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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">December 21, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Campus Partners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Central HR Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UC Leave Options Expanded to Include Reproductive Loss Leave<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The University of California (UC) is committed to supporting faculty and staff — and that includes
<a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2023/06/icymi-uc-is-expanding-benefits-to-support-families.html">
enhancing benefits, programs and policies designed to help employees balance their work and personal lives</a>. Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, UC’s leave options will expand to provide eligible employees with up to five days of protected leave following a reproductive
loss. This change aligns UC with California legislation that will be effective Jan. 1, 2024.
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<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">Beginning January 1, an eligible employee may take up to five days of Reproductive Loss Leave following a reproductive loss by the employee, by the
employee’s current spouse or domestic partner, or by another individual if the employee would have been a parent of a child had the reproductive loss not occurred. “Reproductive loss” means a failed adoption, failed surrogacy, miscarriage, stillbirth, or an
unsuccessful assisted reproduction. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">More information about how to request leave for a reproductive loss will be available Jan. 2024.
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<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">A list of frequently asked questions about eligibility and rules regarding this new form of leave are noted below:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Q1. Who is eligible for UC’s Reproductive Loss Leave?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">A1. To be eligible for Reproductive Loss Leave, an employee must have been employed by the University for at least 30 calendar days prior to the
start of the leave. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Q2. How long after a reproductive loss can an employee take leave?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">A2. In general, an eligible employee must complete the Reproductive Loss Leave within three months of the reproductive loss. But if the employee
is taking leave under any state or federal leave entitlement (such as the Family and Medical Leave Act, the California Family Rights Act, and/or California’s Pregnancy Disability Leave Law), prior to or immediately following the reproductive loss, then the
employee must complete the Reproductive Loss Leave within three months of the end date of the other leave.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Q3. Can an employee who experienced a reproductive loss before Jan. 1, 2024, take this leave?
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<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">A3. An eligible employee who experienced a reproductive loss toward the end of 2023 may be eligible to use this leave in 2024, if the employee completes
the leave within the three-month window described above. For example, an eligible employee who experienced a reproductive loss (or ended a leave as described above) on Oct. 5, 2023, may take Reproductive Loss Leave from Jan. 1-5, 2024. An eligible employee
who experienced a reproductive loss (or ended a leave as described above) on Oct. 1, 2023, may take one day of Reproductive Loss Leave, on Jan. 1, 2024.
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<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Q4. What are the rules regarding how many times an employee can take reproductive loss leave?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">A4. If an eligible employee experiences more than one reproductive loss, the employee may take up to a total of 20 days of Reproductive Loss Leave
within a calendar year (up to 5 days for each reproductive loss). Reproductive Loss Leave may be taken on consecutive or nonconsecutive days.
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<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Q5. Is Reproductive Loss Leave</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">paid or unpaid?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">A5. Reproductive Loss Leave is unpaid, but employees may elect to use certain paid leave options to remain on pay status during this leave (depending
on the policy or collective bargaining agreement that applies to the employee).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Q6. Is Reproductive Loss Leave</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt">confidential?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Heading4a" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal">A6. The University will maintain the confidentiality of any employee requesting Reproductive Loss Leave and will not disclose such information except
to internal personnel or counsel as necessary or as required by law. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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