Common use of Living Allowance Clause in Contracts

Living Allowance. Members will receive a monthly living allowance. Official pay dates are the 5th and the 20th of each month. Members are required to have their living allowance direct-deposited into their checking or savings account. The first payment will always be in the form of a paper check sent to the Member’s mailing address on file. If the pay date falls on a weekend, the living allowance will be deposited the Friday before. 1. If using direct deposit will cause a hardship for the Member, an exception may be requested for consideration from WSC. Approval of this request is at the sole discretion of WSC. Members with an exception officially pre-approved by the WSC may receive a check. If a check is lost in the mail or stolen, the Member should contact their Project Site Staff and ask them to notify WSC immediately. The WSC will initiate the process to have a replacement check issued. This may take up to 30 business days. 2. Even though the AmeriCorps Member is not in an employee relationship with the federal government, the State of Washington, Washington Service Corps, the program, or the Sponsoring Organization, the Member’s living allowance is subject to deductions for federal income tax, OASI (Social Security), and Medicare. Withholding deductions will vary according to the number of dependents claimed on the W-4 form. 3. AmeriCorps Members are prohibited from accepting or soliciting monetary compensation from their Sponsoring Organization or service site above and beyond their living allowance while serving as a Member of the WSC. Members may not receive additional compensation from any source for their AmeriCorps service. Members may not be hired as employees by their Sponsoring Organization and/or service site organization during their term of service.

Living Allowance. Members will receive a monthly living allowance. Official pay dates are the 5th and the 20th of each month. Members are required to have their living allowance direct-deposited into their checking or savings account. The first payment will always be in the form of a paper check sent to the Member’s mailing address on file. If the pay date falls on a weekend, the living allowance will be deposited the Friday before. 1. If using direct deposit will cause a hardship for the Member, an exception may be requested for consideration from WSC. Approval of this request is at the sole discretion of WSC. Members with an exception officially pre-approved by the WSC may receive a check. If a check is lost in the mail or stolen, the Member should contact their Project Site Staff and ask them to notify WSC immediately. The WSC will initiate the process to have a replacement check issued. This may take up to 30 business days. 2. Even though the AmeriCorps Member is not in an employee relationship with the federal government, the State of Washington, Washington Service Corps, the program, or the Sponsoring Organization, the Member’s living allowance is subject to deductions for federal income tax, OASI (Social Security), and Medicare. Withholding deductions will vary according to the number of dependents claimed on the W-4 form. 3. AmeriCorps Members are prohibited from accepting or soliciting monetary compensation from their Sponsoring Organization or service site above and beyond their living allowance while serving as a Member of the WSC. Members may not receive additional compensation from any source for their AmeriCorps service. Members may not be hired as employees by their Sponsoring Organization and/or service site organization during their term of service.

Living Allowance. Members will receive a monthly living allowance. Official pay dates are the 5th and the 20th of each month. Members are required to have their living allowance direct-deposited into their checking or savings account. The first payment will always be in the form of a paper check sent to the Member’s mailing address on file. If the pay date falls on a weekend, the living allowance will be deposited the Friday before. 1. If using direct deposit will cause a hardship for the Member, an exception may be requested for consideration from WSC. Approval of this request is at the sole discretion of WSC. Members with an exception officially pre-approved by the WSC may receive a check. If a check is lost in the mail or stolen, the Member should contact their Project Site Staff and ask them to notify WSC immediately. The WSC will initiate the process to have a replacement check issued. This may take up to 30 business days. 2. Even though the AmeriCorps Member is not in an employee relationship with the federal government, the State of Washington, Washington Service Corps, the program, or the Sponsoring Organization, the Member’s living allowance is subject to deductions for federal income tax, OASI (Social Security), and Medicare. Withholding deductions will vary according to the number of dependents claimed on the W-4 form. 3. AmeriCorps Members are prohibited from accepting or soliciting monetary compensation from their Sponsoring Organization or service site above and beyond their as part of the living allowance while serving as a Member of the WSC. Members Other compensation and supports may not receive additional compensation from any source be allowable. See WSC policy #POL-127 Member Additional Benefits for their AmeriCorps servicefull details. Members may not be hired as employees by their Sponsoring Organization and/or service site organization during their term of service.