Family-responsive policies (leave, benefits, accommodations)

The campus has a number of family-responsive policies and resources for parents and caregivers, whether you are a student, staff, or academic appointee. Some resources differ for students and employees.

On this page, you can jump to:

Student resources | Staff resources | Faculty and other academic appointee resources

Student resources

Academic Accommodations Hub

For information about accommodations for pregnancy, parenting, caring for family or dependents.

Graduate Student Parent Policies

The Graduate Division's policies govern accommodations that all faculty, departments, and academic programs must extend to graduate students.

Staff resources

Be Well at Work

Hosts information about caregiver support resources, as well as information on family-friendly benefits and policies; childcare; caregiving for elders; parenting resources, and more.

People & Culture

Provides information for non-academic employees about the Family & Medical Leave Act(link is external), Pregnancy Disability Leave(link is external), the California Pregnancy Disability Leave Act(link is external), Supplemental Family & Medical Leave(link is external).

UCNet

Provides information about what to do if you are having a baby as well as information about the Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account.

Faculty and other academic appointee resources

Office for Faculty Equity and Welfare

Provides information for Senate Faculty about family-responsive policies, dependent care resources, partner and spouse employment, health and wellness programs, and back-up childcare.

Academic Personnel Office

You can find information about leaves, duty modifications, and resources for Senate Faculty who are new or expectant parents, parenting or caregiving, including Childbearing and Parental/Family Bonding Leave for Senate Faculty(link is external).

Associate Vice Provost for the Faculty (AVPF)

You can consult with the AVPF about these supports.

Topics

Portfolio topic page, Pregnancy and related conditions topic page, Learning, research, and working concerns topic page