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Extended Sick Leave	For a work incurred illness, if an employee has exhausted accrued sick leave, remains disabled, and continues to receive temporary disability payments, the employee shall receive extended sick leave payments in an amount equal to the difference between the temporary disability payments and 80% of the employee's basic salary plus any shift differential which the employee would have received. Total extended sick leave payments shall not exceed twenty-six weeks for any one injury or illness.
Exempt Employee	An employee who, based on duties performed and manner of compensation, is exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) minimum wage and overtime provisions. Because of hourly pay practices, an employee appointed to a per diem position in an exempt title shall be treated as a non-exempt employee subject to FLSA minimum wage and overtime provisions. An exempt employee is paid an established monthly or annual salary and is expected to fulfill the duties of their positions regardless of hours worked. An exempt employee is not eligible to receive overtime compensation or compensatory time off, and is not required to adhere to strict time, record keeping, and attendance rules for pay purposes. Exempt titles are identified in University-wide title and pay plans.
Ethnic References	The following terms for race and ethnic groups are used to maintain consistency with systemwide and federal reporting requirements even though they may not reflect current popular usage: American Indians - Persons having origins in any of the original American Indian peoples of North America (including Eskimos and Aleuts), or who maintain cultural identification through tribal affiliations or community recognition. Asian - This definition encompasses: Chinese/Chinese-American: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of China; Japanese/Japanese- American: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Japan; Korean/Korean-American: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Korea; Filipino/Pilipino: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Philippine Islands; Pakistani/East Indian: Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of the Indian sub-continent; Pacific Islanders (including Samoa) or other Asian persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Southeast Asia and the Far East not included in any of the Asian categories listed above. Black - (not of Hispanic origin) - Persons having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. Hispanic - (including Black individuals whose origins are Hispanic) - This definition encompasses: Mexican/Mexican-American/Chicano: Persons of Mexican culture or origins, regardless of race; Latin- American/Latino: Persons of Latin American culture or origins (including persons having origins from Central America, South America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic), regardless of race; Spanish/ Spanish-American: Persons of Spanish culture or origin not included in any of the Hispanic categories listed above. Caucasian - Persons having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, North Africa, or the Middle East (not of Hispanic origin).
Essential Function	A responsibility considered "essential" to the successful performance of the job when it meets one or more of the following criteria defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Performance of the responsibility is considered to be of major importance. A limited number of employees are available to perform the responsibility. The responsibility is highly specialized, requiring special expertise or abilities. As required by the ADA, responsibilities that are essential functions of the job should be identified on the job description in the Key Responsibilities section by indicating a "Yes" in the Essential Function column.
eRecruit: Human Capital Management (HCM)	The web-based application that was used for recruitment of nonacademic employees as well as hiring and personnel transactions for all employees. It was replaced in 2009 by Talent Acquisition Manager (TAM). See HCM for more information.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)	A term used by the federal government to refer to employment practices that ensure nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, religion, color, national origin, physical or mental ability, medical condition, ancestry, or age. The principle behind EEO is that everyone should have the same access to opportunities.
Employees	In the context of the Staff Affirmative Action Plan, "employees" refers to non-academic career, contract, or partial-year career employees at the University of California, Berkeley. There is a separate Academic Affirmative Action Plan that covers faculty and other academic employees.