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Name change for Grandfathered Sick Time
Apr. 20, 2021—As the university continues to advance its diversity and inclusion efforts, Human Resources has committed to being thoughtful and intentional with the language it uses in all policies and procedures. As a result, Grandfathered Sick Time will be renamed Legacy Sick Time effective April 20.
UVA’s McDonald to launch ELE Thought Leader Speaker Series April 20
Apr. 7, 2021—Kevin G. McDonald, vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and community partnerships at the University of Virginia, will kick off Vanderbilt University Employee Learning and Engagement’s Thought Leader Speaker Series on Tuesday, April 20.
FMLA and medical leave move to Origami Risk system April 5
Mar. 29, 2021—Beginning April 5, Vanderbilt’s process for reporting FMLA and other medical leave will move to the new Origami Risk system. With the new system, employees will continue to follow the same process, but the look and feel will be slightly different.
Employee Learning and Engagement launches professional development workshops
Mar. 22, 2021—Vanderbilt employees are invited to engage with Employee Learning and Engagement during new virtual learning experiences designed exclusively for the Vanderbilt community and led by the ELE team.
New podcast discussion series will launch March 24 with ‘recognition at work’
Mar. 17, 2021—Pod Talks @Vandy, a new series discussing popular podcasts, will launch on Wednesday, March 24, with a discussion about rehumanizing the workplace and harnessing the power of social recognition. Krystal Clark and Krista Vaught from HR’s Employee Learning and Engagement team will host the discussion from 2 to 3 p.m. CT.
Enrolled in the CDHP plan? Don’t forget to open your Health Savings Account
Feb. 23, 2021—If you selected the Choice CDHP as your medical plan during Open Enrollment for 2021 benefits, your Health Savings Account must be activated before you can receive the Vanderbilt seed and Go for the Gold dollars.
Risk management, workers’ compensation incident reporting system unavailable Jan. 30
Jan. 26, 2021—Vanderbilt’s reporting system for new occurrences of employee injury or illness, non-employee injury or illness, property and vehicle damage and other risk incidents will be migrated to a new environment on Saturday, Jan. 30. Due to this migration, the system will be unavailable from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
View your 2020 W-2 in Oracle Cloud
Jan. 20, 2021—Vanderbilt University employees can now view, download and print their 2020 W-2 forms in Oracle Cloud.
Employees enrolled in dental or vision plans should expect new ID cards
Jan. 20, 2021—Vanderbilt University employees who enrolled in the DeltaDental or DeltaVision plan during Open Enrollment should expect to receive new ID cards in the mail. The current set of ID cards do not have an alternate ID listed on them, which leads providers to ask plan participants for their full social security number as their plan ID.
Register for upcoming ‘Disrupting Everyday Bias’ workshops
Jan. 14, 2021—Learn about the various ways unconscious bias may have an impact on decision-making involving hiring, promotion, performance, communication and leadership during upcoming “Disrupting Everyday Bias” workshops.
Get help submitting tuition benefit applications for spring 2021
Jan. 14, 2021—The EdAssist portal is now available for submitting spring 2021 tuition benefit applications, including tuition benefit applications for dependents. Various resources are available to help guide employees through this process.
Benefits apps make access and use easier
Jan. 14, 2021—Accessing Vanderbilt benefits vendors has never been easier. Mobile apps can save you time, keep your data in a secured place, and even send you reminders about upcoming appointments or prescription refills.