STUDENT
Minimum Enrolled Credit Hours (If credit hours go below minimum, then individual loses student status and is paid as a non-student.)
| Fall/Spring
Semester |
Summer
Semester |
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| Undergraduate | 6 | 3 | |
| Graduate Assistant | 5 | 3 |
Student Earnings Types
| SHR | Student Hourly | |
| SHO | Student Hourly Overtime | |
| SPW | Student Piece Work | |
| SSB | Student Standby |
| Job Class Employee Type Code = U Undergraduate | ||
| Title Codes 9NNN | ||
| Subject to Worker’s Compensation | 07-DG | |
| R/T RA/TA Regular Earnings | ||
| Job Class Employee Type Code = G Graduate | ||
| Title Codes 9NNN | ||
| Subject to Worker’s Compensation | 07-DG | |
| Usually subject to Graduate Health Insurance | 07-MC | |
| If Title Code is 9903, may be subject to
Qualified Tuition Remission |
07-QT |
NON-STUDENT
- Non-student temporary employees are limited to 1,050 hours of employment in any twelve (12) consecutive month period (WAC 251-01-415). Refer to BPPM 60.26.
- If non-student employee has worked 70 or more hours for any five months in the past twelve calendar months, the employee’s pay is eligible for Department of Retirement PERS (or in rare cases, TRS) coverage effective the beginning of the sixth month. There is no offsetting allocation from the benefits pool – the department pays the employer cost.
Non-student Earnings Types
| HRY | Hourly | |
| HRO | Hourly Overtime | |
| HPW | Hourly Piece Work | |
| PWD | Piece Work |
| Job Class Employee Type Code = H Hourly | ||
| Title Codes 8NNN | ||
| Subject to: Worker’s Compensation | 07-DG | |
| Unemployment Compensation | 07-MA | |
| OASI | 07-DA | |
| Medicare | 07-DK | |
Non-student Earnings Types Eligible for PERS Retirement Coverage
| HRP | Hourly Non-student Eligible for PERS Coverage | |
| HOP | Hourly Non-student Overtime Eligible for PERS Coverage | |
| HPP | Hourly Non-student Piece Worker Eligible for PERS Coverage |
| Job Class Employee Type Code = H Hourly | ||
| Title Codes 8NNN | ||
| Subject to: Worker’s Compensation | 07-DG | |
| Unemployment Compensation | 07-MA | |
| OASI | 07-DA | |
| Medicare | 07-DK | |
| Retirement (one of the following): | ||
| PERS Plan I | 07-HE | |
| PERS Plan II | 07-HF | |
| TRS I | 07-HH | |
| TRS II | 07-HJ | |
- If a non-student employee has worked six consecutive months at half-time or greater, the employee’s pay is eligible for employer-paid state health benefits the beginning of the seventh month. There is no off-setting allocation from the benefits pool – the department pays the employer cost.
Non-student Earnings Types Eligible for PERS Retirement Coverage and State Medical Coverage
HRP Hourly Non-student Eligible for PERS Coverage HOP Hourly Non-student Overtime Eligible for PERS Coverage HPP Hourly Non-student Piece Worker Eligible for PERS Coverage
Job Class Employee Type Code = H Hourly Title Codes 8NNN Subject to: Worker’s Compensation 07-DG Unemployment Compensation 07-MA OASI 07-DA Medicare 07-DK Medical Coverage 07-MD Retirement (one of the following): PERS Plan I 07-HE PERS Plan II 07-HF TRS I 07-HH TRS II 07-HJ