Admin Updates

Take Legal Aid’s annual survey and help shape the employee experience across our organization.

Explore what the last survey revealed about shared priorities among your colleagues.

Please refer to colleagues who are away, simply as u0022on leave and unavailable.” Do not name the type of leave. Thank you!

When using half-day pay codes, exempt employees use “HLF Half Day” and nonexempt use “HFD Half Day Non-Exu0022.

Review the Leave of Absence policy for instructions on requesting leave and understanding your benefits.

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This Fair Housing Month, we’re celebrating a court victory that affirmed renters’ right to unionize in Minneapolis. Special thanks to Attorneys Sarah Pederson, Dustin House and Paralegal Nadrat Amos.

Please refer to colleagues who are away, simply as “on leave and unavailable.” Do not name the type of leave. Thank you!

Enrolled in Medica health insurance? You now have access to the Calm Health app. Explore personalized support, mindfulness tools and resources to support mental well-being.

For nonexempt employees, the “extra hours” pay code must be applied to time worked beyond standard hours (with prior supervisor approval).

What values guide your approach to work?

Nonexempt timecards must be monitored by supervisors for missing extra hours codes, incorrect PTO usage and other discrepancies.

When using half-day pay codes, exempt employees use “HLF Half Day” and nonexempt use “HFD Half Day Non-Ex”.

Review the “Leave of Absence” policy for instructions on requesting leave and understanding your benefits.

Payroll, benefits, hiring and more — please note your key contacts in Human Resources.

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Join us March 24!

We reached an agreement with Lyft, reflected on lives left behind, pushed for officers to ID themselves at courthouses, got ink and airtime for our investigation on seclusion and are preparing for the surge impact on housing evictions. Read more in the Newsroom.

For nonexempt employees, the extra hours pay code must be applied to time worked beyond standard hours (with prior supervisor approval).

Supervisors are expected to review nonexempt timecards each pay period, monitoring for missing extra hours codes, incorrect PTO usage and other discrepancies.

When using half-day pay codes, exempt employees use “HLF Half Day” and nonexempt use “HFD Half Day Non-Ex”.

Whether taking care of kids or taking care of parents, those are tough jobs on top of the one you already have. What are your expectations for workplace support? Here are some ideas.

What’s your idea of a healthy work/life balance?

Bureau of labor statistics released their report, highlighting a stable but slow growing labor market.

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Working from home is an option for temporary operational concerns. Read more.

Submit your timecard in Paycom. Supervisors, complete approvals by Monday.

Taking care of children or an elderly family member is something you can get help with through our employee benefits.

The team has updated your direct contacts for benefits, leave and payroll.

Need help with stress, money and health? We’ve got a podcast for that. Listen to Guardian’s “Mind, Body, Wallet”.

Find out what your colleagues said in December’s survey and participate this month.

New legislation means new protections for employees. Learn what it covers and how to request leave.

ILP is conducting detention visits. If you know legal professionals who’d like to volunteer, share this link.

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