SUNY HR Manual Informational Resources appendix

This Informational Resources Appendix is a supplement to the internet based SUNY University-Wide Human Resources Manual developed under the leadership of Curtis Lloyd, Director, Director, SUNY University-Wide Human Resources.

created by: Richard D. "Bud" Meade
rmeade@brockport.edu
last time modified: Friday, September 1, 2006

This page contains links to state and federal agencies, state and federal laws, and other information related to Human Resources that may be helpful to Human Resources Officers of the State University of New York and as well as to others involved in human resources administration. Many of the forms relating to these specific areas may be found by following the "Forms" link.

Appointment
- Resources Related to Appointments
  - Appointing Peace Officers (See 080 SUNY Procedures Manual)
  - Awarding Graduate/Teaching Assistants (See 060 SUNY Procedures Manual)
  - Employee or Contractor - 20 Questions Test - IRS
  - Frequently Asked Immigration Related Questions (USCIS)
  - Employment of Minors (NYS)
  - Information for Employers - Immigration and Naturalization Service
  - NYS Application by phone for Promotional Examination (Classified Service) else see Forms from Table of Contents
  - NYS Civil Service Law Summary
  - NYS Classified Service Careers in New York State
  - NYS Classified Service Competitive Examination Announcements
  - NYS Classified Service Increased Minimums -Titles and New Minimums Table (PDF)
  - NYS Classified Service Personnel Management Manual
  - NYS Reasonable Accommodation
  - NYS Test Guides and Resources (Classified Service)
  - Payment of Honoraria (See 140 - 142.1 SUNY Procedures Manual)
  - Payment of Moving Expenses (See 166 SUNY Procedures Manual)
  - Special Consideration
  - SUNY Policies of the Board of Trustees
  - Voter Registration
Attendance and Leave
- Alternative Work Schedules
- Classified Service Attendance and Leave Manual
- Closing of State Offices - Clarification Statement from GOER
- Voluntary Reduction in Work Schedule Program
Benefits (SUNY Benefits Home Page)
- Benefit Funds
  - CSEA Benefit Fund
  - UUP Benefit Fund
- CIGNA Dental (UUP)
- Dependent Care Advantage
- Health Insurance (NYSHIP)
- Long Term Care
  - MedAmerica
- Long Term Disability (M/C, UUP)
- M/C Life Insurance
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Retirement
  - NYS Deferred Compensation Plan
  - NYS Employees' Retirement System
  - New York State Optional Retirement Plans(ORP- Defined Contribution)
  - New York State Teachers' Retirement System
  - Social Security Administration
- NYSave Program for College Savings
- Tax Deferred Annuities
  - TIAA-CREF (all employees)
- Supplemental Retirement Annuities (M/C, UUP)
  - Fidelity (M/C, UUP) Mutual Fund Investments
  - ING (M/C, UUP)
  - TIAA-CREF (M/C, UUP)
- Unemployment Insurance [Labor Law]
- Vision Care
  - Davis Vision (Council 82, M/C, UUP, PEF)
- What is Workers' Compensation [GOER]
Campus HR Pages/Policies and Procedures
- Links to Individual Campuses
Classification and Compensation
- Considerations
  - Americans with Disabilities Act
  - Collective Bargaining (Unit Work)
    - Negotiating Units in SUNY
  - Equal Pay for Equal Work
  - Fair Labor Standards Act
    - FLSA 1985 Amendments
      These amendments resulted from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that public service employment was covered under FLSA. The amendment provided the compensatory accrual relief for professional employees.
    - FSLA (Executive, Administrative, and Professional Exemptions)
  - Pay Equity (Title VII prohibits wage discrimination even when jobs are not identical)
  - Workers with Disabilities Programs [NYS Classified Service - 55(b)(c)]
- Dictionary of Occupational Titles (Federal Department of Labor)
- Occupational Classification System Manual (OCSM)
- Occupational Information (O*NET On Line) Sponsored by Federal Department of Labor
- NYS Classified Service Increased Minimums -Titles and New Minimums Table (PDF)
- NYS Classified Service Personnel Management Manual
- NYS Classified Service Salary Schedules
- NYS Classified Service Title Plan (lists classified service titles in NYS) - some classified service title specifications are available from links on at this site
  - Definition of Terms - NYS Classified Service Title Plan
- SUNY Title Code File
