Updated: May 2008

P503

SALARY ADVANCES AGAINST PAYROLL

Issued by: Office of the Vice President for Finance & Administration
Replaces: Policy 45, October, 1974
Approved: May 2008

Under specific circumstances and at the request of a department head, the Director of Human Resource Services (HRS), or designee, may authorize the payment of a “salary advance” against wages already earned by an employee.

· Requests for an “advance” must be sent to HRS for review and processing.
· Requests should only be made if the employee's entire paycheck is delayed or in error.

· Only regular base salary may be considered.
· Salary advances may be granted up to 70% of gross salary earned.
· Salary advances will generally not be approved as short term loans or for exception payments such as Overtime, Extra Time, Extra Service, Vacation lump-sum payments at termination, or accrued Vacation, Sick, Holiday, Personal, or Compensatory time.

INQUIRIES/REQUESTS:
Human Resource Services

State:
Manager of State Payroll
Requests must be e-mailed to “Payroll”

Research Foundation:
Manager of Research Payroll
Requests must be e-mailed to “RF Payroll”

Office address and phone:
Human Resource Services
390 Administration
Stony Brook, NY 11794-0751
631-632-6200