Exceptions must have prior written approval from the Office of Student Employment. The employer is encouraged to carefully monitor the student's earnings because excess earnings may jeopardize the student's other financial aid. If a student's earnings go beyond the work-study award, excess earnings will be charged to the employer's account. The Office of Student Employment will closely monitor overawards. Although there is an overaward tolerance when Stafford Loans are not involved, it will not be permissible for students to earn over their allocated awards.
Federal regulations permit payment of work-study students only for hours actually worked.
Students hired under miscellaneous employment do not have maximum earnings imposed. Student employees paid on an hourly rate who are required to work on any official University holiday shall be paid at the rate of time and one-half for the hours worked. Student employees paid an hourly rate, who are not required to work or cannot work because their department is closed on any official University holiday, are not paid for the holiday. The purpose of a job classification system is to recognize differences in job skills and job responsibilities and to establish a system of equitable pay for student employees. This new simplified system replaced the old 240 student job classifications and pay rates with 11 job families and one broad pay band.