Overall Rating	Gold - expired
Overall Score	70.85
Liaison	Laura Young
Submission Date	Feb. 28, 2019
Executive Letter	Download

STARS v2.1

Michigan State University
PA-11: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	2.10 / 3.00	Renee Rivard Director of Benefits and Compensation Human Resources

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Part 1

The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):

15.56 US/Canadian $

Percentage of all employees (regular full-time, regular part-time, and temporary workers) that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):

100

Part 2

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

Percentage of employees of contractors that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations that the institution has verified as receiving a living wage (benefits excluded) (0-100; enter ‘0’ if unknown):

Part 3

The total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular (i.e., permanent) employee or pay grade meets or exceeds what percentage of the living wage?:

125 percent

A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade, including any in-kind benefits included as part of the total compensation figure :

Eligible faculty and staff are covered under one of eleven different collective bargaining units. However, under Michigan's Right to Work law that was effective March 2013, employees are no longer required to belong to a union. Information on MSU collective bargaining unit contracts: http://www.hr.msu.edu/documents/contracts.htm. While the details of compensation are subject to the specific union contracts - all positions are provided the following: Benefits Enrollment/Changes COBRA Dental Flexible Spending Accounts Health Care Leave Programs Life/Accident Insurance Life Event Changes Long Term Disability Other Eligible Individual (OEI) Prescription Drug Plan Retirement Summaries & Brochures Voluntary Benefits Workers' Compensation https://www.hr.msu.edu/benefits/documents/Benefits_Summary.pdf

Optional Fields

Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:

Yes

A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:

Commitment to providing a living wage is required through the state of Michigan. Information on MSU collective bargaining unit contracts: http://www.hr.msu.edu/documents/contracts.htm

Has the institution made a formal commitment to provide a living wage to its student employees and/or graduate teaching/research assistants (e.g. by adopting a student bill-of-rights)?:

Yes

A brief description of the institution’s commitment to a student living wage:

Student employees are also paid above minimum wage. https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-59886-486303--,00.html

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:

https://www.hr.msu.edu/benefits/documents/Benefits_Summary.pdf

Additional documentation to support the submission:

pa_11 Benefits_Summary 2018.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

https://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-59886-453913--,00.html

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.