Finding Reference Number: 2025-002 Working During Scheduled Class Time Summary of Finding: Students are not permitted to work in Federal Work Study positions during scheduled class times. Exceptions are permitted if an individual class is cancelled, if the instructor has excused the student from att...
Finding Reference Number: 2025-002 Working During Scheduled Class Time Summary of Finding: Students are not permitted to work in Federal Work Study positions during scheduled class times. Exceptions are permitted if an individual class is cancelled, if the instructor has excused the student from attending for a particular day, and if the student is receiving credit for employment in an internship, externship, or community workstudy experience with exemptions being appropriately documented. The University had a few instances in which appropriate documentation for exemptions had not been obtained by the supervisors. The known error is $99 with extrapolation of the error across the population at $3,115. Entity’s Corrective Action Plan: The University understands the federal guidelines and provided reminders to all students and supervisors, via email, that students are not permitted to work during scheduled class times; the reminders were sent at the end of each pay period throughout the 2024-25 year. In August 2025, the University provided a required training session for all work study supervisors and reviewed the importance of compliance with this specific aspect of managing FWS as well as all other federal requirements governing the Federal Work Study Program. Supervisors and students continue to receive bi-monthly reminders of this policy. Supervisors are expected to monitor when their students are working and to know their students’ class schedules. They are expected to request documentation if clock-in times, or any period of their work shift, falls within a scheduled class time. Additionally, for 2025-26, the Human Resource Office is developing a review process to determine that appropriate documentation has been obtained if a student meets one of the eligible exemption criteria. Anticipated Completion Date: November 1, 2025 Name and Title of Responsible Person: Gus Morgan, Interim Financial Aid Director and VP for Enrollment Services and Rebecca Proffitt, Payroll and Student Employment Coordinator