Human Resources Compliance

BYU-Idaho's Human Resources department oversees many apsects of faculty, staff, and student employment. These responsibilities include hiring, compensation, benefits, employee relations, and training.

Human Resources understands and meets employment-related compliance requirements mandated by state and federal laws. Compliance areas include:

• Accommodations of persons with disabilities
• Equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination requirements
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Federal Drug-Free Workplace requirements
• International employee issues (eligibility, visa restrictions)
• Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)
• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
• HIPAA
• FERPA

Among the most extensive compliance categories that Human Resources handles is nondiscrimination.* BYU-Idaho is committed to a nondiscrimination policy regarding recruitment, employment, benefits, termination, and educational opportunities and programs. Through compliance with these requirements, BYU-Idaho provides a safe, equal, and accessible workplace to potential and current employees of the university.

*BYU–Idaho is an equal opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, age, color, sex, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. As an educational institution affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU–Idaho prefers to hire qualified members of the Church in good standing as authorized under Title 41 CFR § 60-1.5 (a)(6).