December 23, 2016

NIH has issued NOT-OD-17-003 which addresses stipend levels, training related expenses, institutional allowance, and tuition/fees for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards.  The postdoctoral stipend levels for FY 2017 have been adjusted. All FY 2017...

December 20, 2016

NIH has issued NOT-OD-17-023 which informs the biomedical and health services research communities that NIH has updated their application guide and supplemental instructions. Based on applicant feedback, NIH has made minor changes to the layout and style of...

Fair Labor Standards Act – Update

A preliminary injunction against DOL’s new federal overtime rule was filed in federal court on November 22, 2016.  For now, the overtime rule will not take effect on Dec 1, 2016 as planned; however it may be implemented at a later date.  Considering this, HRI is...

HRI Policy Update – Fair Labor Standards Act As you may have heard, last week a federal court granted a nationwide injunction against the implementation of the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime rule, which increased the salary threshold for employees...

November 29, 2016

NIH has issued NOT-OD-17-022.  The National Institutes of Health intends to replace the Final Progress Report (FPR) with the Final Research Performance Progress Report (Final RPPR) through a new eRA Commons module effective January 2017.  The Final Research...

November 21, 2016

Currently, Graduate Research Assistants (GRAs) are paid a salary ranging from $22,750 per year ($875 per pay period) up to $26,780 per year ($1,030 per pay period) based upon 20 hours of work per week. They also are treated as exempt from overtime and sign a monthly...