Parts IX (Family Care Leave) and Part X (Medical/Disability Leave) of the 2005-06
are deleted from departmental compensation plan, and are replaced with the
following policy as an amendment. The amendment is effective July 1, 2005.
Faculty Benefits for Family Leaves (Other than Childbearing)
Purpose: To provide faculty members in the Ladder Rank, In Residence, Clinical ___,
Salaried Clinical and Adjunct series with a reasonable level of benefits for family
purposes that: 1) can be financially supported by the departments and 2) is equitable
across departments.
Policy: It is the policy of the UCDHS that faculty in the Ladder Rank, In Residence,
Clinical ___, Salaried Clinical and Adjunct series in all departments have equal benefits
for family leaves, and that the departments have primary financial responsibility for
covering these benefits.
Background: The University of California Academic Personnel Manual (APM) offers
several policies regarding family leave and benefits. The family leave options are all
separate forms of benefits, but may run concurrently. These include: 1) Family and
Medical Leave (APM 715) based on the federal Family and Medical Leave Act and the
state’s California Family Rights Act that provides an unpaid or paid leave for a maximum
of 12 workweeks in the calendar year with continued participation in health coverage as
if on pay status and reinstatement to the same or equivalent position; 2) Parental Leave
(APM760-27) which is an unpaid leave for up to one year with reinstatement to the same
or equivalent position, but without continuation of health coverage; 3) Active Service
Modified Duties (APM760-28) which is not a leave, but which allows partial or full relief
from teaching and a reduction in clinical duties for 3-12 months while one active duty
with continued base pay. The time periods associated with these options all run
concurrently and cannot exceed 12 months. The APM allows additional salary
compensation under the Health Science Compensation Plan to be paid according to
campus policy.
Benefits:
1) Family and Medical Care Leave (FML and CFRA): The benefits as described in
APM 715 are applied without modification to faculty members in all departments
and academic series. This form of leave is for use by faculty members for
substantial care of a newborn (including paternity leave), newly adopted children,
children newly placed in foster care or medical care for a spouse, domestic
partner, child or parent. APM 715 indicates that academic appointees who do not
accrue sick leave (as is the case for the titles listed in this policy) may request an
approved leave without pay for up to 12 weeks.
2) Parental Leave: The benefits as described in APM (APM 760-27) are applied
without modification to faculty members in all departments and academic series.
This form of leave is without pay (though accrued vacation may be used) and is
for the purpose of providing care to a newly born or adopted child or a child
placed in foster care.
3) Active Service Modified Duties: This is not a leave, but can be utilized in lieu or
in addition to a leave to allow the faculty member to provide care to a child for
whom the faculty member has substantial responsibility for the care. As described
in APM 760-28, the faculty member’s base salary (X+HBT) will remain intact,
and that additional compensation paid under health science compensation plans
shall be paid in accordance with campus policy for academic appointees who do
not accrue sick leave (as is the case for the titles listed in this policy), As a policy,
the School of Medicine will reduce the Y salary (negotiated additional
compensation) proportionately to the reduction in duties.