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Jennifer Rivera, a doctoral student in the School of Health Sciences, was recently awarded her second National Strength and Conditioning Association's (NSCA) Foundation Graduate Student Research Grant for nearly 15,000.The grant program funds graduate research in strength and conditioning that is consistent with the mission of the NSCA.Rivera will use the funds to support her dissertation, entitled "The Effects of Cold-Water Immersion Timing on Athletic Performance and Recovery," which will observe inflammatory markers that play a pivotal role in mediating recovery and skeletal muscle growth f...
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited 两性色午夜 University on Monday, touring the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and telling students that 鈥渢he future of aviation leadership is in your hands.鈥滻t was Secretary Buttigieg鈥檚 first visit to 两性色午夜. He was accompanied by U.S. Representative Emilia Sykes, a 2007 两性色午夜 alumna, whose 13th Congressional District includes the 两性色午夜 University Airport. Buttigieg met with President Todd Diacon, Christina L. Bloebaum, Ph.D., dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, and a contingent of students and profe...
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Does time spent answering emails or using a mobile phone for work outside of normal hours count towards overtime for non-exempt employees?
For nonexempt employees who respond to emails or calls outside of normal work hours on a 鈥渞egular鈥 basis, that time is counted as work time for overtime purposes. If a non-exempt employee responds to emails or calls briefly and 鈥渧ery occasionally,鈥 then court cases have considered that to be 鈥渄e-minimis鈥 and therefore not counted for overtime purposes. However, supervisors have discretion to establish overtime approval processes.
Will the medical benefits change for employees who will become eligible for overtime?
Medical benefits for these employees will not be affected as a result of the FLSA change. Benefit contributions will be the same as before.
How will vacation and sick time accrual change for employees who will become eligible for overtime?
The FLSA change will not affect healthcare benefits for these employees. However, affected employees will only receive one paycheck in January. Benefit premiums are deducted twice a month. We are addressing this issue and will provide additional information on how missed deductions will be handled soon.
For more information regarding vacation accrual, click here.
Does professional training differ for nonexempt employees based on whether it is voluntary or involuntary?
If an employee is required to attend training related to their job, the training is considered involuntary, and the employee must be paid for the time.
According to the Department of Labor, training is not work time if all four of the following criteria are met:
- Training is outside of working hours, and
- Training is voluntary, and
- Training is not directly related to the job, and
- The employee has no productive work during attendance.
If all four criteria are met, the training would be voluntary, and the employee would not be paid.
Can non-exempt employees still attend professional conferences?
Yes, however, you need to be aware of how the regulations define compensable time (those hours that must be counted towards 40 hours in the workweek). For more information regarding travel click here (PDF).
The employees in my unit are used to having flexibility in their work hours. Can this continue if some or all of them become non-exempt?
Yes. Flex scheduling is allowed within the same work week. As an example, let鈥檚 say a typical schedule is 8 hours a day during the day, and the department needs an employee to work a special event for 4 hours during the evening. The schedule may be changed to give the employee 4 hours of time off at another time during the same work week.