Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 47.62
Liaison Delicia Nahman
Submission Date March 10, 2016
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STARS v2.0

Lafayette College
PA-9: Employee Compensation

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.75 / 3.00 Lisa Youngkin Rex
Director of Human Resources/Employment
Human Resources
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Number of employees:
758

Number of staff and faculty covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements:
758

Does the institution have employees of contractors working on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:
Yes

Number of employees of contractors working on campus:
70

Number of employees of contractors covered by sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies and/or collective bargaining agreements:
0

A brief description of the sustainable compensation standards, guidelines, or policies; and/or collective bargaining agreements covering staff, faculty and/or employees of contractors:

Lafayette College offers various benefit programs as part of a full-time employee total compensation package, including: medical, dental, life insurance, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid and unpaid time off, disability insurance, worker’s compensation insurance, and travel accident insurance.


Does the institution wish to pursue Part 2 of this credit (assessing employee compensation)?:
Yes

Number of staff and faculty that receive sustainable compensation:
758

Number of employees of contractors that receive sustainable compensation:
0

A brief description of the standard(s) against which compensation was assessed:

All compensation is assessed based on the minimum wage standards, employees are allowed basic needs and double the minimum wage standard.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, full-time employees:

Lafayette College offers various benefit programs as part of a full-time employee total compensation package, including: medical, dental, life insurance, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid and unpaid time off, disability insurance, worker’s compensation insurance, and travel accident insurance.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time employees:

All compensation is assessed based on the minimum wage standards, employees are allowed basic needs and double the minimum wage standard.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular) staff:

All compensation is assessed based on the minimum wage standards, employees are allowed basic needs and double the minimum wage standard.


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid temporary (non-regular, adjunct or contingent) faculty:

Lafayette College offers various benefit programs as part of a full-time employee total compensation package, including: medical, dental, life insurance, retirement, flexible spending accounts, paid and unpaid time off, disability insurance, worker’s compensation insurance, and travel accident insurance. (The term "full-time faculty" designates all
members of the Faculty as well as persons on full-time visiting faculty appointments.)


A brief description of the compensation (wages and benefits) provided to the institution’s lowest paid student employees (graduate and/or undergraduate, as applicable):

Federal Work Study students must be paid the federally mandated minimum hourly rate as
outlined above and cannot be paid a flat rate of pay/stipend.


The local legal minimum hourly wage for regular employees:
7.25 US/Canadian $

Does the institution have an on-site child care facility, partner with a local facility, and/or provide subsidies or financial support to help meet the child care needs of faculty and staff?:
Yes

Does the institution offer a socially responsible investment option for retirement plans?:
Yes

The website URL where information about the institution’s sustainable compensation policies and practices is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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