COVID-19 Guidance for Academics

Guidance for all Academics

Guidance Reguarding Return to Onsite Work for Academic Appointees

Guidance for Faculty

Faculty Announcements

UC Merced Interim COVID-Related Dependent Care Modified Duties

Leave Guidance

Guidance Documents from UCOP

• COVID-19-Related Leave for Academic Appointees: Guidance for Supervisors (Updated March 31, 2021)

• Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Related Leaves  (Updated March 31, 2021)

• Letter from Provost Michael T. Brown - Third Year Tenure Clock Extension (May 27, 2020)

• Third-Year Tenure Clock Extension FAQs (May 29, 2020)

COVID-19 Forms

• Overseas Telework Exception Request Form for Academic Appointees - Overseas Telework FAQs

• 2021 EPSL Request Form (Rev 3.30.2021)

• UC Merced Interim COVID-Related Dependent Care Modified Duties Application Form

• Third-Year Tenure/Security of Employment Clock Extension Request Form (Rev. 5.29.2020)

Requesting Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL)

• An employee may request EPSL by speaking to their supervisor or by submitting their completed 2021 EPSL Request Form to their supervisor and the Academic Personnel Office. 

Resources

Campus Website for COVID-19

Overseas Telework FAQs

COVID-19 Related Leaves Programs Powerpoint Presentation 4.14.2021

Questions

Please contact Esmeralda Martinez from the Academic Personnel Office: emartinez35@ucmerced.edu for questions regarding:

• Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL)

• Interim COVID-Related Dependent Care Modified Duties

Please contact the Academic Personnel Office: academicpersonnel@ucmerced.edu for all other general COVID-19 related questions.

Archived Communications, Resources, and Forms

• Guidance from VPAP Re: Current Recruiting Efforts (March 11, 2020)
• Academic Personnel Guidance Related to COVID-19 (March 30, 2020)
• COVID-19 Stop the Clock Option (April 9, 2020)
• Guidance from VPAP Re: Current Recruiting Efforts
• COVID-19 Related Leaves Programs Powerpoint Presentation 10.15.2020
• Summary of COVID-19 Related Paid Leaves
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act
• FFCRA Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL)
• COVID-19 April 2 Letter and FAQs
• COVID-19 UC FFCRA Leave Obligations
• Personnel Exception to APM-710 sick leave and paid medical leave for COVID-19
• Expanded Paid Administrative Leave (EPAL)
• COVID-19 Sabbatical Cancellation Request Form (Rev 6.17.2020)
• Special COVID-19 “Stop the Clock” Certification Form (Rev 8.25.2020)
• Leave of Absence Request Form - Paid Medical Leave (APM 710) for Childcare
• UCOP Executive Order on Paid Administrative Leave (March 16, 2020)
• COVID-19 Related Guidance for Unit 18 (Updated April 17, 2020)
• COVID-19 Researcher Guidance from RPAC