HR A to Z List
HR topics A-to-Z (click letters to jump to alphabetical list of HR topics)
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A
- AD&D (Accidental Death and Dismemberment)
- Address Change, Action Items Checklist Page
- Address Change, Former Employees
- Administrative Leave Policy
- Administrative Leave Policy, FAQs
- Adoption Assistance Policy
- Adoption, Reimbursement Request Form
- Adoption, Action Item Checklist
- Aetna Claim Form
- Aetna website
- Affiliates (Vanderbilt Health Affiliated Network)
- Affirmative Action Policy
- Alternative Work Arrangement Policy
- Alternative Work Arrangement Form
- Annual Enrollment - see Open Enrollment
- Anti-Harassment Policy
- Applicant
- Attendance and Punctuality Policy
B
- Background/Background Check (Recruitment, Hiring and Onboarding Policy)
- Badge, see ID Cards
- Becoming a Leader, Workshop
- Beneficiaries: How to Designate and Allocate
- Benefit, Drug
- Benefit, Prescription
- Benefits Appeal Request
- Benefits, Department Contacts
- Benefits Eligibility, Dependent
- Benefits Eligibility, Employee
- Benefits Eligibility, Part-time employees
- Benefits, Enrollment
- Empyrean, see My VU Benefits
- Fidelity (FSA/HRA vendor), see Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
- Benefits Fiduciary Oversight Committee
- Benefits Overview and FAQs
- Benefits Information, contact Human Resources
- Benefits Information for New Staff, see Benefits Overview and FAQs
- Benefits Information for Returning Employees (Benefits Bridging)
- Benefits Office:
Walk-in Service: Baker Building, 10th Floor (110 21st Ave. S), Human Resources
Mailing Address:
Vanderbilt University Benefits Administration
PMB #407704
2301 Vanderbilt Place
Nashville, TN 37240-7704
- Benefits Orientation — Faculty
- Benefits Orientation — Staff
- Bereavement Leave (Administrative Leave Policy)
- Birth/Adoption/Legal Guardianship, also see Parental Leave
C
- C2HR (for historical viewing only)
- Campus SaVE Act Policy
- Card, ID
- Celebration, Employee, see Employee Appreciation
- Change, Add Dependent SSN
- Change, Beneficiaries
- Change, Benefits (Family Status Change)
- Change, Workshops Related to
- Change, Name (Personal Information Change Form)
- Check Replacement Request
- Child & Family Center
- CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)
- Civility, Workplace Civility Workshop
- Class, see Workshops
- Coaching
- Coaching and Developing Staff Workshop
- COBRA
- Commodore Card
- Compensation
- Compliance
- Concur
- Conflict of Interest
- Contact, Vendors, Carriers and Providers
- Contact, Human Resources; also see Human Resources
- Continuation of Coverage (See COBRA)
- Co-insurance / co-pay, find definition on Glossary of health plan terms
- Credit Union
D
- Death, AD&D (Accidental Death and Dismemberment)
- Death of a Covered Dependent
- Death of a Vanderbilt Employee
- Definitions: Uniform Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms
- Dependent Tuition Assistance Policy
- Dental Insurance
- Dependent, Add SSN in MyVU Benefits
- Dependent, Benefits Eligibility
- Dependent Day Care; see FSA (Flexible Spending Account)
- Description, Job
- Dining, on campus
- Direct Deposit
- Direct Deposit Form
- Direct Deposit Policy
- Disability Insurance, Short-Term Disability
- Disability Insurance, Long-Term Disability
- Dispute Resolution Policy
- Divorce or Legal Separation
- Drug Benefit, see Prescription Drug Benefit
- Drug, Specialty
- Drugs and Alcohol Policy
E
- E&E, EOA, see Equity & Engagement (Equal Access)
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
- ePAC (Electronic Personnel Action Change) (See SkyVU )
- ETO, Exempt Time Off Reporting (See SkyVU)
- E-Timesheet (See SkyVU )
- Education Assistance Policy, Dependent (also see Tuition)
- Education Assistance Policy, Employee (also see Tuition)
- Electronic Communications Policy
- Eligibility (Benefits), Dependent
