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Earnings Type & Description

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Earnings Type	When Is It Used?	Employment Type(s)/Limitations	How Calculated / FTE / How Initiated
LWA Authorized Leave Without Pay (Medical Centers only)	Used in Medical Centers to designate approved unpaid absence from work for all or part of a shift or work period. About policies and procedures	Faculty Professional Staff Classified Non-Union Contract Classified No limitations within designated employment types.	Earnings - 0 FTE: N/A Employee initiates by either time sheet or leave request Department - OPUS OPUS entry made if LWA for one or more pay periods. Department - ETR ETR entry if LWA for less than one full pay period.

Earnings Type

When Is It Used?

Employment Type(s)/Limitations

How Calculated / FTE / How Initiated

LWA

Authorized Leave Without Pay

(Medical Centers only)

Used in Medical Centers to designate approved unpaid absence from work for all or part of a shift or work period.

About policies and procedures

Faculty

Professional Staff

Classified Non-Union

Contract Classified

No limitations within designated employment types.

Earnings - 0

FTE: N/A

Employee initiates by either time sheet or leave request

Department - OPUS

OPUS entry made if LWA for one or more pay periods.

Department - ETR

ETR entry if LWA for less than one full pay period.