Payroll Transition FAQ

Biweekly Payroll Transition Commonly Asked Questions

Please refer to the Reference Material Website for detailed instructions specific to your situation.

Your annual sick and vacation accruals will remain the same over a full year, though the accrual schedule will change to correspond to your new pay schedule.

Paying in arrears means you pay an employee for work they completed in the previous pay period. This is in contrast to current pay, which is when an employer pays an employee the last day of the workweek. Arrears payments are utilized for hourly employees to ensure all the hours worked are accurately captured and recorded.

Please refer to the Reference Material Website for detailed instructions specific to your situation.

Teachers are FLSA exempt, regardless of their annual/weekly salary, if their “primary duty is teaching, tutoring, instructing, or lecturing in the activity of imparting knowledge.” See DOL Fact Sheet #17D. Most faculty positions qualify as FLSA exempt under this “teaching exemption” and will not be affected by the changes.

To stay up-to-date on the status of these federal regulatory changes, check the Human Resources Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) page, where we will post additional information as soon as it becomes available.

Questions? Please email the Compensation Team at compensation@BGSU.edu.

Updated: 11/26/2024 01:59PM