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System Updates

July 10, 2020 - July 17, 2020

Listed below are recent enhancements and changes to UCPath.

Note: Only defects with a significant impact are included.

For the complete list of all 2020 enhancements and changes, refer to the UCPath Changes & Enhancements link on the support site.

 

Benefits

Summary Date Location Impacted Change Request Number

Updated the New Hire statement employees receive upon submitting a New Hire event to ensure employees receive clear information regarding their benefit elections for the Behavioral Health and Supplemental Health Plans.

07/13/20

All

UCP-85731

Updated the Benefit Billing Election form to provide an option to decrease coverage while on Leave Without Pay. Previously, the Benefits Billing Election Form did not provide an option to decrease coverage; it only allowed the employee to cancel a plan completely.

07/16/20

All

UCP-74970

Removed the tax segment from the I-146 interface because Redwood does not use the tax segments. This change should reduce the file size and improve performance.

07/13/20

All

UCP-74777

Removed unnecessary employees from the I-146 to improve the accuracy of the data and reduce the manual analysis required. Only employees eligible for UCRP, employees who recently retired or employees with a DCHOIC or safe harbor deduction should be included.

07/13/20

All

UCP-72110

 

General Ledger

Summary Date Location Impacted Change Request Number

Updated the CBR Group Characteristics Mapping for UCSD

07/14/20

UCSD

UCP-92511

 

Payroll & Compensation Changes

Summary Date Location Impacted Change Request Number

Updated UCPath with the CalPERS 1959 Survivor Rate for the 2020-2021 fiscal year.

07/13/20

All

UCP-92498

Updated UCPath to allow policy-covered staff employees to continue to accrue vacation leave above their maximum through 12/31/2020.

07/10/20

All

UCP-92530

Updated the salary grade and step rates in UCPath in accordance with the 2020-21 academic salary range adjustment for the LX and RA bargaining units. The salary scales are effective as of the pay period beginning July 1, 2020 for monthly paid employees and July 12, 2020 for bi-weekly paid employees.

07/13/20

All

UCP-91817

Added salary plans APL0 through APL9 to the eligibility criteria used for deriving the HS paygroup. This should resolve the issue causing employees to be incorrectly excluded from the HS paygroup.

07/10/20

All

UCP-91746

Updated the FICA attribute for EARN code SMP to “Not Subject” to ensure Supplemental Military pay is not subject to FICA taxes.

07/13/20

All

UCP-92867

Updated the Deduction Code BENADJ to be configured as a system wide deduction code.

07/14/20

All

UCP-93272

Updated the maximum dues rate of $155.92 for the California Nurses Association (CNA). The new rate is effective as of the pay period beginning July 1, 2020 for monthly paid employees and July 12, 2020 for bi-weekly paid employees.

07/16/20

All

UCP-92967

Provided the covered Clerical & Allied Services (CX) bargaining unit with a 3% across the board wage range increase effective July 2020.

07/15/20

All

UCP-91487

Added a new Business Academic Schedule Page for UCD; UCSD; LBNL for 2020

07/13/20

UCD, UCSD, LBNL

UCP-92958

Implemented the range adjustment effective 7/1/2020 for local salary plan (SDM6)

07/15/20

UCSD, UCSD Med

UCP-92163

 

UCPath online

Summary Date Location Impacted Change Request Number

Modified the timing of the feedback survey email sent after a case is closed. The email will now be 2 days after the case is closed (instead of immediately) to allow time for the case submitter to ask questions or reopen the case.

07/12/20

All

UCP-86398

Updated the Earn Codes and Deduction Codes lists in QuickLinks

07/15/20

All

UCP-93265

 

Other Updates & Reminders:

The following training materials have been updated:
Payroll (PAYL200: Additional Compensation and Payroll Requests):
  • Job Aid: Interlocation One-Time Additional Pay
    Updated with new steps for processing an interlocation payment.
    This job aid is also located under the following course:
    • WFAL250: Template Transactions – Part I
  • Simulation: Submit One-Time Payment Request
    Updated to include interlocation one-time payment information.
Workforce Administration (WFAL270: PayPath Transactions):
  • Simulation: Initiate Job Earnings Distribution PayPath Transaction (Staff)
    Updated to include steps for processing the percentage salary reduction for UC Chancellors

Employee Self-Service (POR111: Employee Actions: Payroll Information):

  • Simulation: Update My Out-Of-State Tax Withholding
    Updated to reflect the most current version of the form