The General and Employment Liability (GAEL) premium fee structure and rates were significantly updated for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
Multiple premiums and their associated rates have been consolidated into a singular rate for most of campus; the Composite GAEL Rate or CGR. Here are ways this change will affect the General Ledger and related processes.
Launching July 14, the UCPath July 2025 Project Release includes a modernized user interface and PUM 49 upgrade.
The final submission an approval date for Direct Retro transactions is July 1, 2025.
Position funding transactions may resume, the FYE 2025 funding rollover has completed.
July Retirements COLA Deadlines for Retirees. Job Record End Date Monitoring. Off-Cycle, Quarter-End Pay Requests for Monthly Employees. And more!
May 24 - June 20, 2025. Find out about recent enhancements to UCPath and UCPath Online.
Stipend Extensions may seem like simple Additional Pay transactions, but small nuances can lead to big discrepancies. Learn how to set the correct Effective Date for your request and why it matters!
Independence Day | On Friday, July 4, 2025, your UCLA Payroll Partner office will close to observe the university holiday.
Please do not update position funding during the upcoming transaction freezes for FYE 2025 funding rollover.
As a reminder, to qualify for the inactive Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase, eligible UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) benefit recipients must be retired one day prior to July 1, with a minimum of one business day not on active HR or Payroll status.
Employees received an alert from the UCPath Center advising of employee records and contingent worker records with an "Expected Job End Date" of June 30, 2025.
To avoid unintended impacts, employees are asked to review job records with upcoming end dates and determine the required action by June 30.
A special protocol is required for submitting off-cycle pay requests near quarter-end for monthly paid employees to ensure wages are captured accurately in UCPath for requests that span two quarters.
UCPath is sharing key reminders related to disability insurance and dependent reverification. To help reduce confusion, lower case volume and support timely employee action, please share this with your employees.
April 25 - May 23, 2025. Find out about recent enhancements to UCPath and UCPath Online.
UCPath completed updates to internal benefit eligibility processes for rehired retirees to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
This enhancement prepares UCPath to determine benefit eligibility for rehired retirees and their dependents in alignment with UC’s benefits eligibility policy that will be in effect beginning July 1, 2025.
July Retirements and Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Retro Pay Resources Now Available. UC Family Member Eligibility Reverification. And more.
UCPath introduced a rolling 5-year data filter for global case searches in Ask UCPath. To access cases beyond the 5-year window, users will need to use the new Historical Cases data filter.
The Direct Retro tool will be retired in the near future. The last day to submit and approve transactions through Direct Retro will be July 1, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. (PDT).
Learn about the Technology Infrastructure Fee (TIF) at UCLA and how it relates to effort-bearing earn codes.
In April 2025, UCPath contacted 6,000+ UC employees regarding the UC Benefits Family Member Eligibility Reverification process with third party vendor, UnifyHR.
Through November 2025, UC will continue efforts to confirm the continuing eligibility of some previously verified family members.
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