UCPath 12.9-12.16

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

Benefits

Summary	Date	Change Request Number
Updated the "Quicklinks" benefit resource page with the 2023 UCPath Voluntary Retirement Savings Program Enrollment Calendars for LBNL and UCS.	12/15/22	UCP-124007

Payroll and Compensation

Summary	Date	Change Request Number
Implemented Oracle tax update 22-D.	12/12/22	UCP-121198
Updated the qualified transportation and parking rates for the 2023 calendar year.	12/13/22	UCP-123684
Updated the UCPath limit table for tax-qualified retirement plans for 2023.	12/13/22	UCP-123573
Increased the social security’s old-age, survivors, and disability insurance (OASDI) taxable wage base from $147,000 to $160,200 for 2023.	12/13/22	UCP-123583
Increased the defined contribution plan safe harbor taxable wage base from $147,000 to $160,200 for 2023.	12/13/22	UCP-123580

UCPath Online

Summary	Date	Change Request Number
Made uploaded employee email attachments visible to resource center users.	12/10/22	UCP-120510
Added functionality to auto-populate user login data for new chat sessions on the UCPath chat page.	12/10/22	UCP-109871 & UCP-121893
Sent the standard measurement period (SMP) eligibility letters for 2023.	12/15/22	UCP-123279

Workforce Administration

Summary	Date	Change Request Number
Updated rates and maximum taxable gross for Washington state paid family and medical leave payroll tax deductions.	12/14/22	UCP-124496

Other Updates & Reminders:

There is a correction to the December 2, 2022, report on the updated employee self-service and basics and navigation materials in UCHelp. The UCPath help site was updated to reflect an updated job aid with a new Termination Submission Timeliness R-406 report definition and description.
There are two new hold reasons in JIRA to indicate requests pending requirements or pending an Oracle solution. The hold reasons are also now visible on community of interest dashboards for greater transparency about requests on hold.
The Benefits Resource page was updated to reflect the following changes.
- Added 2023 retirement savings program enrollment/change dates calendar for UCS and LBNL.
- Archived 2021 retirement savings program enrollment/change dates calendar for UCS and LBNL.
- Employees now have access to the retirement savings program enrollment/change dates calendar for UCS and LBNL.

This is the last weekly summary of 2022. The next weekly summary will be distributed on January 6, 2023. Happy holidays from UCPath!

Did you know? No action is required to update employees on leave for family care and bonding (PFCB):

In 2023, the income replacement offered by UC’s PFCB program will increase from 70% to 100% of eligible earnings.
The effective date for biweekly is 12/25/2022 and monthly is 01/01/2023.
UCPath will update the job earnings distribution from 70% to 100% for all employees on PFCB leave with expected return dates in 2023 .

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