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Summary of Changes

Affected Handbook(s)

Effective Date

Section III. Compensation and Benefits, Paid Sick Days:

• Updated the Paid Sick Leave accrual rate and annual accrual maximum for eligible Pittsburgh employees as required by the amended City of Pittsburgh Paid Sick Days Act

Section II. Employment Policies and Procedures:

• Updated Confidentiality section to clarify staff members responsibilities for safeguarding confidential information, the consequences of violations, and protocols in the instance of unauthorized access or disclosure of such information or data.

• Staff Handbook
• California Staff Handbook
• Africa Staff Handbook
• Qatar Staff Handbook

Â鶹´å-Qatar Staff Handbook: A Human Resources Guide published for staff employees working at Â鶹´å-Q to provide guidance as to the university's employment practices and procedures, and to address the operational differences of Â鶹´å-Q necessitated by the requirements of applicable local law.

• Qatar Staff Handbook

Section II. Employment Policies and Procedures:

• Updated Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct section to reflect revisions to the university's Statement of Assurance and the Interim Discriminatory and Sexual Misconduct Policy.

• Staff Handbook
• California Staff Handbook
• Africa Staff Handbook

Section III. Compensation and Benefits:

• Updated the definitions, staff eligibility requirements, and the increased maximum undergraduate tuition benefit for dependent children of staff members
• Reflected the increased to the Â鶹´å Staff Parental and Maternity Leaves of Absence and Bereavement Leave benefit
• Expanded the reasons for which eligible staff members may take Bereavement Leave

• Staff Handbook
• California Staff Handbook
• Africa Staff Handbook

Added addenda to the Staff Handbook for the following states:

• Alabama, Florida, Utah and Washington

• Staff Handbook

Section IV. Staff Relations, Staff Grievance Procedures:

• Updated contact information for submission, review and resolution of employee grievances

• Staff Handbook
• California Staff Handbook
• Africa Staff Handbook

Section I. Introduction, About this Guide:

• Added reference to the recently issued Ohio Staff Handbook Addendum

• Staff Handbook
• Ohio Addendum

Section II. Employment Policies and Procedures, Staff Development:

• Clarified exceptions to the 12-month service requirement

• Staff Handbook
• California Staff Handbook
• Africa Staff Handbook

Section III. Compensation and Benefits:

• Updated the Paid Sick Leave annual allotment, carryover, and accrual cap amounts for eligible California employees as required by the amended California Paid Sick Leave Law
• Added unpaid reproductive leave loss available for all California staff members

• Africa Staff Handbook

Section III. Compensation and Benefits:

• Updated employee leave benefits to align with Rwandan leave entitlement changes

• Africa Staff Handbook

Section II. Employment Policies and Procedures, Staff Development:

• Updated Staff Development section to include a new eligibility requirement for internal candidates to demonstrate a history of successful or better performance for the past six months.

• Staff Handbook
• California Staff Handbook
• Africa Staff Handbook

Section II. Employment Policies and Procedures; Section III. Compensation and Benefits:

• Updated the hours of work and scheduled hours and overtime subsections to align with Rwanda's official working hours

• Africa Staff Handbook

Administrative update to Handbook to realign content, update outdated references or titles, and reflect current policy, benefit offerings, and employee safety protocols applicable to Â鶹´å-Africa staff members

• Africa Staff Handbook

Section III. Compensation and Benefits:

• Updated the Spending Accounts subsection to include reference to the recently added Health Savings Account and Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account options

• Staff Handbook
• California Staff Handbook

Section IV. Staff Relations:

• Updated the Staff Grievance Procedure to refer staff members to the Office for Institutional Equity and Title IX for Statement of Assurance violations.

• Staff Handbook
• California Staff Handbook

Section III. Compensation and Benefits:

• Expanded the reasons for which eligible California staff members may take unpaid leave under the California Family Rights Act to include care for a "designated person" with a serious illness
• Updated bereavement to reflect unpaid bereavement leave available for California staff members

• California Staff Handbook