New and Expecting Parents
If you’re new to the UCSF community, or new to parenthood or dependent care, you’re in the right place. Navigating leave policies and disability benefits based on your UCSF affiliation can be challenging. Here you will find commonly used links to policies and resources to help you get started.
- UCNet Having a Baby Everything UC employees need to know about taking time off work for pregnancy, enrolling a new child in benefits, and more.
- UC Adoption Assistance Plan Reimbursement of up to $5000 of eligible expenses per adoption.
- UC Pregnancy Disability LeaveRelevant federal and state laws in addition to UC policies and collective bargaining agreements.
- UC Pay for Family Care and Bonding (PFCB) Program Employees can replace some of the income they would otherwise lose during their approved leave.
- UCRP Service Credit Purchase Guide (pdf) Learn how to purchase service credit to increase your retirement benefit following a disability leave.
- Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) Get more information on the Federal laws entitling employees to unpaid leave.
- California Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL)Your rights and obligations as a pregnant employee.
- California Family Rights Act (CFRA) Get more information on the California law entitling employees to unpaid leave.
- UC Faculty: Academic Personnel Manual (APM) Visit the general page on benefits and privileges.
- UC Faculty: APM-760, Family Accommodations for Childbearing and Childrearing (pdf) Explore the section on accommodations.
- UC Faculty: APM-715, Leaves of Absence/Family and Medical Leave (pdf) Explore the section on leave.
- UCSF Faculty Disability Leave (pdf) Understanding disability leave policy.
- UCSF Junior Faculty Stop the Clock Policy (pdf) Understand how this policy relates to pregnancy leave.
- Balancing Career & Family Family-friendly policies for Health Sciences Compensation Plan (HSCP) Faculty
- UCSF Post-Doctoral Scholar Parental Leave Understand parent leave benefits.
- UCSF Resident/Clinical Fellow Parental Leave Understand the parental leave policy.
- UCSF Graduate (PhD) Student Parental Leave Understand the parental leave policy.
- UCSF Human Resources - Leave Management Contact your Leaves team for support and guidance with the leave of absence process.
- Pregnancy Disability Leave Workshop for Campus Employees Create a personalized plan for your leave.
- UCSF Disability Management Services Contact DMS for information on medically based accommodations pre-and post-partum.
- UCSF Student Disability Services (SDS) Contact Student Disability Services for information on medically based accommodations for pre-and post-partum students.
- Hibernate Campus Services While On Leave Learn about suspending fitness center membership and options for modifying other fee-based campus services.
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Employees Learn about your options for paying for dependent care on a pretax, salary reduction basis.
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Student Employees Learn about your options for paying for dependent care on a pretax, salary reduction basis.
- Child Care Resources at UCSF On-campus child care centers, referral service, and back-up care.
- California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Get help finding the right care for your family’s needs.
- KinCare/California Labor Code 233 See the State of California law entitling eligible employees to take time off to care for a sick family member.
- Family School Partnership Act A California law that allows parents, grandparents, and guardians to take time off from work to participate in their children’s school or child care activities.
- Sittercity Pre-screened care for children, adults and pets.
- Back-up Care Program - UCSF Faculty, Residents & Clinical Fellows Center-based child care and home-based child and adult/elder care.
- Back-up Care Program - UCSF Students Center-based child care and home-based child and adult/elder care.
- Lactation Rooms & Services Find campus lactation room locations as well as other lactation resources.
- UCSF Flextime Policies UCSF Flextime Scheduling: Guidelines and Procedures
- Great Expectations Pregnancy Program Get educational and support services that prepare families for pregnancy, birth, and parenting.