Human Resources Compliance | Office of Compliance | BYU-Idaho

# Human Resources Compliance

Human Resources oversees state and federal employment-related compliance requirements.

## Human Resources Compliance Areas

BYU-Idaho's Human Resources department oversees many apsects of faculty, staff, and student employment. These responsibilities include hiring, compensation, benefits, employee relations, and training.

Human Resources understands and meets employment-related compliance requirements mandated by state and federal laws. Compliance areas include:

- Accommodations of persons with disabilities
- Equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination requirements
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Federal Drug-Free Workplace requirements
- International employee issues (eligibility, visa restrictions)
- Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
- HIPAA
- FERPA

Among the most extensive compliance categories that Human Resources handles is nondiscrimination.* BYU-Idaho is committed to a nondiscrimination policy regarding recruitment, employment, benefits, termination, and educational opportunities and programs. Through compliance with these requirements, BYU-Idaho provides a safe, equal, and accessible workplace to potential and current employees of the university.

*BYU-Idaho is an equal opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, age, color, sex, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. As an educational institution affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU-Idaho prefers to hire qualified members of the Church in good standing as authorized under Title 41 CFR § 60-1.5 (a)(6).

People

Human Resources 
Human Resources Director 
HR Compensation Administrator 
HR Training & Development Administrator 
Benefits Coordinator 
HR Employee Relations Specialist 
Title IX Coordinator

Requirements

Affordable Care Act (ACA) 
Age Discrimination in Employment Act 
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Amendments 
Cafeteria Plan Regulations 
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) Health Insurance 
Consumer Credit Protection Act 
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 
Equal Opportunity (Executive Order No. 11246) 
Equal Pay Act (EPA) 
Notification of Employee Rights under Federal Labor Laws (Executive Order No. 13,496) 
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) 
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) 
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) 
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) 
Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act (HIRE) 
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act 
Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 
Pension Protection Act (PPA) 
Pregnancy Discrimination Act 
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act 
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act 
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) 
Veterans Employment Opportunities Act 
Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) 
Volunteer Protection Act 
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)