As required by a new Californial law, COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Leave (COVID-19 SPL) provides up to a maximum of 80 hours of supplemental leave for absences due to certain qualifying COVID-19-related reasons.  The university provides COVID-19 SPL to eligible employees…

To support the health of our community, and in compliance with the newly updated shelter-in-place orders issued by our local counties, Stanford has adopted additional protocols around the wearing of face coverings at Stanford locations. Read about the updated…

Public Health requirements issued by the State of California call for colleges and universities to “limit, to the greatest extent permitted by law, external community members from entering the site (campus grounds) and using campus resources, as the number…

No, quarantine pay can only be used when you, the employee, are exposed to COVID-19. However, you may be eligible for caregiving pay or use vacation/PTO/floating holiday, or take an unpaid leave of absence. If your child is sick,…

The university has established COVID-19 testing requirements for graduate and professional school students. The requirements apply to 1) new graduate and professional students living on-campus or in off-campus subsidized housing and 2) to graduate and professional students returning to on-campus…

We recognize returning to the workplace may be a concern for some employees. The health and safety of our community is our top priority. In following guidance from Santa Clara County Public Health, the university is implementing new protocols and…

To support employees during this period of uncertainty, the university has created new interim policies, effective September 1 through December 21, 2020. The new policies include: Caregiving pay for those who need to provide child and elder care …

After much consideration and careful planning, this year’s budgetary challenges have unfortunately resulted in 208 permanent layoffs. They have also required 30 temporary layoffs (furloughs).  Units across the university were able to avoid even greater workforce reductions by permanently eliminating…

While we cannot predict with certainty, if the pandemic continues to worsen or if plans change for the fall academic quarter, there could be additional impacts on our operations and revenue streams. These impacts could lead to additional permanent or…

Employees may be eligible for severance pay based on their years of benefits-eligible service. For more information on severance pay eligibility, see Administrative Guide Memo 2.1.17: Layoffs. …