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Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month

August 11, 2025 by Deidre Mings

Supporting Parents at Missouri State University August is National Breastfeeding Month, a time to recognize and support breastfeeding as a vital part of maternal and infant health. Led by the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee, this campaign emphasizes equity, access, and the role of communities and workplaces in helping families reach their breastfeeding goals. At Missouri State … [Read more...] about Celebrating National Breastfeeding Month

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Featured Tagged With: Breastfeeding, EAP, employee wellness, FLSA, Full and Part-Time employees, Lactation, Mercy, PUMP Act, wellness

Reporting leave for Nov. 16-30, 2016

December 8, 2016 by Lyn McKenzie

Employees whose jobs were to become classified as Professional Nonexempt submitted their exempt leave report for November around Nov. 15. Leave taken from Nov. 16-30 needs to be reported to Human Resources by other means: Please check the leave you reported on your Nov. 16–Dec. 15 timesheet by Dec. 8, Print this calendar and enter the type of leave used and number of … [Read more...] about Reporting leave for Nov. 16-30, 2016

Filed Under: Employee Relations Tagged With: FLSA

FLSA implementation partially suspended

December 8, 2016 by Lyn McKenzie

On Nov. 22, a federal judge issued a temporary injunction halting the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rule that was scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1. It has created significant regulatory uncertainty across the country. Read more background information. The university has decided to suspend implementation of a portion of FLSA-related changes until resolution of this … [Read more...] about FLSA implementation partially suspended

Filed Under: Compensation and information management Tagged With: FLSA

FLSA implementation details

September 30, 2016 by Lyn McKenzie

Historic Quad

Today, Missouri State employees who are affected by the latest rule of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) have been meeting with their managers to discuss resulting changes to their employment category. The following information provides a high-level perspective of FLSA and the steps Missouri State is taking to ensure the university is in compliance.   Historical … [Read more...] about FLSA implementation details

Filed Under: Compensation and information management Tagged With: exempt, FLSA, non-exempt, overtime

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