askHR Service Center

askHR is the front-line help desk and call center for Northwestern University's Office of Human Resources. Contact us for help with payroll, tax, benefits, verifications, timekeeping, myHR, and more! For complete information on all Human Resources areas, visit the main HR website.

Contact Us: askhr@northwestern.edu \| Online Form Phone: 847-491-4700 (8:30am-5pm CT, Mon-Fri) Fax: 847-467-5031	Visit us in Evanston: 1800 Sherman Ave, Suite 1100 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday	Visit us in Chicago: 710 N DLSD (Abbott Hall), Room 150 10:00am-3:30pm, Wednesday & Thursday
	Closed on university scheduled holidays and winter recess

Modified Office Hours for Wednesday, December 10, 2025

Chicago office: Closed
Evanston office and phones: Closed 11:30am – 2:30pm CT

News & Updates

Dec 2

Timekeeping

Exempt Time Off Clarification

Annual updates were published to the Staff Handbook today, including clarification on how time off (vacation, sick, personal floating holidays) should be recorded in the timekeeping system for exempt staff employees. Time off for exempt staff members should be recorded...

Dec 1

Timekeeping

Early December Deadlines

With the December holidays and winter recess approaching, please remember these early cutoff and approval deadlines for WFS timekeeping (all times Central): Thursday, December 11, 5:00pm: Manager approval deadline for monthly time off for the November period. Friday, December 12, 1:00pm: Deadline...

Nov 3

myHR Admin

Expenses Supervisor Now Mandatory

To support compliance with Northwestern’s expense reimbursement policies and improve the expense reimbursement experience, beginning November 1, 2025 the assignment of an Expenses Supervisor is mandatory when submitting expense reports in NUFinancials. This change applies to all employees and proxies. myHR ha...

Oct 30

I-9 Service Center

DHS Ends Automatic EAD Extensions

Effective October 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued an interim final rule ending the automatic extensions for expired EADs. Previously, certain applicants received up to 540 days of automatic extension of their EAD if their renewal was timely filed....

Oct 28

I-9 Service Center

I-9 Rehire Available for Foreign Nationals

Form I-9s completed by employees who are foreign nationals are eligible for the Supplement B Rehire process (previously known as Section 3 Rehire) and for seasonal employee reactivation. As long as the Work Authorization End (WAE) date is in the...

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