HR News Updates | April 2020

For general inquires while we're providing services virtually online,

you can reach us Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at:

(818) 677-2101 or er @csun.edu

If you know the specific person you want to contact, you can find their email or phone number here.

For updated Human Resources procedures including new employee sign-in, orientation, etc., visit here or https://www.csun.edu/hr/virtual-hr.

Stay up to date with the latest news from campus and view Frequently Asked Questions by visiting CSUN's COVID-19 webpage.

Resources for Working Remotely & Safely can be found at:

• Telecommuting or Working Remotely

Resources for Instruction can be found at: 

• Teaching Through Disruption
• Keep Teaching

The CSU Fee Waiver Application Module is currently available to submit your application for the Fall 2020 semester. In order to ensure timely processing, please submit your application no later than April 24, 2020.  

For more information about your Fee Waiver benefits and eligibility, please visit the Fee Waiver & Reduction website.

For those administrative staff responsible for processing the appointment of Academic Personnel and Student Employees for Summer 2020, we encourage you to enroll in one of the following workshops that have been scheduled. Register for the appropriate workshop session through the CSUN Portal below.

Please Note: The CSU has implemented a hiring slow down effective immediately (due to both capacity to onboard at this time as well as current and future budget impacts resulting from the pandemic). All active and future searches will be placed on hold unless an exception is granted.

Summer 2020 Academic Personnel and Student Employee Processing Workshop

This workshop is intended for administrative personnel responsible for hiring and processing both Summer Academic Personnel and Student Employees for employment during Summer 2020.

Summer 2020 Processing Overview Webinar

This workshop is intended for administrative personnel responsible for processing the appointments of Academic Personnel and Student Employees in support of Summer 2020.  The focus of this session will be on hiring student employees.

Did you know you can estimate your future Social Security benefit online at http://www.ssa.gov/?

The Social Security Retirement Estimator produces estimates that are based on your actual Social Security benefits. You can also apply for Social Security, check the status of your online application, and complete many other transactions by visiting the Social Security Administration Website.

If you will be participating in the Faculty Early Retirement Program (FERP) beginning 2020-21 or are already enrolled, valuable information about your benefits and pay, while participating in the program, is available online. Please visit the Faculty Early Retirement Program and Your Benefits webpage.

Dependent Re-verification (DRV) is the process of re-verifying the eligibility of your spouse, domestic partner, children, stepchildren, and domestic partner children (family members) enrolled for state health and dental benefits. Government Code section 22843.1 mandates re-verifying the eligibility of your family members. Government Code section 22959 authorizes extending this review to your family members enrolled for dental benefits.

The eligibility of your family members will be re-verified once every three years. The re-verification period is based on your birth month. Employees born during the following months are required to re-verify family members during 2020: March, June, September, and December.

For those employees with birthdays in June, you do not need to send in the Dependent Eligibility Verification Affidavit mailed to you by CalPERS. As a sustainable and convenient alternative, you will receive an email from Adobe Sign. From that email, you can complete your required Dependent Eligibility  Verification Affidavit and attached the required documents.  Please complete and submit your required documents prior to June 1, 2020, in order for your dependent(s) to continue receiving health coverage and avoid cancellation on 7/1/2020.

For more information visit the following page: Health Care Dependent Re-Verification