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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.
How well have your benefits choices fit your needs in the past year? Do you know what your plan(s) covers? Have your or your family’s coverage needs changed?
Open Enrollment will take place between Monday, September 10th and Friday, October 5th. Remember, adding or making changes to your benefits as part of Open Enrollment is an easy online process via the eBenefits module in the CSUN portal.
Join us Thursday, September 20th between 9 and 11 a.m. in USU Northridge Center for our Annual Benefits and Wellness Fair!
Benefit Plan representatives as well as several of our internal campus partners will be present to answer your questions. Join us for giveaways and plenty of information to assist you with your Open Enrollment selections. Visit the Benefits Administration Website in early September to review an up-to-date listing of providers and partners that will be in attendance. We look forward to seeing you there!
To help you get prepared to make the most of Open Enrollment and your benefits, we're introducing 2018 CSUN Benefits Awareness Week. From Monday, September 24 through Friday, September 28, 2018 each day we've invited a vendor to present a workshop on the services they provide. Join us to learn more about your Employee Assistance Program with services currently available to you and members of your household, as well as voluntary benefits available to you if you choose to enroll.
You are invited to the Fall 2018, AY 2018-2019 Academic Personnel Hiring and Processing Workshop which will take place on Wednesday, August 1, 2018 from 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM in the Jack and Florence Ferman Presentation Room, Oviatt Library. Together, Human Resources and Faculty Affairs will cover gearing up for Fall 2018 and AY 2018-2019, as well as wrapping up Summer 2018. We’ll provide you with information on:
To Register for the Workshop:
Shortly after you select enroll, you’ll receive an email notification. If you click on the calendar icon in the message, your outlook calendar will open allowing you to place the item as an appointment on your calendar
The annual University Payroll Calendar is a go-to resource for information on when pay warrants issue, when direct deposit is issued, monthly attendance and pay related processing information, and days that the University is closed for campus holidays!
You can access the 2018-2019 University Payroll Calendar and other helpful calendars and schedules at: http://www.csun.edu/payroll/payroll-calendars-schedules.
Plan Statements and Open Enrollment Materials
Health Plan Statements and other Open Enrollment materials will be available online to all active and retired members via my|CalPERS starting in late August (the official date has not yet been released). This feature will allow you to receive customized health information in a confidential and secure method, and provide a convenient, central location for health plan resources. You’ll have 24/7 access to:
Accessing Your Health Information
Beginning in late August, view your Health Plan Statement and Open Enrollment materials by logging in to your my|CalPERS account. If you do not have an account, you can create one by going to the my|CalPERS Log In page, and selecting Register Now.
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 2018: April, July, and/or October.
For those employees with birthdays in October, CalPERS mailed you a letter in July 2018 explaining the process and the documentation required to maintain health coverage for your dependents. Please read and ensure Human Resources has your documents prior to October 1, 2018 in order for your dependent(s) to continue receiving health coverage and avoid cancellation on 11/1/2018.
For more information visit the following page: Health Care Dependent Re-Verification
In honor of President Jolene Koester's 11-year legacy of Leadership at California State University, Northridge, a scholarship endowment was established in her name. The scholarship is funded entirely by private philanthropic support.
In fulfillment of President Koester's wishes, a $1,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a member or members of the University staff or administration pursuing a degree in any field of study at CSUN, and is intended to cover costs exceeding the amount of any fee waivers in effect. The applicant must enroll in at least 3 units each semester during the academic year. Students taking courses through the Tseng College are eligible.
Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:
I am a university staff member or MPP Administrator I or II, eligible for tuition fee waiver.
I am an "employee in good standing" as described in the letter of recommendation written by my supervisor.
I am pursuing a degree at California State University, Northridge.
I have a 2.0 GPA or Higher (Undergraduate Students); 2.75 GPA or higher (Credential Students); and, 3.0 GPA or higher (Graduate Students).
The deadline for this scholarship is August 19, 2018.
To register, visit: https://csun.academicworks.com/opportunities/183. Please direct any questions to 818-677-4907 or email scholarships@csun.edu.
Wrapping Up Summer Student Employment
As we prepare for the new semester, we would like to remind the campus of some important guidelines for processing student employee appointments, such as the inactivation of the 1874 Summer "Taxable Student Assistant" Job Code.
For details, visit: https://www.csun.edu/sites/default/files/su2018_student_hire_wrap_up.pdf
Reminders for Student Assistant Employment and Scheduling
Semester Breaks
When school is not in session due to semester breaks (outside of the academic semester), continuing Student Assistants may work up to a maximum of 40 hours per week, but may not be scheduled to work overtime. Overtime is defined as more than 40 hours per work week (work week is defined as Sunday through Saturday, even when pay period ends in the middle of a week). A schedule may exceed 8 hours a day provided the total for the work week does not exceed 40 hours. The Controller's Office will not issue payments to Student Assistants in excess of 168 hours for a 21-day period, nor in excess of 176 hours for a 22-day period.
Academic Semesters
During the Academic Semester (please see CSUN campus academic calendar), Student Assistants may work up to, but not in excess of, 20 hours per week total in all positions combined. Please remember to coordinate with the student and the other department(s) where there are multiple appointments.
Split Weeks
When the academic semester starts, or ends, in the middle of a work week it is a “split” week. The FIRST day of the Fall semester is Wednesday, August 22, 2018.
For those students NOT taking summer session courses, and who need to stay within the maximum hours of 20 hour per week through the end of the summer sessions (8/21/18):
Total hours that can be worked in this “split” week scenario is 28 hours.
Although Los Angeles City employers recently saw an increase to their minimum wage amount, CSUN employees follow the California State minimum wage guidelines - our current minimum wage rate is $11.00 per hour.
The next anticipated increase to the CA state minimum wage (which impacts CSUN state employees) will be to $11.50 per hour on 01/01/2019.