- Title Specifications
  - Classified Service (Frequently Accessed Title Standards)
  - SUNY Professional Service (ALPHA) or (By FAMILY & Grade)
Collective Bargaining
- Collective Bargaining Agreements
- Evolution of the Taylor Law (John Cummings, Dir of HR Emeritus, SUNY Binghamton)
- Negotiating Units in SUNY
- Negotiating Unit Definitions (GOER)
- NYS Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER)
- NYS Public Employment Relations Board (PERB)
- NYS Public Employment Relations Board (PERB) Publications
- Public Employees Fair Employment Act (Taylor Law) (GOER Summary)
- Public Employees Fair Employment Act (Taylor Law) - the law
- State of NY/UUP Joint Labor-Management Committees
- SUNY Office of Employee Relations
- Unions
Counseling and Discipline
- Guidelines
  - Counseling to improve employee performance (GOER online training)
  - Disciplinary Standards for the Classified Service (SUNY Office of Employee Relations)
  - Steps for Counseling and Discipline (Guidelines from GOER)
- Required Procedures
  - Council 82 Represented Employees (Security Services Supervisors)
  - CSEA Represented Employees
  - GSEU Represented Employees
  - M/C (non-represented classified) Employees
  - NYCOPBA Represented Employees
  - PEF Represented Employees
  - UUP Represented Employees
Employee Relations
- Awards and Recognition
  - Chancellor's Awards and Distinguished Professorships
  - Workforce Champions
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Suggestion Program (NYS)
  - How to submit a suggestion
Employer Categories in SUNY
- Campus Auxiliary Services
- Others - Contractors
- SUNY Construction Fund
- SUNY State-Operations
- SUNY Research Foundation
Evaluation
- Arbitration Decision on Evaluations
- Memorandum of Understanding relating to Evaluation and Promotion for Professional Employees
Federal Agencies and Laws
- Age Discrimination (ADEA)
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
- Department of Labor Employment Law Advisors
- Drug Free Workplace Advisor
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- EPPA Employee Polygraph Protection Act
- ERISA
- Executive Order 11246 (Affirmative Action)
- Equal Pay Act of 1963
- Family Medical Leave Act Handbook (FMLA)
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination
- Freedom of Information
- Guns in the Workplace
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) - Office of Civil Rights (Medical Privacy)
- Immigration and Naturalization Act
- Immigration and Naturalization Service
- Internal Revenue Service
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Minimum Wage (Federal)
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- Occupational Safety and Health Act - OSHA Job Site Safety Handbook
- Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
- Political Activities (Hatch Act) - Office of Special Counsel
- Privacy Act
- Title VI (race, color, sex, or national origin discrimination)
- Title IX (Sex Discrimination)
- USERRA Uniformed Services Rights
- Vietnam Era Veterans
- Welfare Reform Act
Grievance
- Council 82 (Security Supervisors)
- CSEA
- GSEU
- M/C (scroll to grievance procedure)
- NYSCOPBA
- PEF
- UUP
Handbooks
- Immigration Handbook for Employers (pfd)
- NYS Classified Service Atttendance and Leave Manual
- NYS Guidelines for the Administration of a Reduction in Force (classified service layoffs)
- NYS Management/Confidential Handbook
- NYS Personnel Management Manual (Classified Service)
Health and Safety
- NYS Division of Safety and Health
- Occupational Safety and Health Act - OSHA
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA
- Reporting Accidents (See 250 SUNY Procedures Manual)
Internal Control
- HR Specific Internal Controls
- Standards for Internal Control in NYS
NYS Agencies and Laws
- Age Discrimination (Executive Order No. 96)
- Civil Service Commission
- Civil Service Law
- Civil Service Law Summary
- Department of Civil Service
- Department of Civil Service Division of Staffing Services
- Department of Labor
- Department of State
- Department of Taxation and Finance
- Division of Human Rights
- Division of Safety and Health
- Division of the Budget (DOB)
- Education Law (Articles 8, 8(a), 8(b), 8(c) pertain to SUNY)
- Employment of Minors
- Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Executive Order No. 6
- Equal Opportunity Policy Statement
- Ethics Commission
