Policy
Payroll
Remote Work
FAQs
Right to Know
100

The contents of _____ are intended to describe the current policies and procedures that are in
effect for the employees of Allegheny County.

Allegheny County Employee Handbook

100

Two-punch (Non-Exempt) employees may punch in no more than __ minutes prior to the start of your assigned shift and out no more than __ minutes after the end of your assigned shift.

14, 7

100

A ______ type of employee is eligbile to Work Remotely

Full-time employees who are employed in a remote-eligible position may apply to work remotely after six (6) months of employment, or after three (3) months of moving into a new (remote-eligible) position. Must be currently employed in a department and position that has been determined by the County Manager to be eligible for remote work.

100

_____ is the email that all ACHD employees should send inquiries about an address change to.

HRConfidentialACHD@alleghenycounty.us

100

Employees should presume that ____ documents in their possession are public.

All

200

As an employee of Allegheny County there are two ways to access information “online.” The first is
through the official Allegheny County Website on the internet.
The second way to access information “online” about Allegheny County is available only to employees
through the ______.

Allegheny County’s secure/encrypted internal computer network

200

Payroll related inquiries or requests should be sent to the following email: ___.

#HealthPayroll, HealthPayroll@alleghenycounty.us

200

Employees permitted to work remotely must continue to abide by ____

the County Employee Handbook, all Allegheny County policies and Program/Role specific policies/directives

200

_____ is the email that all ACHD employees should send inquiries about a change in Direct Deposit.

HRConfidentialACHD@alleghenycounty.us

200

____, ____, and____ are three examples of public records*.

Emails, Teams Messages, Handwritten notes, inspection reports, letters, Orders, phone logs, memos, photographs, videos, voicemails, complaints, permits, calculations, contracts, emissions inventories, licenses, case files, reports

*Public Records doesn’t always mean what is released to the public. There are protections of what doesnt get released, however, it is critical everyone ensures integrity, accuracy and professional discretion in all written communications.

300

An employee must either opt-out or enroll in the benefit plan(s) during their first ____ days of full-time employment

30

300

Punches in NovaTime will record as the exact time you punch; however, hours worked are rounded to the nearest __ minute increment.

15

300

_____ is one of the considerations that will make an employee ineligible for Remote Work.

Any of the following:
• The employee is disciplined for violation of any County policy, including this Policy, within the prior 12 months;
• The employee receives a negative performance evaluation or is placed on a performance improvement plan within the prior 12 months;
• The employee is determined to not be available and working during the employee’s assigned hours and work schedule; or
• The employee’s supervisor or Department Head determines that the position is no longer eligible for remote work due to other County needs.
• Other related performance or management reasons.
*Changes to an employee’s eligibility for remote work may occur with or without notice. Eligibility decisions may not be appealed.

300

True/False: There is a waiting period for use of vacation, personal and sick days.

FALSE

300

It is _____'s decision whether an exemption applies to a record.

The Open Records officer (John Cronin or Elizabeth Rubenstein)

400

Name the reasons that Eligible employees may request an FMLA leave of absence for a defined period of time:

Any of the following:
The birth of a son or daughter;
• The adoption of a child or foster care placement with employee of a child;
• In order to take care of a spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition;
• Because of a serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the functions of
their job.

400

Vacation and Personal time should be taken in __ hour increments.

4 hour

400

Employees may be approved to work remotely for up to how many days per week?

Two (2) days per week

400

____, is the Per Diem for First and Last day of travel. ___, is the Per Diem for First and Last day of travel that include overnight stays. ___ must also be included to be reimbursed for travel expenses.

$51 per day, $68 per day, reciepts.

400

If someone calls and asks you for a record, you should _____.

Direct them to the county open records website where they can file a request.

500

All milege reimbursements and processing should be sent to ____. All requests for reimbursements should also include _____, ____ and _____.

ACHDinvoices@AlleghenyCounty.us, Travel Summary Form, Travel Detail Sheet, and receipts.

500

The pay type of your first paycheck will be __ and will be distributed where?

paper, work location

500

____ is one of the five reasons stated, that can make an employee ineligible for Remote Work.

Any of the following:
• The employee is disciplined for violation of any County policy, including this Policy, within the prior 12 months;
• The employee receives a negative performance evaluation or is placed on a performance improvement plan within the prior 12 months;
• The employee is determined to not be available and working during the employee’s assigned hours and work schedule; or
• The employee’s supervisor or Department Head determines that the position is no longer eligible for remote work due to other County needs.
• Other related performance or management reasons.
*Changes to an employee’s eligibility for remote work may occur with or without notice. Eligibility decisions may not be appealed.

500

Full-time employees are provided paid vacation time based upon years of service.
During the first year of service, vacation time is _____

Prorated

500

______ tells me what records I need to keep, and when I can delete or destroy certain records.

The ACHD Records Retention Schedule

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