Hours of work 

Full-time students who work for Johns Hopkins University may work no more than 19.9 hours per week during periods of enrollment. During periods of non-enrollment, (i.e., summer, winter vacation, and intersession), student employees may work up to 40 hours per week. Please note that the hours a student works at multiple (concurrent) jobs within the Hopkins community all count toward the weekly limit.

NOTE: For payroll purposes, SAP limits the hours of work to 19.9(even during the summer months) - be sure that your ISR does not exceed this limit. During the academic year, if the student will be working LESS than 19.9, it is preferred that you record the actual number of hour to be worked.

Students that work over 40 hours per week are required by the FLSA to receive overtime pay (time and a half pay). For FICA TAX purposes, "summer" begins on June 1st.   At that time, students may work up to 40 hours per week (GRADUATING SENIORS click here). For FICA TAX information, click here. This policy pertains to all full-time undergraduate and graduate students of the School of Arts and Sciences and the Whiting School of Engineering.
 

Lunch Breaks

The standard University work schedule is 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For payroll purposes, the standard work week consists of seven days, 12:01 a.m. Monday through midnight the following Sunday. For policy purposes, non-exempt staff on a standard work schedule of 37.5 hours (or) 40 hours per week receives an unpaid lunch break.

For student workers over the age of 18:
Breaks of 20 minutes or more are unpaid (for example, lunch and meal breaks). Breaks of less than 20 minutes must be paid. There is no legal requirement to provide a break during a work shift. For students who work 5 hours or more in one day, Student Employment Services recommends that they be granted a 30 minute lunch break.

If a student works during a break, the entire "break" is considered time worked, and must be paid and included in the sum of hours worked during the work week. It must be counted as hours worked for purposes of overtime. This is especially important to remember during intersession and summer break.

For student workers under the age of 18:
Minors under 18 must receive a 30 minute break for every 5 consecutive hours of work.

Overtime 

Student employees are not exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act. For payroll purposes, the standard work week consists of seven days, 12:01 a.m. Monday through midnight the following Sunday.

During periods of non-enrollment (i.e., SUMMER & INTERSESSION) students are allowed to work full-time. As a result, any hourly paid student who works in excess of 40hrs per week will be paid at PREMIUM OVERTIME.

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