Work Schedule & Location
Even though schedules vary across departments, this four-hour window, Tuesday through Friday, is when all staff are expected to be available for meetings and shared work to support collaboration across teams.
What are core hours (11am to 3pm)?
After 10 years of full-time service, employees become eligible to apply for this extended, fully paid three-month break.
What is sabbatical leave?
Employees are paid on these two dates each month.
What are the 15th and the last day of the month?
This policy ensures everyone is treated fairly and prohibits discrimination based on protected characteristics.
What is the Equal Opportunity Employer policy?
To be reimbursed for eligible expenses, employees must submit these, even when using an organizational credit card.
What are itemized receipts?
This work expectation typically requires staff to work at least 2-3 days (or more, depending on job needs) per week onsite or other location.
What is the Hybrid Work model?
Even though sick leave accrues throughout the year, employees may carry only this amount of unused time into the new calendar year.
What is 80 hours?
Non-exempt employees are paid time-and-a-half after exceeding this many work hours in a work week.
What is 40 hours?
This policy protects employees who raise concerns in good faith by prohibiting adverse treatment for doing so.
What is the Non-Retaliation policy?
When employees use their personal vehicle for work travel, mileage reimbursement is calculated using this federal standard rate.
What is the IRS mileage rate?
RS offers this to any employee who wants one; if you choose to use your personal device for RS work, those costs are not reimbursed.
What is an organization-issued cell phone?
You receive three of these each year, giving you flexibility to take time off for whatever the reason may be.
What are personal days?
This group of employees is paid on a salary basis and is not eligible for overtime under wage and hour laws.
What are exempt employees?
This policy requires employees to disclose romantic or intimate relationships that could create a conflict of interest, supervisory issue, or perception of favoritism.
What is the Personal Relationships in the Workplace policy?
Team meals must be reasonable in cost and can only be reimbursed if they fall within THIS organizational limit.
What is the approved department or program budget?
Remote employees must maintain this to protect confidentiality and fully participate in meetings.
What is a professional, secure workspace at home?
This is the number of vacation days full-time employees earn each year during their first five years at Rainier Scholars.
What are 15 days?
To be eligible for RS sponsored health insurance, employees must regularly work at least this many hours per week.
What is 20 hours per week?
This policy protects employees who report suspected misconduct, violations, or misuse of organizational resources.
What is the Whistleblower Policy?
Rainier Scholars uses these federally published guidelines to determine the daily meal allowance for overnight travel.
What are GSA per diem rates?
Employees transporting students in personal vehicles must carry at lease this level of liability coverage.
What is $100,000/$300,000 per accident?
New parents don’t have to worry about partial PFML pay from the State thanks to this Rainier Scholars benefit that tops them up to full weekly salary for up to 12 weeks (or as approved by the state)
What is the Parental Leave Supplement?
When calculating overtime, only this counts—not vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other paid time off.
What are actual hours worked?
Providing several reporting channels, including supervisors, ELT members, and People & Culture, this policy explains how employees can safely elevate concerns when informal resolution isn’t enough.
What is the Complaint & Grievance Policy?
From airline seat upgrade, to personal leisure outings, and travel insurance, all expenses in this classification are barred from both reimbursement and organizational credit card use.
What are prohibited or non-reimbursable travel expenses?