun.edu/benefits/aca-annual-health-coverage-statements.
The 2022 Health Plan Rates are available on the Benefits Administration webpage.
Please remember to check your January pay warrant for your premium deduction and report any discrepancies to your Benefits Representative. If you made any changes during the Fall 2021 Open Enrollment Period, your new plan(s) and premium should be reflected on your January 2022 pay warrant. In addition, you should have received written confirmation from your health plan and identification cards (as applicable) in mid-December. Watch out for these in your home mailbox.
As a reminder, you can view your benefit elections under the Benefits Summary and the Dependent and Beneficiary Coverage Summary in the CSUN portal. If you submitted forms to make changes as part of Open Enrollment, change the date to 1/1/2022 and select Go.
If you are a new part-time faculty member or returning faculty and are benefits-eligible* for the Spring semester, we invite you to visit the Benefits website and view information on plan options, eligibility, and how to enroll. Benefits Packets are also available in the Office of Human Resources, VH 165.
*To be eligible for benefits, part-time faculty must have an Academic Year (AY) classification and have an appointment of at least six units (.4 time base) for one semester.
Faculty currently enrolled in Medical/Dental/Vision benefits or FlexCash who fall below six units should notify Benefits Administration regarding the continuation of coverage. COBRA coverage may be available. For information on COBRA please visit http://www.csun.edu/benefits/cobra.
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2021 W-2 Forms will be issued by the State Controller's Office and mailed on or before January 31, 2022 to an employees’ home address on file in SOLAR HR as of the close of business on December 14, 2021.
Employees who do not receive their W-2 by February 15th should contact Payroll Administration at (818) 677-5245 to inquire if their W-2 was returned to the campus by the post office. Employees may also register with Cal Employee Connect (CEC) to view their current W-2 and print a free copy as needed.
For W-2s that are not returned to the campus, or if a duplicate copy is needed, you may also submit a request for a duplicate copy using Standard Form 436 (Request for Duplicate Wage and Tax Statement). Additional information and the duplicate W-2 request form are available through the SCO at http://www.sco.ca.gov/ppsd_empinfo_dpw-2.html. Please note that there is an $8.50 processing fee per tax year for duplicate W-2s. All requests should be sent directly to the SCO at the following address:
State Controller's Office
Personnel / Payroll Services Division
ATTN: Duplicate W2
P.O. Box 942850
Sacramento, CA 94250-5878
For assistance in requesting a duplicate W–2, please call the State Controller’s Office at (916) 445-2847.
More information regarding Form W-2 is available at the SCO’s FAQ site at https://www.sco.ca.gov/ppsd_empinfo_form_w2.html.
No need to wait for your Form W-2 in the mail – it’s been posted on Cal Employee Connect (CEC)! You will still get a hard copy mailed to you.
To learn more and to enroll in CEC which is operated by the State Controller's Office, visit HR Payroll's Cal Employee Connect page here.
The beginning of the New Year is a great time to review and update as necessary your contact and Emergcy Contact Information.
Log into the CSUN portal; on the Staff page, select the "Human Resources / Employee" pagelet, and select "Update My Personal Info". Here you can update your personal and emergrancy contact information.
California State University, Northridge supports Telecommuting when the campus determines that telecommuting is operationally feasible and is in its best interest.
Telecommuting is only feasible for those job duties that can be performed away from campus. In that regard, most telecommuting agreements are voluntary and can be implemented only in instances in which a Department’s Appropriate Administrator has determined that the nature of the job duties of a particular position can be performed successfully outside the traditional office setting without an undue impact on the University’s operations and educational mission.
To learn more about the Telecommute Program, review MOU's and or to access the CSUN Telecommuting Agreement, visit the CSUN Telecommute Program website.
Effective January, 1, 2022, the California Minimum Wage increased to $15.00. All active employees below the new minimum will be raised to $15.00. These changes will be applied by Human Resources; no additional data entry or action by the department is required.
Please Note: If a department wants to provide an increase to a student employee's hourly rate outside of the minimum wage adjustment, vice presidential approval is required.
