[UCRDBR] UCPath Notice: Instructions for 2025 FSA End-of-Year Enrollment

[Departmental Benefits Representatives]

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October 21, 2025

To:
Department Benefits Representatives (DBRs)

From:
Central HR Benefits Office on behalf of the UCPath Center
Re:
UCPath Notice: Instructions for 2025 FSA End-of-Year Enrollment
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DBRs, please share this information via your internal listserv.  Do not reply to this email.  Please send a separate email with questions to benefits at ucr.edu<mailto:benefits at ucr.edu>.

Newly hired employees, newly eligible employees and employees experiencing a qualifying life event with effective dates from October 1, 2025, to November 30, 2025, will not be able to make Flexible Spending Account (FSA) enrollment elections or updates for the current plan year through the self-service portal.
Eligible employees may still enroll in FSA or update their current elections by submitting a Benefits eForm corresponding to their qualifying event. Self-Service functionality for FSA enrollment will be available again starting December 1, 2025. Any FSA enrollment submitted through self-service in December 2025 will apply to the 2026 calendar year.
The Benefits of Belonging booklet which communicates enrollment instructions will be mailed to employees who become eligible for benefits during the restricted portal period.
For location awareness, FSA enrollment instructions are below.
How to Make 2025 FSA Plan Elections/Updates using the Benefits eForm
Employees may access the Benefits eForm through UCPath by following these steps:
1.    From the main menu, select Benefits & Retirement
2.    Under the Forms category, select Benefits Request eForm
3.    Click Submit under the Benefits eForm Hub
4.    Select the Event Date that corresponds to your benefit event
5.    Select the appropriate Employee Benefit Category
6.    Use the Reason for Request drop-down menu to select the applicable request reason
7.    In the "Please Explain Why You Are Using This Form" textbox, type in FSA Enrollment for 2025
8.    Navigate through the form to make your enrollment updates
9.    Review and agree to the Terms and Conditions and the signature acknowledgment
10. Once complete, click Submit

Submit Enrollment Forms (PDF)
If employees are unable to access UCPath to submit a Benefits eForm, they may request a PDF version of the enrollment forms by visiting UCPath<https://ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu/> or by submitting an inquiry through Ask UCPath. UCPath will instruct them how to submit completed forms.
UCPath Deadlines and Final 2025 FSA Deduction Dates
The table below shows the current year FSA eForm deadlines and the final 2025 paycheck dates on which UCPath will take FSA deductions:

2025 FSA eForm Submission Deadline
Last Paycheck with 2025 FSA Deductions
Biweekly Paid Employees
12/08/2025
12/17/2025
Monthly Paid Employees
11/18/2025
12/01/2025

Note:
FSA coverage is effective the first of the month following enrollment, subject to payroll deadlines. UCPath will deduct the elected FSA contribution amount across the remaining pay periods in 2025. These enrollments do not roll over into the next plan year. To continue coverage, employees must make new FSA elections during Open Enrollment for the 2026 plan year.
Resources:

  *   Job Aid: Benefits Request eForm<https://spwebserv.ucop.edu/SelfServiceUsers/PORjobaids/EMP112-BenefitseFormsSubmitNew.pdf>

Should you have any questions, please contact the UCPath Center.

UCPath
(855) 982-7284
Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu<https://ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu/>


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