Employment Programs: Federal Work Study, Non-Work Study Can a student have a non-work study or a Federal work-study job at the same time? How do I know when a student over earns their Federal work-study award? How does a student get Federal work-study? How can a student tell if they have been awarded Federal work-study?
General Employment Questions Where do I get the forms I need to hire a student? How many hours may a student work per week? How do I terminate a student employee? What employment dates should I put on a returning student’s contract if I want them to work all year? What are the restrictions of hiring a transfer student who will only be here during the summer months? What’s an employment packet? How does my student request their Federal work-study employment packet? What’s the Quantity of Work formula? I want to hire students for the summer. Do they need to be enrolled in summer classes? What do I do when a student graduates and I want to continue their employment? Who monitors a student’s earnings? What do I need to do in order to give my student a pay raise? What happens if my student gets hurt on the job?
International Student Employees What kinds of identification do international students need to work on-campus? If a student presents a Work Authorization card, do they still need to show their visa? What is IRS form 8233?
Payroll Questions Is direct deposit available to students? How long does it normally take before my students will get paid? My student didn’t receive their W-2. What can s/he do? How does my student employee view their pay stub on Cougar Trail? My student employee would like to change the exemptions on their W-4. How do they do this?
Student Employee Training and Development What types of training are available for my student employees? On-Campus employers? Should we pay our students as they go through training?