- Eligibility (Benefits), Employee
- Eligibility (Benefits), Part-time Employees
- Eligibility, Retirement Plan
- Email, Policy
- Emergency Preparedness Policy
- Employee Appreciation
- Employee Discount
- Employee Request to Review Personnel File Form
- Employee Review of Personnel File Policy
- HR main line/reception
- End of Employment, Action Items Checklist
- End of Employment Policy
- Employment
- Employment Laws
- Enrollment for Benefits
- Enrollment for Retirement
- Equity & Engagement (Equal Access)
- Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy
- Events, Employee Appreciation
- Evidence of Coverage Booklets
- Exempt
F
- Faculty Manual
- Faculty Pay
- False Claims and Whistleblower Protection
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Policy
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Information and Contacts
- Family Status Change Request
- FAQs, Benefits
- Federal Notices
- Fidelity
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
- Form 1095-C
- Forms
-
Formulary, Prescription Drug List; also see Prescription
- Full-time
G
H
- Health and Wellness Website
- Health Care Plan
- Health Insurance, Continuation after Separation, see COBRA
- Help Desk, see Human Resources
- Highly Compensated, information regarding:
-
Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Hiring Process
- Holiday Timekeeping
- Holiday Calendar
- Holiday Pay
- Holiday Schedule
- Hours, see Hours of Work Policy
- Hours of Work Policy
- How to read your W-2
- HR Consultants
- HR Policies
I
- ID Cards
- Independent Contractor
- Insurance, AD&D (Accidental Death & Dismemberment)
- Insurance, Dental
- Insurance, Health
- Insurance, Life
- Insurance, Long-Term Disability
- Insurance, Medical
- Insurance, Short-Term Disability
- Insurance, Supplemental Life, How to Change Coverage
- Insurance, Vision
- International Tax Office
- Investment Companies, Retirement Plan
J
- Jobs, see Job Description Database
- Job Description
- Job Search Database
- Jury Duty, Leave of Absence (Administrative Leave Policy)
K
- Kronos (See SkyVU )
L
- Lactation Break Locations
- Layoff Leave, Temporary (Administrative Leave Policy)
- Layoff, see Reduction in Force Policy
- Leader Central
- Learning
- Leave Policies for Postdocs
- Leave of Absence, also see Policies
- Leave of Absence, Administrative (Administrative Leave Policy)
- Leave of Absence, Bereavement (Administrative Leave Policy)
- Leave of Absence, Legacy Sick Time Policy
- Leave of Absence, FMLA
- Leave of Absence, Jury Duty (Administrative Leave Policy)
- Leave of Absence, Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Leave of Absence Policy, Military
- Leave of Absence Policy, Non-FMLA and Personal
- Leave of Absence, Parental Leave
- Leave of Absence, Temporary Layoff (Administrative Leave Policy)
- Leave of Absence, Short-Term Disability
- Leaving Vanderbilt, End of Employment Policy
- Leaving Vanderbilt, Action Items Checklist
- Legacy Sick Time
- Life Event, see Family Status Changes
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Loss of Spouse Insurance
M
- Mandatory Retirement Contributions, see Retirement
- Mail Services
- Map, Campus
- Marriage
- Manual, Faculty
- Maternity Leave, see Parental Leave
- Medical Care, see Health Care Plan
- Medical Insurance, see Health Insurance
- Medical Leave of Absence, see FMLA
- Medicare
- MetLife, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- MetLife, Life Insurance
- MetLife, Disability
- Military Leave of Absence Policy
- Misconduct in Research (in Faculty Manual)
- My VU Benefits
N
- Name Change, Personal Information Change Form
- NetBenefits, Fidelity
- New Employee Benefits Information
- New Employee Toolbox
- New Faculty Benefits Orientation
- New Hire Quick List
- New Leader Orientation
- Non-FMLA Medical and Personal Leave of Absence Policy
O
- Occupational Health Clinic
- Open Enrollment
