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The following are archives from the "Instant HR/Payroll" email announcements published by Human Resources.

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2009
October	I-9 Corrections Processing, Flu Information, and an Officer of Election Reminder Performance Evaluations Due Soon, SSN Procedure Change, Flu and Telework Information, EVerify, Furlough Updates and More! HR Liaison Training Drawing for a Pair of Free Wayne Brady Tickets ... Register for Faculty-Staff Enrichment Day to Enter
September	Seasonal Flu Shots, Member Benefit Profiles from VRS are Online, Discounts, Employee Retaliation Briefing, Help Save WeightWatchers at Work, a New eWork Question, Flexible Spending Deadline Approaching, Health Care for Dependents Who Turn 23 and More! FOCUS ON: Performance Evaluations Paperwork and First Paychecks of the Academic Year
August	New Budget FAQs, Veterans Preferences, State Layoff Employees and Hiring, Updated Faculty Transaction Forms, Updated I-9 and more! Volunteers Needed! Revised Hiring Templates Available on Provost Website Statewide Telework Day Follow Up
July	Correction to Faculty with Summer Pay and Open Enrollment for Overtime State Telework Day Update, Faculty with Summer Pay, Handy I-9 Tips, and the Poster Gallery is Updated Statewide Telework Day, NEW Center Hours Temporarily Expanded, Reminders on Minimum Wage and VSDP Changes, Faculty-Staff Enrichment Day Planning Committee Openings and More!
June	Reminder on the Fiscal Year Roll, and the Minimum Wage Increase Reminder: Instant HR/Payroll: Excerpt of the Annual End-of-Fiscal-Year Technical Message New Leave for Administrative/Professional Faculty, WeightWatcher's at Work Needs Participants, and Some Things to Keep in Mind as the Fiscal Year Rolls
May	12-Month Faculty Leave Year Ending, Pooled Position Updates, Summer Socials, and Sittercity.com Important Annual End-of-Fiscal-Year Technical Message Important Changes to VSDP Short-Term Disability for New Hires effective 7/1/09, Wage Hiring Resources, Procedures for Decentralized Hiring, and Volunteer Guidance
April	3rd Annual When People Leave Mason ... A Must Read! Recruitment Posting Guidelines, On-boarding Guidance, I-9 Reminder, Bike to Mason Day, a Reminder for FLSA Training, Volunteers for Mason and High School Graduation Schedule FOCUS ON: Health & Flex Open Enrollment New I-9 Form, Health & Flex Open Enrollment Starting Soon, FLSA Training, Updated Tax Resource Information, Victims' Rights 5K Run/Walk, Share Those "Kodak" Moments, Customer Service Survey, Compensatory Leave Guidelines, and More!
March	Communication to 9-Month Faculty Regarding Important Tax Implications for Deferred Compensation Health & Fitness Expo FOCUS ON: Masonvale Tax Withholding Table Changes, Reward & Recognition Newsletter, eWork Training, Volunteers Available, and Let's be America's Greenest Campus Inclement Weather Reminder and Timesheet Guidance
February	Help in Tough Times, New Federal Legislation, and New Resources on our Website Tuition Waiver Overview, Hiring an International Student and more! 9-month Faculty Topics New Poster Gallery, Calling All Superstars, Relocation Packets, Making a in the Community, and More!
