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New Employees Staff & Employee Guides Benefits Eligibility Personalized Support

Welcome newly-hired, benefits eligible (temporary/limited staff/faculty) employees!

For information on health and welfare and retirement benefits, please visit the UCnet link: What To Do If You're a New Employee and attend a live UCPath Benefits Webinar.

To enroll in benefits:

Log into UCPath > Health and Welfare > Enroll in Benefits
Or call the UCPath Center 855-982-7284 for assistance

For additional information and resources regarding your health and welfare options, please visit the Compensation and Benefits page on UCnet.

Please use the UCPath live online chat feature or submit your questions by logging in to UCPath and clicking on the "Ask UCPath Center" button.

Call 855-982-7284 (Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PST) to speak with a UCPC associate.

Family member eligibility verification (FMEV) and Reverification

UC resumed this process, which paused during the pandemic. Here’s what employees need to know:

They may receive a packet from UnifyHR (UC’s administrator for the program) asking them to re-verify family members like spouses, domestic partners, stepchildren, grandchildren/step-grandchildren, legal wards and overage disabled dependents
If they miss the deadline, UC will remove their dependents from coverage
Local benefits offices receive a list of impacted employees each month
Contact UnifyHR, not UCPath, for assistance
Helpful link to share: Verifying Family Members’ Eligibility for Benefits | UCnet

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Benefits Eligibility

Benefits Initial Eligibility Chart for Staff/Academic appointees (except Postdocs)


BENEFit Package	combined appointment % and duration	ucrp Membership required?	Examples
FULL	50% or more and 12 months or more Accumulation of 1,000- eligible hrs (or 750 hrs for Non-Senate Instructional Unit) in a rolling 12-month period.	YES	Assistant I, appointed indefinitely at 75% time Director, 07/01/14 – 06/30/15 at 75% time
MID-LEVEL	50% or more and 12 months or more 100% and 3 months or more, but less than one year	NO	Visiting Scholar, 07/01/14 to 06/30/15 at 50% time Lecturer, 10/01/14 – 12/31/14 (3 months) at 100%
CORE	43.75% or more but does not satisfy % and duration for BELI 1, 2, or 3	NO	Senior Clerk, one month, 100% Employee appointed at 49% indefinitely Lab Assistant 09/02/14 – 11/30/14 at 100% (less than 3 months)
NO BENEFITS	Less than 43.75%	NO	Assistant I, 5 hours/week