Supervisors of student staff,
Campus HR has released a new administrative policy that will affect ALL student workers effective July 1, 2015. This policy limits the amount of hours students may work on a weekly basis each semester across the CU system (Anschutz, Boulder, Denver, and Colorado Springs) to:
Fall (August 15 – January 1) – 25 hours/weekly max (or 50 hours per biweekly pay period)
Spring (January 1 – May 15) – 25 hours/weekly max (or 50 hours per biweekly pay period)
Summer (May 15 – August 15) – 40 hours/weekly max
Student employees who exceed the work hour limits (across all jobs, across all campuses) may become eligible for employee health benefits under the Affordable Care Act.
Supervisor Responsibility:
Supervisors are responsible for communicating this policy to their student employees. Students are also responsible for communicating with their supervisor if they are no longer students or are scheduled to work more than the maximum total work hours allowed for all jobs. SEHD HR will also communicate this policy to every student employee, every semester.
Consequences:
In the event a student employee becomes eligible for benefits under the Affordable Care Act, employer benefits contributions will be proportionately charged to the department(s) where the student was employed when the limits were exceeded, regardless of where the student is currently employed.
Departments may also be subject to additional administrative charges as violation of this policy subjects the University to additional exposure under the Affordable Care Act.
The full administrative policy can be found on IMPACT here and under HR’s Knowledge Base “Reference Documents.”
As more information becomes available regarding this policy and the subsequent administrative processes associated with it, we will make that information available to you through IMPACT.