Human Resources Policies

This document describes general implementation procedures developed to effectuate the Performance Evaluation for Unclassified Staff and Certain Academic Administrators Policy purpose of a timely, objective, and consistent annual performance evaluation process for covered employees.

The Overtime/Compensatory Time Policy for Non-Exempt Employees establishes how the are compensated for work in excess of 40 hours.

The ULM Employee Tuition and Fee Policy provides specific information regarding the benefit of tuition reduction and waiver of certain fees offered to Employees, Spouses and/or Dependent Children for enrollment in a degree program offerred by ULM as a host institution.

The purpose of this policy is to define the terms, conditions, and procedures for participation in the Crisis Leave Program including employee eligibility criteria, crisis leave application and review process and procedure, the leave award process and the opportunity for employees to donate both sick and annual leave to be used by fellow employees.

The Overload Policy for Non-Teaching Assignments establishes procedures for overload compensation for employees when performing non-teaching services in excess of their full-time duties and responsibilities.

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 provides people with disabilities access to employment, public accommodations, public services, transportation and telecommunications. The Americans with Disabilities Act provides federal civil rights protection to people who are considered disabled.

This policy broadly addresses workplace discrimination, harassment and retaliation.

The Crisis Leave Program is available to eligible classified employees experiencing a serious illness/injury or that of an eligible family member. The classified employee who meet eligibility under the Family and Medical Leave Act and who have insufficient paid leave balances to cover the family illness may request leave hours from the Crisis Leave Pool. Appropriate forms must be completed to request leave hours from the Pool.

LA RS 49:1001-1021 authorized the University to proceed with drug testing of ULM employees. The context of this policy will be pursuant to this statute and to the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986, the federal Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, the Drug-Free Public Housing Act of 1988, the Louisiana Drug Testing Act of 1990, the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991, the Federal Highway Administration procedures, Title 49CRF part 40 and part 382 et al., LA Revised Statutes 23:1081 and 1601, and Executive Order MJF 98-38.

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The policy establishes procedures through which the University determines the entry salary for classified Civil Service applicants hired with extraordinary qualifications and credentials.

Establishes the University's policy on flextime schedules.

This grievance policy has been established for the University's unclassified non-faculty staff. The policy is intended to cover employee complaints, grievances and the appeals process occurring during the course of employment at ULM. Actions of discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation should be submitted to the appropriate administrator as outlined in the University's Anti-Discrimination and Harassment Policy.

This policy has been established to provide guidelines for the continuation of insurance benefits for separating employees.

The Louisiana Department of Civil Service has established a minimum set of training guidelines for designated civil service supervisors. This policy gives guidelines for ULM employees covered by the state policy.

Establishes the University's policy which ULM grants individual pay adjustments to permanent classified employees for retention of an employee, to adjust for pay differentials, to compensate employees for performing additional duties or to recruit employees.

Do's and Don'ts for State Classified Employees regarding elections.

REPORT OF MATERIAL THAT IS BELIEVED TO NOT BE IN CONFORMANCE WITH ULM POLICIES REGARDING DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION ON THE BASIS OF RETIREMENT STATUS OR AGE OR ANY OTHER PROTECTED CLASS

Establishes the policy and procedure through which the University determines the entrance rates for qualified Classified Civil Service positions.

The Unclassified Staff Handbook contains general information and guidelines and is not intended to be comprehensive or to address all possible applications of, or exceptions to, the general policies and procedures described. Some subjects described here are covered in detail in official policy documents. Employees should refer to these documents for specific information, as the Unclassified Staff Handbook may only provide a brief summary. The Unclassified Staff Handbook articulates the privileges and obligations of unclassified staff. The information in the Unclassified Staff Handbook should be supplemented by the Rules of the ULS Board of Supervisors for State Colleges and Universities under the Louisiana Board of Regents.

The purpose of this policy is to establish the responsibilities and rights of the employee and employer as they pertain to Louisiana Workers Compensation Laws (Chapter 10, Revised Statute 23).