Northwestern Oklahoma State University
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Employee Handbook

04-24-09 Changed Dean of Student Affairs to Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment.  Updated NW 10.3 Military Leave Policy for changes made to RUSO Policy.  5.1.1 Removed pre-existing conditions language.  5.2.5 Retiree Insurance program change to exclude those hired 7-1-09 or later.  5.3 Added 2 new allowed withholdings.  5.4 Worker's Comp law now allows University to pick the "first responder" employee should see when hurt on-the-job, unless emergency.  5.1.2 Updated g.t.l. face value formula.  5.2.2 NW now "picks up" OTR contributions due on contributable salary exceeding $5,000.  Defined "contributable salary" to include irregular wages.  6.1 Removed wording regarding school nurse services.  6.3 Updated instructions for new hire.  6.6 Deleted reference to school nurse.  8.4.2 Inserted language giving University right to retrieve overpayment to employee.  9.1 Corrected who will assign vehicles.  Clarified language re:  $25 meals.

04-01-09 Revised Affirmative Action Statement, updated V.P. Brad Franz's title.

01-16-09 Revision to FMLA.

01-11-08  Updated Chapter 9 for current travel procedures.

11-26-07  Revised Section 7.5 Outside Employment.

10-25-07  Created Section 7.11 Visitors and Children in the Workplace.

09-20-07  Updated 5.2.2 to reflect new NWOSU policy increasing employer-paid OTRS contribution ("employer pick-up").

09-20-07  Updated Section 9.4 for new official travel procedures, utilizing Agile Fleet Commander system.

06-21-07  Updated Section 6.4 to reflect new NWOSU e-mail usage policy.

02-21-07 Updated Section 5.2.2 to reflect new NWOSU policy increasing employer-paid OTRS contributions ("employer pick-up").

02-21-07 Updated Section 10.5.4:  OTRS sick leave policy which grants one service year credit for 120 unused days at retirement time.

02-19-07 Specifies location of internal postings.

02-7-07 Updated Section 5.2.5 for RUSO revision in Retiree Insurance policy. 

11-28-06 Updated position title changes.  Vice President for Academic Affairs to Executive Vice President, Executive Vice President to Vice President for Administration, Human Resources Manager to Human Resources Director.

06-14-06 Updated Section 7.8 and Section 9 to reflect current policy.

04-1-06 Changed 3.1 official work week definition.  Added ability of University President to vary official work hours by campus.

02-7-06 Sections 1.1 and 7.6--updated Director of Public Relations title to Associate Vice President for University Relations.

02-7-06 Section 1.1--changed five days to three days.

12-20-05 Change:  Section 10.1.1--added words "without pay" to modify "suspension."  Changed "layoff" to "financial retrenchment."

08-25-05 Change:  Section 7.2--deleted wording "with the exception of private dorm rooms." 

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Last updated: 112806.  Questions?: Contact Joyce Garvie, Human Resources Director at jagarvie@nwosu.edu or call 580-327-8530.