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Employee Handbook
Revised January 2019

This employment manual supersedes and revokes any previously issued APUS Employee Handbook. The
contents of this handbook may be modified at any time, without notice.

APUS is an “At-Will” employer. The employee and APUS each have the right to terminate employment
during or after the introductory period of employment, without advance notice and without cause.

No person, other than the CEO and/or President, has the authority to create a contract of employment
between a person and APUS. Additionally, no person other than the CEO and/or President has the
authority to alter the at-will nature of an employee’s employment relationship with APUS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. CORE VALUES, MISSION, & VISION
Core Values………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Mission Statement……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4
Vision Statement………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 4

II. THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF APUS
The Beginning…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
Method of Instruction ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5
Faculty……………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………………… 5
Accreditation…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 5
Employee Feedback….. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6

III. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
401(K) Plan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6
ADAAA………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 6
Bereavement Leave………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7
COBRA………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 8
Disability: Long-Term (LTD)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8
Disability: Short-Term (STD)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8
Education & Tuition Reimbursement………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
Emergency Leave for Evacuation and/or Loss of Primary Residence…………………………………………………. 16
Family Education Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)…………………………………………………………………………………. 17
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)……………………………………………………………………………………………………… 17
Holidays……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18
Insurance Benefits……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 20
Jury Duty…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 21
Personal Leave………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 21
Service Awards…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 22

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