Faculty and Staff

What you need to know

• The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration extended its emergency rules regarding COVID-19 an additional six months to Oct. 14. The emergency rules continue to prohibit in-person work to the extent that an employee’s activities feasibly can be completed remotely. Employees who are working remotely should continue to do so, in accordance with direction from their supervisors.
• MSU has launched the Remote Work Initiative to provide guidance for the short-term as well as look long-term toward a modern workplace with an engaged workforce.
• If you are on campus, face coverings must be worn (including all faculty, staff, students, vendors and visitors) indoors and outdoors while you are on property owned or governed by MSU and while participating in MSU-related or MSU-sponsored activities. 
• All employees must fill out a health-screening form each day they come to campus to work. A guide has been created for supervisors and administrators so they can access screening reports for employees in their units.
• Human Resources keeps an updated FAQ website for employees, and information on resources for faculty, staff and researchers operating in a virtual setting can be found at remote.msu.edu.
• For those administrative and academic functions that are deemed necessary to return to campus, a template has been created to help guide them through that process, along with a decision making guide and supporting documents. 
• MSU also has prepared a Building Safety Information Plan that serves as the principal safety plan for all buildings on campus. It will be important for each building to share and review the plan with its occupants so that everyone can work together to promote building safety.
• Expedited processes for requesting temporary accommodations, flexible work arrangements and teaching adjustments have been created.