  - Ethics in State Government
  - Ethics Laws
  - Ethics On-Line Training from GOER
  - Gifts
  - Political Activities
  - Resolving Door Restrictions
- Finance Law -Salaries and Employee Benefits (Article 14)
- Freedom of Information Law (Article 6, Public Officers' Law)
- Governor's Office of Employee Relations [See also law establishing it (Article 24, Executive Law)]
- Human Rights Law
- Internal Control (Article 45, Executive Law)
- New York State
- New York State Consolidated Laws
- Office of the State Comptroller
- Personal Privacy Protection Act (Article 6-A, Public Officers' Law)
- Public Employees Fair Employment Act (Taylor Law)
- Public Employment Relations Board
- Public Officers Law
  - Oath of Office Requirements at Article 2, Section 10.
  - Indemnification at Article 2, Section 17.
- Records Retention and Disposition (In particular see Parts 1 and 6)
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- Standards for Internal Control
- State Insurance Fund (Workers' Compensation)
- SUNY Optional Retirement Program enabling legislation
- SUNY Special Annuity (Tax Deferred Programs) enabling legislation
- Training Council
- Unemployment Insurance
- Voluntary Reduction in Work Schedule Program
- Workers' Compensation Board
- Workers' Compensation Law (Chapter 67 Consolidated Laws)
Orientation
- NYS Employee Orientation
- SUNY Orientation for Professional Staff Represented by UUP (SUNY Binghamton)
Organizations
- College and University Personnel Association for Human Resources (cupa-hr)
- International Personnel Management Association
- National Association of College and University Business Officers
- New York State Personnel Council
- Society for Human Resource Management
Payroll
- Basic Training Manual - NYS Payroll Sytem
- Description of W-2 Form issued by NYS
- Direct Deposit - FAQ
- Getting Paid on a NYS Payroll
- Internal Revenue Service
- Payroll Deduction for Campus Related Foundations (See 152.2 SUNY Procedures Manual)
- Payroll Deduction for Collection of Traffic Fines (See 152 SUNY Procedures Manual)
- Payroll Information for Employees and Supervisors
- PaySr - New NYS Payroll System (SUNY tables)
- Salary Schedules (GOER)
- State Payroll Bulletins for Agencies
- State Payroll Bulletins for SUNY
- State Payroll Calendar
- State Payroll Services (OSC)
- Withholding Statements Description (W-2)
Policies
- Drug and Alcohol-Free Workplace
- NYS Equal Opportunity Policy Statement
- SUNY Policies of the Board of Trustees (PFD)
- Travel on State/SUNY Business (See 090, SUNY Procedures Manual)
Procedures
- SUNY Procedures Manual
Professional Development
- General
  - Chancellor's Awards (SUNY Faculty)
  - Educational Benefits for CSEA Members
  - Employee Assistance Program (Training for Supervisors) (GOER)
  - Ethics On-Line Training from (GOER)
  - Fees for Employees Attending SUNY Non-Credit Programs (See 123 SUNY Procedures Manual)
  - Governor's Office of Employee Relations (GOER) Training Programs
  - MC Tuition Reimbursement Program Guidelines
  - SUNY Training Center (Technology Training)
  - Training Support through the Governor's Office of Employee Relations
- Required Training (by statute) for all or certain employees
  - Bloodborne Pathogens
  - Counseling to improve employee performance
  - Drug and Alcohol
  - Hazard Communications - Right-to-Know (OSHA)
  - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
  - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Training
  - Internal Control
  - Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 (commercial drivers licensed employees)
  - Sexual Harassment
Promotion
- Memorandum of Understanding relating to Evaluation and Promotion for Professional Employees
Recruitment
- Greystone Group Advertising
- Payment of Interview Expenses Incurred by Candidate (See 165 SUNY Procedures Manual)
- SUNY Employment
Salary Administration
- SUNY Managerial/Confidential Salary Plan
Separations
- Death of an Employee (Civil Service Guidelines)
- NYS Guidelines for the Administration of a Reduction in Force (classified service layoffs)
- Retrenchment (SUNY Professional Staff in SUNY Professional Services Negotiating Unit)
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SUNY University-Wide Human Resources Manual Appendix -Information Resources

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Appendix -Information Resources