The implementation of the Uniform Guidance in 2014 widened the path for alternative methodologies to meet the compliance requirements for compensation compliance compared to traditional effort reporting. This mini-intensive workshop will focus on the requirements outlined in 200.430 for the reimbursement of salary charges, the overall compliance framework for compensation that involves multiple units and individuals across campus, a review of different methodologies to perform the required after-the-fact review of salary, and a hands-on exercise to document an institution’s internal controls for compensation compliance with various real-life scenarios.
Presenters will highlight institutions who have already streamlined compensation controls with a goal to reduce administrative burden placed on faculty and institutions receiving federal funds. Presenters will focus heavily on the fundamental shift from using the measurement of time as a proxy for value of work performed (% effort) to using the measurement of cost for work activities performed (institutional base salary) for value in order to achieve compensation compliance.