Effective May 7, 2013, employers are required by the Department of Homeland Security to use the updated Form I-9 for all hires. The new form can be found here.

Key changes to the Form I-9 include: 

• The form is now 2 pages. The first page is Section 1 (completed by the employee) and the second page is Section 2 (completed by the employer).
• In Section 1, there are now fields for telephone number and e-mail address. These fields are optional.
  • As a reminder, since DePaul University does not participate in the E-verify program, Social Security Number is optional as well.
• The Citizenship or Immigration Status section in Section 1 has been expanded.
  • For employees on a F-1/J-1 or H-1B visa, they will be required to:
    • provide the date they are authorized to work until
    • provide their Form I-94 number and their foreign passport number and country of issuance.
  • For employees with an EAD/EAC (Employment Authorization Card/Document), they can provide their
    • expiration date on the card and
    • Alien Registration Number (A#).
• In Section 2, List A has been expanded to three unique document sections. This primarily impacts employees on a F-1 or J-1 visas.
  • For F-1/J-1 visas, All three document sections will need to be completed for:
    • Foreign Passport
    • Form I-94
    • I-20 (F-1) or DS-2019 (J-1) NOTE: the document number for the DS-2019 and I-20 is referred to as SEVIS Number.

Please contact HR Central (312/362-7505) or Christina Kallenborn (312/362-6854) with any questions pertaining to Employment Eligibility Form (Form I-9).

On March 4, 2013, DePaul introduced changes to the core investment options for the DePaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan.  These changes will be effective in April 2013, and are summarized below.  Please click here for the notice that was sent to all eligible employees and participants in the Plan: 403(b) Plan Fund Change Notice - Effective April 2013

Summary of the Changes:

Recently, DePaul University completed a fund analysis of the current investment line-up within the Plan.  Based on this review, DePaul is electing to make the following changes to those options in an effort to maintain the best possible employee retirement benefit program: 

1. Adding the Vanguard Target Retirement funds as investment options within the core line-up effective April 1, 2013, and as the Plan’s Qualified Default Investment Alternative for participants who fail to make an investment election with respect to their Plan contributions effective April 30, 2013;

2. Removing the Manning and Napier PB Moderate I fund from the Plan’s core line-up effective April 30, 2013 and replacing it with the Vanguard Target Retirement funds; and

3. Merging the Invesco International Growth A and the MFS International Growth R4 funds into the Harbor International Instl fund effective April 30, 2013. 

For more details on these changes, and for additional information about the funds listed above, please review the full notice that was sent to all active employees and plan participants: Please click here

Contact Information:
Fidelity:  www.fidelity.com/atwork or (800) 343-0860
Fidelity Representatives are available by phone Mon-Fri 7am-11pm CT.

TIAA-CREF:  www.tiaa-cref.org or (800) 842-2776
TIAA-CREF Representatives are available by phone Mon-Fri 7am-9pm, Sat 8am-5pm CT.

To request a hard copy version of the full notice, contact Human Resources (HR) at 403bRetirement@depaul.edu or 312-362-8500.  Complete details about the plan, and contact information for any questions or election changes, are available on the HR website:  https://hr.depaul.edu/Benefits/403/index.html.

To All DePaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan Participants:

 As part of ongoing efforts to reduce plan costs on behalf of participants, the university’s 403(b) Investment and Plan Administration Committee has secured the rebate to plan participants of certain fees collected by Fidelity and TIAA-CREF.  The amounts collected by Fidelity and TIAA-CREF are used to provide services to the Plan and its DePaul participants, and any excess amounts collected will now be distributed to plan participant accounts.  Rebates vary by provider (Fidelity and TIAA-CREF) and by participant account balance.  While these rebate amounts are not large, in some cases just a few dollars, the 403(b) Committee believes they are indicative of its and the university’s ongoing efforts on behalf of the Plan and its participants.  Such rebates will appear in December on participant accounts as ”Revenue Credit” for Fidelity accounts and ”Plan Servicing Credit” for TIAA-CREF accounts.

 Full details about the 403(b) Retirement Plan are available on the Human Resources website:  https://hr.depaul.edu/Benefits/403/index.html.

All benefits-eligible faculty and staff have access to the Bright Horizons Back Up Care Advantage Program. Details of the temporary back up care program are available under the Work-Life web page Caring for Family. 

The program was recently featured on Newsline online.

Questions about the program can be directed to a Bright Horizons care consultant at 877-BH-CARES (877-242-2737). 

All benefits-eligible faculty and staff will be invited to participate in our 2012 survey effort.  The survey aims to:

·         Assess the current work-life policies and practices at the university

·         Measure DePaul’s progress since the first survey in 2007

·         Develop recommendations to guide the work-life strategy

Questions about the survey can be directed to Julie Nuter at jnuter@depaul.edu. 

In August 2012, the office of Human Resources (HR) provided all employees with the required notices regarding fees and expenses in the DePaul University 403(b) Retirement Plan. These notices are intended to enable participants to better understand their current investment costs and provide an opportunity to review the merits of each of our plan vendors. Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF.

Click here for the announcement email from HR.

Click here for the Fidelity Investment notice.

Click here for the TIAA-CREF notice.

For additional details about the 403(b) plan, visit https://hr.depaul.edu/Benefits/403/index.html.

As part of an ongoing program to promote the health, safety, and productivity of DePaul’s faculty and staff, the university has launched its Staying Health Campaign.  This website will provide information and resources for making health-related decisions to improve overall well-being in order to support your families, the university’s mission and values, and to help enrich the entire community.

Click here for more information.

DePaul University will host a day-long learning event on Friday, June 10, 2011 for leaders, managers, innovators, facilitators and anyone interested in advancing innovation in their organization or community.
 “Catalyst for Innovation:  A Group Facilitation Symposium,” features interactive sessions and workshops that increase participants’ knowledge and ability to facilitate change, creativity, and engagement. 

To view a complete list of Session Titles and Descriptions, click here.
To review the bios of the Presenters, click here.
To see the other Organizations that are Sponsoring this event, click here.
To Register, click here.

The 2010 HR Service Survey is now complete! After tallying a total of 143 responses (30% response rate) from faculty and staff with management responsibilities, the results were analyzed for HR service strengths and areas for improvement. In light of the results, existing HR objectives were reviewed and additional action plans were created to continue improving overall service to the university. The final presentation has been posted for your information. Contact Julie Nuter at jnuter@depaul.edu or Gary Miller at gmille11@depaul.edu for additional information.

View the report

Effective July 1, 2010, DePaul University offers benefits eligible employees (both full-time and part-time) the Bright Horizons Back-Up Care Advantage Program.  The service provides back-up care for children and adults.

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