Eligible employees under the policy are those who serve on active military duty during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Noble Eagle (the anti-terrorism and homeland defense campaigns), Operation Iraqi Freedom, or any other campaigns in connection with the national state of emergency declared in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001, attacks.

Under the Policy on Supplement to Military Pay, the University compensates eligible employees for the difference between their University base pay and military pay and allowances until the end of an employee’s active military duty, or until June 30, 2008, whichever comes first. The University also continues to pay the UC contribution to employees’ health plan premiums while an employee is eligible for benefits under the policy. Benefits provided under the policy are subject to a two-year lifetime limit.

Employees who are not eligible for supplemental pay because their military pay and allowances exceed their University wages may elect to continue UC health plan coverage while on military leave, and the University will continue to pay the UC contribution to those plans.

It is the University’s desire to assist, to the extent possible, employees who are called to active military duty during these campaigns. Therefore, the University has proposed that the Policy be renewed for a two-year period, effective July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2010. Benefits provided under the policy continue to be subject to a two-year lifetime limit.

Revised Implementation Guidelines and Extended Military Leave Q&A’s reflecting the proposed two-year extension will be posted here.

To comment on this proposed change, contact HR Policy at [email protected] by June 3rd.