January	Inclement Weather Reminder and Timesheet Guidance W-2s, Liaison Training Follow Up, Upcoming Postdoctoral Meeting, and More! Soft Freeze and a Budget Update Inauguration Work Day Winter Liaison Training
2008
December	Revised 2008-09 Holiday Schedule December Pay Dates, Timesheet Guidance for Winter Break, Holiday Policy Reminder, Tax Time Housekeeping and W-2s! Pre-Winter Break Offers & Job Posting Deadline, Online Shopping, A New Tool to Track Timesheet Approver Changes, Chronicle Mega Jobs Issue, Mason Joins the Mid-Atlantic HERC, and more! Correction Instant HR/Payroll: Change in 457(b) Vendor from Great West to ING Change in 457(b) Vendor from Great West to ING
November	Thanksgiving Holiday Timesheet Guidance, Tough Times Toolkit for Supervisors, an Orientation Date Change, and a New Telework Remote Work Policy Introducing Mini-Flex, Alternate Work Schedules, Great American Smoke Out, Culture of Respect, Health Care for Dependents Turning 23 and more! Flexible Work Metrics, Holiday Schedule and Flex Holiday Information, Customer Service Request, and UNUM Open Enrollment Human Resources & Payroll Annual Report
October	Performance Evaluation Update, Free Flu Shots, Reminder on Changes to the Gift Card Program, and Advertising Guidelines from OIPS
September	Data Requests, Electronic MBPs Available, FRA Deadline Approaching, Health Care and Dependents Who Are Turning 23, an Ad Increase, Remote Workers and More! Financial Volatility Governor's Email Entitled "State Board of Elections Seeks Volunteers" Retirement Connection Event, Heart Walk, Reward & Recognition Newsletter, Relo Packets, Election Year Guidance, Fall Cleaning, and an HR/Payroll Mini Retreat Paperwork and First Paychecks of the Academic Year Commonwealth of Virginia (CVC) Campaign
August	FOCUS ON: Performance Evaluations Info on Overtime Eligible Employees, Updated Holiday Schedule, Updated EA Guidance, a Pilot Opportunity and more! Resources for Challenging Economic Times, Finley Hours Discontinued, and a Targeted Email on OT Election Overtime Leave or Pay, Mandatory Direct Deposit, and Advertising Your Student Wage Openings
July	ITU Making Important Changes to Internet Native Banner (INB) Navigation Summer Liaison Training Details and Summer Pay Follow Up Faculty Summer Pay and Admin/Prof Faculty Orientation New Flexible Work Policies, Work/Life & Training Opportunities, Hold the Date for Liaison Training, and More!
June	Targeted Email Sent to 9-Month Faculty Regarding Deferred Pay Timesheets & EAs, 12-Month Faculty Leave Reminder, A Change to eWork, Extended Hours for the NEW Center in August, and Hiring Work/Study Students
May	Direct Deposit Clarification and a Room Change New Classified & Faculty Transaction Forms, New Hire Paperwork Reminder, Data Accuracy, and More! Health & Flex Open Enrollment, Techno Typo, Changes to the Gift Card Program, Toastmasters Comes to Mason, and National Employee Health & Fitness Day! Important Annual End-of-Fiscal-Year Technical Message Something New in the EA Arena and an EA Guide
April	eHR Update, W-2 Hotline Going into Hibernation, and an Open Enrollment Update! Late Breaking Discount for the Wizards Updated Information on Open Enrollment, myMasonHR, and a Discount at Kings Dominion! 2nd Annual When People Leave Mason ... A Must Read! Health & Flex Open Enrollment Begins Next Week, Change in the State's Standards of Conduct, Victims' Rights 5K Run/Walk, and a 60 Second Survey
March	Payroll March Madness Ending, Dates for Health & Flex Open Enrollment, Weight Watchers Reimbursement Form Available, and Take Your Child to Work Day is Coming Soon! Health & Fitness Expo New eWork Module on Position Descriptions, Tracking I-9 Expirations, and Banner Spring Cleaning Nominations Deadline Tomorrow, Payroll March Madness, 12-month Faculty and Timesheets, Updated Exit Interview Form, and 403(b) Auto-Enrollment Window Retreat Tomorrow
February	Timesheet Guidance on Today's Late Opening, Payroll March Madness, Sittercity.com, Workplace Harassment Guidance, and More! 9-month Faculty Topics Revisions on FMLA, Liaison Training Follow Up, HR & Payroll Retreat Rescheduled, and IRS Spam
