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

UCPath recently implemented the changes listed below. Refer to the UCPath Changes & Enhancements link on the support site for additional detail.

Job configuration changes and location specific configurations are available on the support site.

Benefits

Summary	Date	Change Request Number
As a part of open enrollment 2021, changed the COBRA administraion vendor to Discovery.	12/29/20	UCP-95071
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 benedits if the break in service was less than 120 days.	12/29/20	UCP-94898
Updated the verbiage on the email sent to employees when a dependent is approaching the maximum allowable age with the corrent vendor name and updated contact information.	12/30/20	UCP-89874
As a part of open enrollment 2021, updated the disability and life calculation rules.	01/04/21	UCP-99611
Updated the 415 contribution limit from $57,000 for 2020 to $58,000 in 2021.	01/04/21	UCP-98749

Cognos

Summary	Date	Change Request Number
Modified the requisition snapshot R-104 report to include the applicant name and only include primary position and related data.	12/21/20	UCP-96796

Payroll & Compensation

Summary	Date	Change Request Number
Created the 2020 UCS quarter-end pay calendar.	12/22/20	UCP-99550
Implemented the 3% across the board wage increase effective January 2021 for the NX bargaining unit.	12/23/20	UCP-96622
Modified the logic to ensure more accurate data is presented in the off cycle dashboard.	01/04/21	UCP-96390
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	UCP-97182
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	UCP-96950
Updated the HSG earn code configuration so it is not considered effort bearing	01/04/21	UCP-99372
Resolved the defect causing the UCFELL comp rate code to incorrectly auto populate FEL - NRA non US citizen.	01/05/21	UCP-95086
Implemented PeopleSoft Tax Update 20-D	01/06/21	UCP-89590
Implemented PeopleSoft Tax Updated 20-E	01/06/21	UCP-98984
Updated the OASDI taxable wage base for 2021 from $137,700 to 142,800	01/06/21	UCP-98751

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.
Updated Quick Links with the latest earn and deduction code lists.	01/04/21	UCP-84486

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 benedits deduction calendar for 2021 has been updated. To view the calendar, navigate to UCPath > Quicklinks > Benedits Resources.