As of September 22, UCPath launched an enhanced version of our Live Chat feature, bringing meaningful improvements to the employee support experience. Employees will find a more reliable, accessible and user-friendly way to connect with UCPath agents. Learn more!

During office hours on Tuesday, August 26th from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Academic Affairs and Personnel Office will answer Expanded Paid Sick Leave questions.

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The UCPath Center identified a W-2 Form Summer Salary Defined Contribution (DC) Plan 403(b) contributions reporting error for the tax years 2022, 2023, and 2024. 

In September 2025, UCPath will begin issuing corrected W-2 forms (W-2c) to the 21,000+ UC employees by this issue.

Some payroll adjustments for Run ID 221214M0Y, processed in September 2024, posted to the Labor Ledger (LL) but did not post to the General Ledger (GL). Learn more.

Biweekly and monthly off-cycle payroll requests submitted July 22-25 will confirm on July 31, with a payment issue date of August 1, 2025.

On July 29 at 2:00 p.m., UCPath has completed monthly pay confirm (250731M0X) for PPE 7/31/2025. 

Location teams may resume PayPath, manage job and position management transactions for monthly employees and mass PayPath and Manage HR entries for both biweekly and monthly employees. 

UCPath’s monthly pay confirm (250731M0X) process was delayed by approximately 7 hours. It is now complete.

Following the July 2025 release, some users are experiencing a UCPath service disruption. 

On July 14 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., UCPath will be temporarily unavailable to perform system maintenance and improve performance.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).  
 

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.

Starting March 1, 2025, UC will conduct eligibility reverification of some enrolled family members.

UCPath identified an issue where Vacation Leave Assessment (VLA) reversal was not generated for Salary Cost Transfer (SCT) on paychecks created between July 14, 2024 and November 25, 2024.

Current and former employees are now able to access their 2024 W-2 form online via UCPath. Online forms will also be available to employees who requested to receive a paper form.