January	Targeted Email Sent Regarding Maryland Tax Changes Faculty Timesheets, New eWork Manuals, Reward & Recognition Newsletter, HR & Payroll Retreat, and more! HR Liaison Training Information The Take Care Road Show, OAA has moved, What Happens When Illness Hits, Part-Time Worker Resource and Reward & Recognition has Doubled! Update FOCUS ON: Possible State Audit of I-9 Forms Details on Tomorrow's Liaison Training Session
2007
December	FOCUS ON: 403(b) Tax-Deferred Annuity (TDA) Account Auto-Enrollment for New Employees Paper Timesheet Clarification, Winter Break and Paychecks, Outstanding Achievement Awards, Recruitment Advertising Update, HR & Payroll Retreat, and Happy Winter Break! Targeted Email Regarding 9 Pay 12 Faculty FOCUS ON: Limited Use of Paper Timesheets Beginning in 2008 Holiday Timesheet Guidance, Online shopping, Use of Paper Timesheets, Remote Workers and Tax Info, 2008 Classified Orientation Dates, and More! Important Payroll Reminder Via Targeted Email Human Resources & Payroll Annual Report
November	FOCUS ON: I-9 Forms UNUM Open Enrollment Ending Friday, Pre-Winter Break Employment Offers, New Allotment of VSDP Leave Approaching, 12-month Faculty Leave Information Additional Thanksgiving Holiday Timesheet Guidance Holiday Schedules, Thanksgiving Holiday Timesheet Guidance, Winter Break Timesheet Submission/Approval Changes, Discounts on Great Stuff, and More! UNUM Open Enrollment Underway Until November 30, 2007
October	VRS Statements, Admin Faculty Evaluations, EZ Reimburse Cards for Medical Flex Accounts, A Change in HR&Payroll Hours on the Fairfax Campus, Moving Toward the Proverbial Paperless Office, Holiday Schedule and Info on the Working Mothers Support Group Classified Performance Evaluations
September	Registration for Liaison Training, NEW Center Hours, Flexible Spending Account Deadline, Health Care for Dependents Who Turn 23 and Changing Liaisons Hold the Date for Fall Liaison Training Performance Evaluation Due Dates
August	Health Insurance Deadline for New Faculty is COB Tomorrow for Effective Date of 9/1/07 Mason Military Outreach, Fall Cleaning and CareerServices Can Help! A Salary Increase is on the Way and Performance Evaluation Season is Underway An I-9 Clarification, It's Nomination Time, the EZ Reimburse MasterCard Deadline has Been Extended, Mason Military Outreach Kickoff, a Reminder for OT Election for Non-Exempt Employees, and Good News on Rehires!
July	Overtime Election for Non-Exempt Employees, FLSA in the 21st Century, Upcoming FMLA Training, Guidance on I-9 Completion and a CommonHealth Wellness Initiative
June	Banner Up, First Payroll of FY08 is July 2, Surf's Up, An EA Change,the Federal Minimum Wage is Increasing, and Summer Fun! Summer Liaison Training Faculty Leave, Help on Quitting Smoking, Outstanding Achievement Awards, 1/2 Day of Recognition Leave, Work/Life Topics and More! Worth Repeating - Processing Separations ... A Must Read!
May	Upcoming Non-Student Wage & Payband 1,2,3,4 Changes A Correction, Open Enrollment, The Training Page's New Look, Student Wage Question Answered, New Faculty Hiring Reminder, Relo Packets, EOM and more! Important Annual End-of-Fiscal-Year Technical Message When People Leave Mason ... A Must Read!
April	Special Recognition Leave eWork Reasons for Not Selecting a Candidate(s) Spring Cleaning on ESS, Pay Stubs and an Equity Statement Update Open Enrollment Update and Timesheet Guidance Policy Changes in Calculating Annual and Sick Leave in the Administrative/Professional Faculty Handbook New Faces in HR&Payroll, Additional Info on the Flex Holiday, Open Enrollment Is Coming, A Pre-Retirement Seminar & More!
March	Health & Fitness Expo 9-month Faculty & Summer HealthCoverage, How to Set Up a Proxy, Eldercare Seminar, SUPERvisor Series, and Using the Flex Holiday
February	Inclement Weather Timesheet Guidance and Some Upcoming Training Opportunities Including New Eldercare Sessions! Daffodil Days -- Deadline Extended... Helpful Post Liaison Training Info Helpful Information for Wage and Non-Exempt Employees on a Biweekly Pay Schedule
January	Electronic W-2 Forms Available from PatriotWeb and Timesheet Guidance on Monday's Inclement Weather HR Liaison Training It's Nomination Time, A New Tool for You, HR Liaison Training and More! Inclement Weather Policy, End of Year Newsletter Clarification

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