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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.
CSUN will celebrate the 55th Annual Staff Service and Recognition of Excellence Awards Event virtually on Wednesday, July 14, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. This event recognizes employees who have achieved milestones in five-year increments of dedicated service to the University. At this year's event, we expect to honor approximately 300 employees recognized for collectively providing more than 4,000 years of service to the University!
Is it your time to be recognized? Please review the following list of employees scheduled to be recognized at 2021 Staff Service Award Nominees.
If you believe that your name should be on the list, but it is not, or, your name is on the list and you believe it should not be, please submit the 2021 Staff Service Award Honoree List Inquiry Form, or contact Heather Kennedy at Heather.Kennedy@ csun.edu.
With one-hundred faculty and staff participating, and more than 380 works of art completed, the Work of Art challenge sponsored by Kaiser Permanente has closed.
Congratulations to the following winners!
Our top three Individuals Winners who will each receive a $25 Amazon gift card from Kaiser Permanente, are:
Our Winning Team is Tseng Yogis. The Tseng Yogis team members, each receiving a Zen Essential Gift Set from Kaiser Permanente include:
The following pay related calendars have been released by HR/Payroll to help you plan your upcoming year. You can access all calendars online here, or select the title to access a pdf version.
Following is information to assist with reporting improper governmental activities and the protections under the Whistleblower Act. It is your responsibility as a government employee to report any type of fraud, waste, or abuse, which ultimately protects scarce state resources.
Information on reporting improper governmental activity may be found on our California Whistleblower Protection Act website at: https://www.csun.edu/hr/whistleblower.
Additionally, you can find a printable Whistleblower Program brochure at: http://www.auditor.ca.gov/pdfs/other/whistleblower_brochure.pdf.
Further, within the CSU, two Executive Orders have been issued to comply with the California Whistleblower Protection Act: Executive Order 1115 - Reporting Procedures for Protected Disclosure of Improper Governmental Activities and/or Significant Threats to Health or Safety; and Executive Order 1116 - Complaint Procedure for Allegations of Retaliation for Having Made a Protected Disclosure under the California Whistleblower Protection Act. These Executive Orders may be accessed at CSU Policy Library.
You can access a printable copy of the following poster here.
CSUN Faculty and staff approved to work on campus during Summer 2021 are eligible to participate in voluntary COVID-19 testing (at no cost). We have engaged a third-party vendor, Picture, by Fulgent Genetics, to increase our testing capacity and offer free, convenient at-home testing for employees as one of several initiatives in place to mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
Who is the Testing For?
For More Information and to Register:
Connection information provided upon registration.
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As a reminder, all CSUN employees qualify for COVID Related Leave.
COVID leave time can be used for the following COVID-19 related reasons when an employee is unable to work or telework:
SB 95 allows for leave time from January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. Such time must be used in whole day increments. You can view and download an accessible version of the Expanded COVID-19 Related Leave poster here. CFA employees currently qualify for 80 hours of COVID Related Leave under SB 95.
Other bargaining units and non-represented employees Expanded COVID-19 Related Leave (ECRL):
UAPD (Unit 1) – 128 hours
CSUEU (Units 2, 5, 7, 9) – 128 hours
APC (Unit 4) – 128 hours
Teamsters (Unit 6) – 256 hours
SUPA (Unit 8) – 128 hours
UAW (Unit 11) – 128 hours
ECRL allows for leave time from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021. Note the hours are inclusive of the 80 hours under Senate Bill (SB) 95. The hours are pro-rated for part-time employees and exempt employees may only use the time in whole day increments.
If you are interested in learning more about this leave type please contact your Benefits Leave Specialist.
As a California State University (CSU) employee, your pay check/direct deposit advice and annual W-2 are issued (hard copy) by the State Controller’s Office (SCO). Until now, these hard copy documents have been the only means made available to you by the SCO as a record of your earnings.
CSUN employees now have the opportunity to access this information through Cal Employee Connect (CEC) which allows employees to view up to three (3) years of their earnings statements and W-2’s, along with personal information. Cal Employee Connect reduces state costs and workload by providing a tool for all state employees to access their earnings information electronically.
The statements available in CEC provide continuity to the statements previously printed by the SCO. CEC offers a range of tools to help you view your earnings, including a feature to compare statements side-by-side.
To learn more about CEC and how to view pay warrant and W-2 information, visit Cal Employee Connect.
Because of the “connectedness” nature of our work and the volatility of the pandemic, we must share the responsibility of protecting ourselves and each other. A safe work environment is only possible when everyone participates.
All employees, whether currently working on campus, authorized to return this Summer or currently working from home, are required to complete an online course called “Returning to Campus Guide for Employees.”
The 23-minute online course provides information on CSUN’s COVID-19 guidelines and shared responsibilities, as well as strategies for limiting the spread of the disease.
Here’s a link to access the training directly:
From this link, select “Northridge” from the drop down and then sign-in with your CSUN credentials. Then select the “Start” button to view the training. For questions or issues with accessing the training, email CSU-Learn @csun.edu.
Whether working on campus continuously, or periodically, its important to remember and practice campus safety protocols when cleared to be on campus:
Visit the Fall 2021 Planning Gateway 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.
In the interest of maintaining the health and safety of students, employees, guests and all members of campus communities, the California State University (CSU) intends to require faculty, staff and students who are accessing campus facilities at any university location to be immunized against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. This requirement will be conditioned upon full approval of one or more vaccines by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as well as adequate availability of the fully approved vaccines. This requirement will become effective at the beginning of the Fall 2021 term, or upon full FDA approval of the vaccine, whichever occurs later.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is currently distributing the COVID-19 vaccine to residents in the following groups:
More information for LA County residents is available at the COVID-19 Vaccination Hub site.
Currently eligible workers may make appointments through their healthcare provider or as they become available through the Los Angeles County website at:
All employees not on direct deposit will have their state payroll checks distributed by U.S. Mail. This distribution method promotes proper social distancing, as well as assists in transitioning workloads to support the academic year. In order to ensure timely receipt of paychecks, please follow the steps below as soon as possible:
Login to the myNorthridge portal and verify that your home address is accurate. You can do this by navigating to the Staff tab and accessing the Human Resources/Employee pagelet. In the pagelet select update my personal info.
Exceptions:
If this process causes a financial burden to employees, they should email WarrantDist@csun.edu and request an exception to come to campus to physically pick up their pay check. This exception should be made no later than two weeks before payday.
Dependent Re-verification (DRV) is the process of re-verifying the eligibility of your spouse, domestic partner, children, stepchildren, and domestic partner children (family members) enrolled for state health and dental benefits. Government Code section 22843.1 mandates re-verifying the eligibility of your family members. Government Code section 22959 authorizes extending this review to your family members enrolled for dental benefits.
The eligibility of your family members will be re-verified once every three years. The re-verification period is based on your birth month. Employees born during the following months are required to re-verify family members during 2021: January, April, July and October.
For those employees with birthdays in October, you do not need to send in the Dependent Eligibility Verification Affidavit mailed to you by CalPERS. As a sustainable and convenient alternative, you will receive an email from Adobe Sign allowing you to complete your required Dependent Eligibility Verification Affidavit and attach the required documents. Please complete and submit your required documents prior to October 1, 2021 order for your dependent(s) to continue receiving health coverage and avoid cancellation on 11/1/21.
For more information visit the following page: Health Care Dependent Re-Verification
