The Way We Live Now

From a recent email:

To: Faculty and Staff

Dear Colleagues:

On February 2, 2026, a BruinPost was issued regarding UC’s California Workplace – Know Your Rights Notice and other resources intended to increase awareness of employee workplace and constitutional rights. The notice included guidance on employees’ right to designate an emergency contact to be notified in the event they are arrested or detained at work.

UCPath has added a new emergency contact relationship type, “Contact if Detained/Arrested.” This option allows employees to designate a contact to be notified if they are arrested or detained at work. This contact may be the same as, or different from, their primary emergency contact.

An email notice regarding this topic was distributed to the General UCPath Communications Distribution list (location HR, Benefits, and Payroll contacts) on March 30.

Employees are encouraged to review and update their emergency contact information in UCPath as needed. Those wishing to designate a contact to be notified in the event of arrest or detention at work must do so within the UCPath portal.

Managers and supervisors should be aware of this new practice and, in the event of an employee’s detention or arrest at work, review UCPath and notify the appropriate designated contact.

Department heads should ensure that the UC’s California Workplace – Know Your Rights Notice is posted in a highly visible location accessible to employees.

If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Shiroma (KShiroma@chr.ucla.edu) or Emily Tunteri (ETunteri@chr.ucla.edu).

Sincerely,

Christine Lovely

Vice Chancellor for Campus Human Resources and Chief People Officer