[Ucrtransactors] UCPath Changes & Enhancements for Transactors: Dec 18, 2020 - Jan 8, 2021

[UCPath Center, University of California]

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To:  UCPath Transactors

UCPath Changes & Enhancements: December 18, 2020 - January 8, 2021

UCPath recently implemented the changes listed below.

Benefits
Summary
Date
As a part of open enrollment 2021, changed the COBRA administration vendor to Discovery
12/29/20
Updated the verbiage on the email sent to rehired employees to advise the employee to fill out a form and submit to UCPath to reinstate benefits if the break in service was less than 120 days
12/29/20
Updated the verbiage on the email sent to employees when a dependent is approaching the maximum allowable age with the correct vendor name and updated contact information
12/30/20
As a part of open enrollment 2021, updated the disability and life calculation rules
01/04/21
Updated the 415 contribution limit from $57,000 for 2020 to $58,000 in 2021
01/04/21

Cognos
Summary
Date
Modified the requisition snapshot R-104 report to include the applicant name and only include primary position and related data
12/21/20

Payroll & Compensation
Summary
Date
Created the 2020 UCS quarter-end pay calendar
12/22/20
Implemented the 3% across the board wage increase effective January 2021 for the NX bargaining unit
12/23/20
Modified the logic to ensure more accurate data is presented in the off cycle dashboard
01/04/21
Off cycle processing  improvement: added a new feature to identify the reason a transaction was cancelled (e.g. duplicate request received, potential overpayment)
01/04/21
Updated the logic to display a more accurate status of transactions on the off cycle dashboard: transactions will change from ready to processed after the request is loaded for pay sheet creation
01/04/21
Updated the HSG earn code configuration so it is not considered effort bearing
01/04/21
Resolved the defect causing the UCFELL comp rate code to incorrectly auto populate FEL - NRA non US citizen
01/05/21
Updated the OASDI taxable wage base for 2021 from $137,700 to 142,800
01/06/21

TAM
Summary
Date
Updated TAM email notifications to ensure the initiator/submitter of a prepare to hire request receives notification when UCPath cancels or approves a hire request
01/04/21

Other Updates & Reminders:

*         The UCPath production processing schedule has been updated to remove "next day" from the Med Center "Inbound File Due" header. To view the current schedule, navigate to UCPath > Quicklinks > Payroll Resources.

*         The benefits deduction calendar for 2021 has been updated.  To view the calendar, navigate to UCPath > Quicklinks > Benefits Resources

*         Job configuration changes and location specific configurations<https://sp.ucop.edu/sites/ucpc/UCPathLocationSupport/_layouts/15/DocIdRedir.aspx?ID=UCPC-1485784443-34> can be viewed on the Location Support Site<https://sp.ucop.edu/sites/ucpc/UCPathLocationSupport/default.aspx>

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