LSU Health Sciences Center Human Resource Management
 


Other Benefits

LSU Health Sciences Center's employees can also enjoy other benefits as offered by the services located within the Health Sciences Center.  These benefits include the Credit Union, direct deposit, savings bonds and pre-tax parking offered through payroll, the Eye Center, Faculty Dental Practice, START, employee educational privileges, student travel accident insurance, and many other discounts.  For more information on any of these benefits, please click on the appropriate links. 

Savings Bond Credit Union Direct Deposit
Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance & Revenue Program (START) Faculty Dental Practice LSU Eye Center
Employee Educational Privileges Student Travel Accident Insurance Pre-Tax Parking
Discounts Wellness Center  

 

 

Credit Union

Employees are eligible to participate in the Campus Federal Credit Union.  Campus Federal is a full service credit union offering a wide range of services.  Interested employees must set up their account through the credit union.

  • Baton Rouge - (225) 388-8841
  • New Orleans - (504) 568-8425
  • Shreveport  -   (318) 675-5395

 

 

 

Direct Deposit

Participation in the Direct Deposit program is MANDATORY.  All employees must complete the Direct Deposit Authorization form immediately upon hire.  A voided check must accompany the Authorization form - deposit slips are not acceptable when setting up a checking account. 

LSUHSC will direct deposit to any bank or credit union that participates in the ACH program.  Employees may set up a maximum of one checking and one savings account.  

It takes about 10 days to set up and pre-note the account, so your first payment may be a check.  The date your deposit is credited to your account is determined by your financial institution.

Pay Dates

Unclassified Faculty and Staff are paid monthly, on the last working day of the month except the month of December.  December paychecks are released on the first working day of the new year and those wages are taxable in the year in which they are received.

Classified Staff (Civil Service) are paid bi-weekly, every other Friday.  Pay stubs are distributed by your department.  The Payroll Department does not mail paycheck/stubs; any requests to mail paychecks/stubs are handled by your Department/Business Unit.

 

 

Educational Privileges

Full-time (100%) non-academic and other academic (excluding faculty) employees, who have been employed at least one year in a full-time, permanent position and with approval from their department head or supervisor, may register for job-related undergraduate or graduate courses at any LSU System campus for up to 6 hours per semester ( with only 3 preferred hours for Summer sessions) and receive full tuition exemption. Only three clock hours per week of the approved job-related courses may be taken during work time without charge to annual leave. Continued participation in this tuition exemption program will be based on making satisfactory progress as determined by the employee's supervisor. Satisfactory progress shall generally be interpreted to include completion of the course with a passing grade.

Full-time (100%) nonacademic and other academic (excluding faculty) employees, during their first year of employment and with approval from their supervisors, may register, at their own expense, for a job-related course and be allowed to take the course during work time for no more than three clock hours per week.
 

(Please note that the provisions of this policy do not apply to specialized, self-supported educational programs such as the Executive MBA Program. Employees should consult with the Chief Academic Officer on their campus to determine if they are eligible for educational privileges.)

Part-time employees are not eligible for the above educational benefits.


Professional staff/administrators who do not hold positions where there is a potential for conflict of interest will be permitted to pursue a doctorate; those in positions where a conflict of interest could exist will continue to be ineligible.

Members of the instructional, research, and extension staff on full-time regular academic appointment at the rank of Instructor (or equivalent) or above, and full-time unclassified administrative and professional employees, who have completed three (3) consecutive years of service, may petition for a leave of absence with part pay for not more than one (1) year of study which will culminate in the receipt of an advanced degree within 5 years.

Full-time academic employees at the rank of Instructor (or equivalent) or above, who have completed six (6) continuous years of service on the campus without having received leave with pay, may petition for sabbatical leave for study and research, the object of which is to enable them to increase their professional efficiency and usefulness to the University.

For more information, please see the LSU System's Permanent Memorandum # 12, or click here - PM 12.

 

 

 

Faculty Dental Practice

Dental School faculty extend a 10% discount to all employees of the LSUHSC- New Orleans Campus.

 

 

LSU Eye Center

The LSU Eye Center provides discounts to employees, their spouses and children for designated services.  For information on discounts, contact the Clinic Manager at (504) 412-1200 ext. 1346.

 

 

 

Louisiana Student Tuition Assistance And Revenue Program

The START Program offers individuals the opportunity to establish Education Assistance Accounts (EAA) to which the state will apply and annual grant/contribution referred to as a Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG).  Employees may participate through payroll deduction or via direct payment.  Individuals interested in this program must contact the START Program office by calling (225) 922-1012 or 1-800-259-5626.

For more information, please click here.

 

 

Savings Bond

Participation in the Savings Bond program is available through payroll deduction.  To enroll, please contact the Payroll Office at (504) 568-4826.

 

 

Pre-Tax Parking

New Orleans - Downtown Campus

The LSU Health Sciences Center has implemented a qualified parking plan whereby parking fees are deducted on a pre-tax basis.

All employees who sign-up with the parking office will automatically be enrolled in the pre-tax parking program.

Participation in the program results in less taxable income to employees which may increase your take-home pay.

There are no negative consequences to participating in the program.  However, employees wishing to do so may opt out of the tax sheltered parking program by sending written notice to the Benefits or Payroll Office.

Any questions concerning the pre-tax parking plan should be directed to the Benefits office at 504-568-7378.

 

 

Discounts

Cox Cable High Speed Internet Services - New Orleans Region

Faculty, staff and students who are at least 50% effort or above can receive a special rate on high speed internet services - $28.95/month with a free fast connect. 

For plan information and sign up, go to the LSUHSC home page, www.lsuhsc.edu/no

  1. In the upper right hand (under the picture of the Super Dome) click the down arrow next to Quick Links.  Select Intranet.

  2. This will bring you to the Welcome to the Intranet Page.  In the right hand column, click on the Employee, Faculty, Staff and Student Services.

  3. On the far left hand side of the Welcome to the Employee, Faculty, Staff and Student Services Page click on the first heading, Cox Internet Offer.  Near the center of the page, highlighted in red, is the link to sign up for the service.  Existing Cox customers are eligible for the discounted rate.

Sign up is available only through our website - you are not to go directly through Cox to sign up for the discounted service. 

Contact the LSUHSC help desk at (504) 568-help(4357) if you have difficulty logging onto the Intranet.

 

Sprint

21% off regular price for LSUHSC employees and students.  Existing Sprint customers are eligible; new service agreement not required.  Contact Mark Bernard at (504) 236-7288 for assistance.  Special promotions run at various times of the year - check with Mark for details.

 

La Petite Developmental School

25% - 35% discount.  Day Care/Summer Camp for children 6 weeks to school age.

1608 Hesiod Street, Metairie, LA 70005, (504) 833-1327, Colleen Ulfers, Director (Two blocks off Bonnabel betweeen Metairie Rd & I-10)

 

1st Lake Properties - Rental Communities

Metairie, River Ridge, Kenner, Baton Rouge, Mandeville, Slidell, and Picayune,MS.  61 locations and over 8,000 apartments throughout their network.  (504) 455-5059

www.1stlake.com

Rentals@1st-lake.com

 

 

Wellness Center

With state of the art equipment and a clean facility, the Wellness Center is available without cost or fees to faculty, students and staff.    For more information, please visit the website at http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/administration/wellness/