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The Vacation Donation Bank program, which allows employees to contribute vacation days they don’t expect to use to a bank within their school or unit, is open for donations through Aug. 15. Donated time will then be available for use by employees who are taking unpaid medical leave during the…

On July 17, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services released a new Form I-9. The Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification Form, is required for all new hires. The university needs to begin using this new Form I-9 by Sept. 18. The new Form I-9 features updates to the instructions,…

Faculty, staff and students are invited to the annual Party on the Quad Thursday, July 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. The festivities will feature food, prizes, music and contests. University community members also will have a chance to win raffle prizes and enter a game show trivia contest. Other…

The deadline to submit claims for reimbursement from 2016 Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) is June 30. Claims must be for eligible health care and/or dependent care expenses incurred between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2016. If expenses were incurred during the annual grace period (Jan. 1–March 15, 2017),…

ÐÓ°ÉÊÓƵ staff began this week with Monday as a holiday. On Friday they’ll end it by being able to leave work two hours early. CWRU Take Two—the university program that gives staff two hours of paid leave on summer Fridays—commences June 2 and runs through July 28 this year,…

As the end of the fiscal year rolls around, it’s a good time to take stock of what you have learned over the last 12 months. If you have taken any training or attended any events from the Human Resources Professional Development Center, University Technology or Kelvin Smith Library, you can access…

Richard Boyatzis has produced decades of management research that changed and set the foundation for how human resources (HR) professionals evaluate the people who can successfully manage organizations. He lectures internationally about emotional intelligence, a necessary ability of management…

The government announced it will suspend H-1B premium processing April 3 for all H-1B petitions for up to six months. This is in an effort to reduce a large case backlog. Any individuals in H-1B status that will need to travel internationally in the next six months are urged to contact the Office…

Wednesday, Nov. 30, is the last day of the Benelect open enrollment period to make changes for the 2017 calendar year. Visit the 2017 Open Enrollment website for complete information at case.edu/finadmin/humres/benefits/2017.oe.html. Employees planning to add new dependents to their benefits for…

The Office of Human Resources will host an open forum regarding implementation of new federal labor rules at noon, Tuesday, Nov. 29, in Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Ford Auditorium. For the past several months, the office has been working with school and unit leaders across the university…