Human Resources
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April 22, 2019
U-M health plans to expand coverage for transgender members
U-M health plan members who are transgender will soon have coverage for additional medical procedures, certain facial feminization surgeries, Adam’s apple reduction and facial hair removal.
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April 8, 2019
U-M health plans to continue IVF coverage after successful pilot
All U-M health plans will continue to cover in vitro fertilization, following a three-year pilot program. Additionally, modest coverage expansions have been implemented retroactively to Jan. 1, 2019.
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April 1, 2019
Search underway for next U-M chief human resources officer
An advisory committee has been named in the search for an associate vice president for human resources to succeed Laurita Thomas, who plans to retire later this year.
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April 1, 2019
Sick time and PTO policies expanded to allow new uses
Recent legislation has expanded the university’s sick time and paid time off policies to cover uses that were not previously identified under university policies.
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March 1, 2019
Voices of the Staff seeks members to enhance employee experience
Voices of the Staff, a volunteer-based program that gives staff members a forum for sharing ideas and defining the campus community issues that matter most, is accepting applications.
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March 1, 2019
Nominations sought for departments that reduce ergonomic risks
U-M faculty or staff can submit nominations for the annual MHealthy Ergonomics Awards for Departments honoring departments and units that have reduced ergonomic risk factors.
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February 28, 2019
Search begins for next head of Academic Human Resources
A search advisory committee has been named to assist in the selection of the next associate vice provost and senior director of academic human resources.
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February 18, 2019
Policy prohibits faculty, others from romantic relationships with learners
U-M faculty members are prohibited from having romantic or sexual relationships with undergraduate students following significant revisions to the faculty-student relationships policy.
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February 14, 2019
Town hall focuses on university’s new felony disclosure policy
University faculty, students and community members gathered Wednesday to discuss a new university policy requiring employees to disclose felony charges or convictions.
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February 4, 2019
New university policy requires disclosure of felonies
Under a new university policy, faculty, staff, student employees, volunteers and visiting scholars are required to provide notification if they are charged with or convicted of a felony crime.
