[UCRDBR] Corrected Instructions for 2025 FSA Enrollment during Last Quarter of 2025

[Departmental Benefits Representatives]

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September 29, 2025


To:
Department Benefits Representatives (DBRs)

From:
Central HR Benefits Office on behalf of the UCPath Center
Re:
Corrected Instructions for 2025 FSA Enrollment during Last Quarter of 2025
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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>.

The UCPath Center offers the following correction regarding the FSA eForm submission deadlines and final paycheck dates for biweekly and monthly employees and apologizes for the oversight.  In the previous communication, the dates were inadvertently reversed.

The Corrected Information is to be used for submission deadlines:

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

Incorrect dates previously provided showed:


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

UCPath - Self-Service FSA Elections will be unavailable from 10-01-2025 to 11-30-2025.  UCPath is carefully managing year-end FSA enrollments to ensure accuracy and prevent financial challenges. Employees who are newly hired, newly eligible, or have a qualifying life event between October 1 and November 30, 2025, cannot make FSA elections or updates for 2025 via the self-service portal.

However, eligible employees may still enroll in or update their current FSA elections by submitting a Benefits eForm that corresponds to their qualifying event.

How to Make 2025 FSA Plan Elections or Updates from October 1 - November 30

Accessing the Benefits eForm via UCPath
To submit the FSA enrollment or update, employees should follow these steps:

1.    From the main menu, select Benefits & Retirement
2.    Under the Forms category, choose Benefits Request eForm
3.    Click Submit under the Benefits eForm Hub
4.    Select the Event Date that matches their qualifying event
5.    Choose the appropriate Employee Benefit Category
6.    Use the Reason for Request drop-down to select the applicable reason
7.    In the textbox labeled "Please Explain Why You Are Using This Form," enter:
                       FSA Enrollment for 2025
8.    Complete the form to make the enrollment updates
9.    Review and agree to the Terms and Conditions and Signature Acknowledgment
10. Click Submit to send the form to UCPath for processing

UCPath Deadlines and Final 2025 FSA Deduction Dates
The table below outlines the current year FSA eForm deadlines and the final 2025 paycheck dates on which
FSA deductions will be taken:


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

Note: FSA coverage begins on the first day of the month following enrollment, subject to payroll processing deadlines. The employee's elected FSA contribution will be distributed across the remaining pay periods in 2025. These elections do not carry over into the next plan year. To maintain coverage, employees must submit new FSA elections during Open Enrollment for the 2026 plan year.

Self-Service Availability
Self-service functionality for FSA elections will resume on December 1, 2025. Any FSA enrollment submitted via self-service in December 2025 will apply to the 2026 calendar year.

Submitting 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://idpproxy-ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu/simplesaml/module.php/ucpathdiscovery/disco.php?entityID=https%3A%2F%2Fucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu&return=https%3A%2F%2Fidpproxy-ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu%2Fsimplesaml%2Fmodule.php%2Fsaml%2Fsp%2FdiscoResponse%3FAuthID%3D_d13dc7259879671071a643d1be972a10a424d11403%253Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fidpproxy-ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu%252Fsimplesaml%252Fsaml2%252Fidp%252FSSOService.php%253Fspentityid%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fucphrprdpub.universityofcalifornia.edu%25252Fpsp%25252Fucphrprd%2526cookieTime%253D1758328288&returnIDParam=idpentityid> or submitting an inquiry through Ask UCPath. Completed forms should be submitted according to UCPath's instructions.


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