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EHHS grad Caitie Scott is an honoree of The Canton Repository's Twenty under 40!Scott graduated with a master's degree in Higher Education and Student Personnel from Kent State's School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration.--Photo courtesy The Canton Repository...
Graduating seniors at Kent State’s Florence program recently participated in a unique Italian commencement ceremony at the end of their final semester at the university’s Florence center.This tradition began in 2018 to celebrate and crown the graduating students during the final dinner at Palazzo Borghese. The simple ceremony features a congratulatory message from Fabrizio Ricciardelli, Ph.D., Kent State University Florence Center director. Students’ names are announced as they come forward to receive a laurel crown, (symbolizing victory) that is placed on their heads and worn for th...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
The Sandusky Register reports that EHHS grad Kristen Hayden, MA ’06, Lakewood, Ohio, is the new athletic director and assistant principal at Edison High School in Sandusky.The Amherst native earned her undergraduate degree from Cleveland State University, and a master's degree in Exercise Science and Exercise Physiology from Kent State in 2006.--Photo courtesy The Sandusky Register...
Does time spent answering emails or using a mobile phone for work outside of normal hours count towards overtime for non-exempt employees?
For nonexempt employees who respond to emails or calls outside of normal work hours on a “regular” basis, that time is counted as work time for overtime purposes. If a non-exempt employee responds to emails or calls briefly and “very occasionally,” then court cases have considered that to be “de-minimis” and therefore not counted for overtime purposes. However, supervisors have discretion to establish overtime approval processes.
Will the medical benefits change for employees who will become eligible for overtime?
Medical benefits for these employees will not be affected as a result of the FLSA change. Benefit contributions will be the same as before.
How will vacation and sick time accrual change for employees who will become eligible for overtime?
The annualized vacation and sick leave accrual amounts will remain the same. However, since employees will be moving from being paid 24 times a year (semi-monthly) to being paid 26 times a year (bi-weekly), the amount they receive with each pay will be slightly different than what they have been receiving. The important thing to remember is over a 12-month period, employees will receive the same amount as they have been.
For more information regarding vacation accrual, click here.
What about professional training? Is there a difference if nonexempt employees attend training is voluntary versus involuntary?
If an employee is required to attend training related to their individual job, the training is considered involuntary and the employee must be paid for the time.
According to the Department of Labor, training is not work time if all four of the following criteria are met:
Can non-exempt employees still attend professional conferences?
Yes, however, you need to be aware of how the regulations define compensable time (those hours that must be counted towards 40 hours in the workweek). For more information regarding travel click here (PDF).
The employees in my unit are used to having flexibility in their work hours. Can this continue if some or all of them become non-exempt?
Yes. Flex scheduling is allowed within the same work week. As an example, let’s say a typical schedule is 8 hours a day during the day, and the department needs an employee to work a special event for 4 hours during the evening. The schedule may be changed to give the employee 4 hours of time off at another time during the same work week.