CSUSB Alert: Power has been restored to the San Bernardino campus; normal operations will resume Friday, July 26th.

Power to the San Bernardino campus has been restored as of 9:55 a.m. Normal campus operations will resume Friday, July 26th. Essential staff with questions on whether to report should contact their appropriate administrator. Facilities Management will be working to check all building systems including HVAC, elevators and fire alarms. If power has not been restored in your work area when you return, please report that to Facilities Planning and Management at (909) 537-5175. The Palm Desert Campus remains open and operational.

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Social Security

As a member of CalPERS, employees also participate in Social Security.

  • Social Security and Medicare taxes are withheld from an employee's paycheck.
  • Withholding rates are 6.2 percent for Social Security and 1.45 percent for Medicare.
  • Social Security maximum taxable earnings is $128,400, for 2018.
  • There is no limit for Medicare.
  • Beginning in 2013, an additional Medicare tax of 0.9% is applied when an employee's wages and compensation exceed $200,000.
  • Social Security Administration (SSA) website