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The University of California (UC) is implementing a change to how UC 403(b) Plan loans are repaid. Retirement Program Services is sharing this update to help employees prepare for the transition. The information below outlines what is changing, what employees need to do, and when these changes will take effect.

What’s changing

UC is updating the repayment method for UC 403(b) Plan loans. Currently, employees with an outstanding UC 403(b) Plan loan have their repayments deducted from their paycheck and applied directly to their retirement account.

Please read the linked PERB Notice to Employees SF-CE-1435

You are invited to attend a webinar about the UC Identity Theft Protection Plan on Tuesday, March 24.

The Experian Elite Identity Protection and Financial Wellness Plan, provided to all benefit-eligible faculty and staff at no cost, includes a wealth of services to help prevent identity theft and provide assistance should an incident occur. This webinar will help you maximize the plan's benefits, especially during tax season when identity theft attempts are more common.

Please read the linked PERB Notice regarding Unfair Practice Case No. SF-CE-1482-H

The University of California, Berkeley (“Campus”), the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (“Lab”) (collectively, “University”), and the Alameda County Building and Construction Trades Council (“Union”) will negotiate a successor collective bargaining agreement for the Skilled Trades Unit (KB). Local bargaining may begin following completion of the public notice meetings scheduled below. 

Please note that the following PERB Order AFSCME Feb 2025 Ruling can be read via this PDF attachment.

NPD Breach

In April, a hacker began selling stolen data from National Public Data (NPD), a consumer data broker. The successful access was not acknowledged by NPD until August 12th. The website of the data broker had contained a zip file with the back-end passwords needed to access the database.

As a consumer data broker, the NPD database contained names, addresses, phone numbers, and social security numbers for people going back decades.

Dear Colleagues,

Dear Colleagues,

This is a reminder to all University employees who submit timesheets in local time and attendance systems to submit your time worked, absences, and/or acknowledge you have no absences to report by the deadline established at your campus/location. Accurate and complete time and leave reporting ensures that you are paid accurately, that the university meets its obligations to pay for work performed and helps ensure the responsible use of public funds. 

Dear HR Colleagues,

In another step forward for UC’s support of work-life balance, UC will significantly expand access to paid sick leave effective Jan. 1, 2025.