- Oracle Cloud
- Orientation
- Orientation, Benefits — Faculty, University
- Orientation, Benefits — Staff
- Orientation Period
- Out-of-network, find definition on Glossary of health plan terms
- Out-of-pocket limit, find definition on Glossary of health plan terms
P
- PAF (Personnel Action Form)
- Paid Time Off, see PTO Policy
- Parental Leave
- Parental Leave, Birth/Adoption/Legal Guardianship
- Parental Leave, FMLA
- Parental Leave, Policy
- Parking
- Part-time
- Part-time Benefits / Partially Benefits-Eligible
- Pay Calendar
- Pay Grades (Compensation Policy)
- Paycard Application
- Payroll (Contacts)
- Payroll Check Distribution Form
- Payment Correction Request
- Payment Correction Request Instructions
- Performance Accountability and Commitment Policy
- Personal Information Change form
- Pet Insurance
- Pharmacy Benefit
- Policies, HR
- Position Description Questionnaire
- Prescription Drug Benefit
- Preventive Care Program
- Probationary Period
- Progressive Discipline Policy
- Protection of Minors
- PTO (Paid Time Off) Information
- PTO (Paid Time Off) Policy
Q
R
- Rec Center
- Reclassification (Compensation Policy)
- Recognition
- Recruitment, Hiring and Onboarding Policy
- Reduction in Force Policy
- Rehire (Recruitment, Hiring and Onboarding Policy), also see Benefits Information for Returning Employees
- Register for Workshops
- Relationships in the Workplace Policy
- Reporting Taxable Items
- Required Federal Notices
- Requisitions (Jobs)
- Resignation, see End of Employment Policy
- Retirement, Investment Companies
- Retirement, Investment Limits
- Retirement Plan
- Retirement Plan, Rollovers from Your Previous Plan
- Retirement Plan Summary Plan Description
- Retirement Plan, Withdrawals and Distributions
- Retiring from Vanderbilt
- Return to Work Program (Work-Related Accident and Return to Work Policy)
- Roth 403(b)
S
- Salary
- Separation, see Divorce
- Separation of Service, see End of Employment Policy
- Service Delivery Team, see HR Consulting
- Shift
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Sick Time, see Legacy Sick Time Policy
- SkyVU Website
- Smoking Cessation Program
- Smoking, Tobacco and e-Cigarettes Policy
- Social Media Handbook
- Social Security Website
- Solicitation Policy
- Special Enrollment Rights under CHIPRA
- Specialty Drugs
- Spending Account, Flexible
- Substance Abuse Policy
- Summary Annual Reports
- Summary of Benefits and Coverage
- Summary Plan Descriptions
- Supplemental Life Insurance, see Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance, How to Change Coverage
- Systems, HR
T
- Temporary Positions
- Term/Term Positions
- Terms: Uniform Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms
- Terms, Retirement Glossary
- Termination, see End of Employment Policy
- Termination of Benefits, see COBRA
- TIAA, see Retirement Investment Companies
- Tickets, Discounts on
- Time Off, All Policies
- Time Off, PTO Policy
- Time Off, PTO Information
- Tobacco Cessation Program
- Transfer Policy
- Travel
- Traveling with Vanderbilt Health Care
- Travel Assistance (MetLife)
- Tuition Assistance Policy, Dependent
- Tuition Assistance, Dependent, FAQs
- Tuition Assistance Policy, Employee/Spouse
- Tuition Assistance, Employee/Spouse, FAQs
- Tuition, Employee Listserv
- Tuition, Faculty Manual
- Tuition, How to determine if course is job related
U
- Uniform Glossary of Health Coverage and Medical Terms
- Unpaid Leave of Absence
- Update, Beneficiaries
- Unemployment Compensation
- Update, Benefit Elections, see Family Status Change
- Update, Retirement Contributions
- Update, Supplemental Life Insurance
- USAC, University Staff Advisory Council
V
- Vacation Time, See PTO Policy
- Vanderbilt Performance Evaluation System (VPES)
- VU Identity (formerly AccessVU)
- Vision Plan
- Voluntary Contributions, see Retirement Plan
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