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Compliance & Campus Relations

The Human Resource Services Compliance and Campus Relations office works in conjunction with the Institutional Compliance Officer.

The establishment of The University of Texas at Austin Institutional Compliance Program is to assure that the University's operations consistently function within the appropriate regulatory boundaries. The boundaries include state and federal, UT Board of Regents' Rules and Regulations, University of Texas System and University of Texas at Austin Policies and Procedures. Human Resource Services plays a vital and important role in the overall Compliance Program by insuring that all human resource policies are in compliance with federal and state laws.
 

Purpose

The Human Resource Compliance Program is designed to:

• Comply with all federal and state laws, policies, and procedures related to Human Resources
• Implement programs to train staff on policies and procedures
• Monitor and track compliance initiatives
   

Compliance Initiatives

• Online Compliance Training System (CTS)[EID required]
• State of Texas Employee Exit Survey
• Federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
• The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9) [pdf]
• Family Medical Leave Act
• Compliance Posters
  Federal and State Laws require The University of Texas at Austin to post the following notices at our work sites. The University, if found to be in violation of these federal and state laws by willfully failing to post these notices, may be subject to criminal penalties as well as civil liability actions.
  • Texas Hazardous Communication Act (revised 1993)
  • Texas Health and Safety Code Section 502
  • Family Medical Leave Act 1993 (29 USC 2619(a), (b))
  • Federal Minimum Wage, Overtime and Child Labor (29 CFR 516.4)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity (29 CFR 1601.30(a), (b) )
  • Texas Workers Compensation Commission (Labor Law Section 406.005 (c))
  • Unemployment Compensation Act (Labor Law Chapter 208 Section 208.001)
  • Payday Law (Labor law Section 61.011, 61.012)

Campus Relations

• Employee Recognition Programs
  http://www.utexas.edu/staff/recognition.html



• Orange Santa
  http://www.utexas.edu/events/orangesanta/
  
  
• Longhorn Halloween
  http://www.utexas.edu/events/halloween/

Policies and Procedures

• Annual Request for Outside Employment
  • Policy: http://www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppm/h0991.html
  • Request Form [Provost Web site]: http://www.utexas.edu/provost/policies/outside_employment/
     
• Telecommuting Policy/Agreement (call 232-2444 for more information or assistance)
  • Policy: http://www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppm/07.E.01.html
  • Agreement Form [PDF; 86K]: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/PDF/telecommute.pdf
    
    
• University of Texas at Austin - Handbook of Operating Procedures and Policy Memoranda
  http://www.utexas.edu/policies/hoppm/
  
  
• University of Texas System
  http://www.utsystem.edu/