Total Compensation is responsible for Classification and Compensation, Benefit Programs Administration
(including Leave and Workers’ Compensation Insurance) and certain Recognition and Reward programs for employees
at Texas A&M University.
Classification and Compensation:
- New position and reclassification reviews and approvals
- Classified Personnel Pay Plan administration
- Titles, salary rates, and Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) exemption status
- Classification position descriptions
- Salary surveys
- Informational workshops on position descriptions and FLSA
- Optional Retirement Program (ORP) eligibility of nonclassified titles
- Title database tables for all classified and nonclassified titles
- Career ladder opportunities
- Online Position Description services
- Interpretation of compensation related laws, regulations, and university rules
Benefit Programs Administration:
- Group Insurance
- Retirement
- Tax Deferred Investments
- Leave Administration
- Workers’ Compensation Insurance
- Leave Without Pay
- COBRA Administration
- Reporting and Compliance
- Premium Reconciliations
- Exception Requests
- Benefits Educational Initiatives
Recognition and Reward:
- Years of Service recognition
- President’s Meritorious Service Awards Program
- Expanded recognition programs
