Payroll & Compensation

Classification

Summer Bridge student employees are those who work on campus during summer and are not enrolled in courses at the university. They are able to work 40 hours per week‚ but are not eligible for overtime pay. Employees with federal work study awards for the summer are classified as Summer Bridge Work Study Student Assistants.

Deductions

Bridge student employees are enrolled into an alternate retirement plan known as the “Part-Time‚ Seasonal & Temporary Employees” retirement program. This results in a retirement deduction of 7.5% from gross wages‚ as well as a Medicare deduction of 1.45% from gross wages.

Please note that refund of these retirement deductions cannot be made until an employee is separated from all State of California employment.

If you have any questions regarding the summer bridge student classifications‚ please contact Payroll Services at 619- 594-5251.