January 20, 2023
Good afternoon, everyone:
Quick reminders before spring 2023 starts…
New hires, including hiring new student employees
If you plan to plan to hire new employees in your sponsored project, please remember to complete the new hire sign in process prior to allowing them to work on your project.
Federal regulations require all employers to verify that individuals are authorized to work in the United States, which includes ensuring that an individual has social security card and number. The Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification) must be completed for every new employee (including citizens and noncitizen nationals of the United States) BEFORE the first day of work. Furthermore, failure to comply with these requirements may result in civil penalties incurred by The University Corporation and CSU Northridge.
Please visit the PI FAQ page regarding personnel and payroll if you have any questions. Please contact tuchr@csun.edu, or your Post-award liaison if you have specific questions not addressed in the FAQ page.
Additional Pay – Winter 2023
Winter 2022 session TUC Additional Pay system is due today, January 20, 2023. After this date, you will not be able to enter any pre-authorization requests for winter 2023. All winter 2023 pre-authorization must be submitted before the end of today.
Below are the guidelines for submitting additional pay on any sponsored project for winter 2022:
* AY Faculty can submit pre-authorization to work up to 12 days (100%) total on federal projects plus 3 days (25%) total on non-federal projects.
* 12-month faculty can submit pre-authorization to work up to 3 days (25%).
Additional Pay System Top 10 Tips
Please feel free to contact your Post-award liaison if you have any questions.
Increase in Mileage Rate (effective January 1, 2023)
The California State University standard mileage rate for business travel occurring on or after January 1, 2023 will increase from 62.5 cents per mile to 65.5 cents per mile. Meal reimbursements and incidental allowance amounts remain unchanged. Please utilize the travel guidelines when preparing your travel authorization requests and expense reports on TUC eTravel system.
If you have any questions regarding this, please contact aptuc@csun.edu.
Thank you,
Grace Slavik, Director, Sponsored Programs Administration & Systems Improvements