MEMORANDUM                                                                                            TO:                 ALL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS & RCUH EMPLOYEES   FROM:           Nelson Sakamoto                         Director of Human Resources   SUBJECT:   March 11, 2011 Work Schedules   Principal Investigators should inform his/her employees on their work status/schedule for March 11, 2011.  Each project has different circumstances which will govern your decision.  For further guidance, please refer to … Continue reading “Work Schedules for March 11, 2011”

Each year Principal Investigators have the opportunity to nominate and recognize their RCUH employee who has made demonstrable, significant and outstanding contributions to their project during the previous year.  On February 25, 2011, a luncheon was held to honor the nominees and to announce the first and second place winners for 2010.    Please join … Continue reading “2010 OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR – 1st, 2nd PLACE WINNERS”

Volume 14 Issue 2 February 22, 2011     4 MONTHS LEFT… …to utilize your current Flexible Spending Plan Accounts (Medical Expense Reimbursement & Dependent Care Expense Accounts).  The end of the current Flexible Spending Plan Year is quickly approaching (June 30, 2011).  Services must be incurred during the plan year ending June 30, 2011.   … Continue reading “THE RESOURCE – HR NEWSLETTER”

MEMORANDUM                                 TO:                 All Principal Investigators   FROM:            Nelson Sakamoto                         RCUH Director of Human Resources   SUBJECT:     ITAR/EAR Guidelines for H1-B and O-1 Visa Compliance     Effective February 20, 2011, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requires employers to use the revised I-129 Petition for a Nonimmigrant Worker form when petitioning … Continue reading “New H1-B/O-1 Export Compliance Form for Compliance with ITAR/EAR Regulations”

  TO:  Principal Investigators and Fiscal Officers Effective 1/01/11, President Obama’s Tax Relief Act of 2010 went into effect lowering the employee’s  Social Security rate from 6.2% to 4.2%.  The employer’s Social Security rate remained the same at 6.2%, as well as the Medicare taxes at 1.45% for both the employee and employer. Unfortunately, the … Continue reading “Incorrect FICA Taxes to Project Accounts”