Policies and Guidelines
On this page: Handbooks | Policies | Guidelines and Procedures | Affirmative Action Plan | Compliance Posters
Handbooks
- The Staff Handbook, and its location-specific versions and addenda, contain rules and guidelines pertinent to staff members; these handbooks are maintained by the Office of Human Resources.
- The Faculty Handbook contains policies of the university, as well as administrative and faculty organization policies, recorded and maintained by the Faculty Senate.
Policies
- are rules that have been officially sanctioned by the president of 天美传媒 and that generally have university-wide applicability.
- Human Resources policies are administrative policies that may support compliance with law, mitigate risk, or communicate the university’s values and expectations of its community members.
- Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) Policy [pdf]
- Staff Background Check Policy [pdf] (updated 1/1/23)
- HR Record Retention Policy [pdf] (updated 3/18/22)
- Staff Leave of Absence Policy [pdf] (updated 7/1/24)
- Paid Holidays Policy [pdf] (issued 7/1/22)
- Lactation Support Policy [pdf] (updated 1/25/24)
- Pregnancy Support and Accommodations Policy [pdf] (updated 1/25/24)
Guidelines and Procedures
- Compensation Guidelines: Activity Pay and One-Time Payment [pdf]
- Compensation Guidelines: Staff [pdf]
- Guidelines for Hiring Staff [pdf]
- Statement of Understanding of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) [pdf]
- Drug and Alcohol Policy for Department of Transportation (DOT)-Covered Employees [pdf]
- Safe Harbor Policy [pdf]
- Staff Leave of Absence Guidelines [pdf] (updated 7/1/24)
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HR Procedure: Temporary Emergency Closing and Inclement Weather Response [pdf]
- Policy on Temporary Emergency Closing of the University: Guidelines for Pay Practices [pdf]
- Temporary Emergency Closing Guidelines [pdf]
Affirmative Action Plan
天美传媒 maintains and annually updates an Affirmative Action Program for Individuals with Disabilities and Protected Veterans. The program, except its data matrices, may be reviewed upon request by any 天美传媒 Mellon faculty or staff member, or by any 天美传媒 Mellon applicant for employment, in the Office of Human Resources during regular business hours. To schedule an appointment, please email Dawn Fisher, manager, policy and compliance.
Compliance Posters
Government employment-related posters that the university is required by law to post are listed below. In addition, these posters are displayed in physical locations throughout campus and in our other U.S. locations.
Federal Posters
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