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bridein08
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XP: Any HR types? re: Employer educational reimbursement
bridein08
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Hey ladies- any HR types present today?
DH gets reimbursement for his Masters courses each semester from his employer. This year, he got awarded a small grant from the university. His employer does not pay for parking expense (a couple hundred per semester), and he needs a new computer for college (his current laptop is about 10 years old from last time he started college for his BS), and it is a qualified expense for his grant. However, his employer doesn't want you to "double dip" and have scholarships/loans/etc and then get them to reimburse for the same costs.
If we are using the grants for uncovered expenses (the new computer and the parking expense, both of which are not covered), and submit the tuition reimbursement for his actual tuition (that we have paid completely OOP for), do you see a problem at all?
His HR regarding educational expenses is very unorganized and it is almost impossible to get in touch with anyone. There is no official policy on it. Thanks in advance.
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Re: XP: Any HR types? re: Employer educational reimbursement
I work in the HR Dept., and in our company, we have specific language stating that what and how much we will reimburse for. For ex. 90% tuition up to $X with a grade of A or better, etc. Other expenses that we don't reimburse for are left completly up to the employee. If they can get them paid, then great! However, if an employee gets tuition paid with a grant, etc., we will not reimburse for tuition.
If I understand your post correctly, you will be using the grant for the computer and parking expenses and you have a tution bill that is untouched by the grant. If there is no official policy, but he has been reimbursed in the past, and you have not had good luck trying to communicate with HR, I would go ahead and submit for tuition reimbursement.
The computer and parking expenses are seperate items and would not be considered "double dipping" if those expenses are not reimburseable in the first place in my opinion.