Human Resource Services

Students, employees and visitors no longer have to attest to their current health status as part of an easing of the University’s COVID‑19 protocols.

All employees must declare themselves fully vaccinated in order to forgo face masks and physical distancing while at a WSU location.

The new policy, effective Thursday, follows the latest guidance from Gov. Jay Inslee, the Department of Labor and Industries and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Newly available employee testing, leave options and plans for the Spring 2021 semester were among the topics discussed.

The university is encouraging all Pullman employees who regularly work on campus to get tested.

The university is cooperating with health authorities statewide to facilitate contact tracing to help identify members of the WSU community who were in close contact with a confirmed case of COVID‑19.

Through the duration of Phases 2 and 3 of the state’s Safe Start Washington plan, WSU employees who can telework without hampering essential operations should continue to do so.

The first payday of 2020 is coming up, but keep in mind it’s for work performed during the last half of December. The new pay rates that took effect Jan. 1 will be reflected in January’s second paycheck.

This training will feature Robin Blanchard, a national presenter on servant leadership, discussing what servant leadership it, how to practice it and how well it works.

By Niki Jones, Human Resource Services PULLMAN, Wash. – WSU employees can now participate in a pre-tax commuter benefit program to address commuter, parking and vanpool expenses.