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Wage Structure For fiscal year 1999/2000, the minimums for
each pay level will be increased by 15 cents per hour. In addition,
the steps, which increase in fifteen cents per hour increments, will continue.
The following schedule will be effective September , 1999.
Wage Policies Wages for the first year of employment in a particular position will be established at Step 1 of the assigned level. Students continuing as part of the student employment program will receive an increase of 15 cents per hour for the 1999/2000 academic year, which is consistent with the increase in the minimums. In addition, students who return to the same job in the same work unit or to a similar job in a different work unit will receive an adjustment to increase their wage rate to the step equivalent to their years of service in 1999/2000, provided performance is satisfactory. Wage Administration The student payroll system accepts only the sixteen possible steps that students must be paid. For example, in Level 1, only the following four wage rates will be possible: $6.85, $7.00, $7.15, and $7.30. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulates employers activities, including Yale's, concerning hours of work, the payment of wages and salaries, minimum rates of pay, overtime payments, and record keeping requirements. Student employees, who perform non-exempt work (comparable to clerical and technical and service and maintenance job duties), are subject to the Act's provisions. The FLSA requires that an accurate record of hours worked and wages paid in each pay period be maintained. The Act also requires that the student employees, working in non-exempt positions, be paid overtime at the rate of time and one-half their regular hourly rate, if they work beyond 40 hours in a workweek at Yale University. Payment of overtime to employees in non-exempt positions is a provision and a requirement of the FLSA and the State of Connecticut and applies to all non-exempt student, casual, temporary, and bargaining unit employees. Connecticut law requires that employees be paid within eight days of the last day worked. Student time sheets or on-line entries must be made weekly to ensure timely payment of wages for hours worked. Periodically, the State of Connecticut or the U.S. Department of Labor conducts on-site audits of employers to ensure compliance with state and federal laws. Violations of these laws can result in back pay payments and fines for violations. If you have any questions concerning the program for this year, please do not hesitate to call the Compensation Office on 2-5717, or the Student Employment Office on 2-0167. Thank you for your continued cooperation.
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