{"id":21152,"date":"2026-07-30T11:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/?p=21152"},"modified":"2026-07-30T11:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T17:40:09","slug":"leave-certification-august-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/2026\/07\/30\/leave-certification-august-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Leave Certification &#8211; August 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guided by the Board of Regents Policy, the University of Colorado requires all leave-eligible employees who use My Leave and other time tracking systems to verify the accuracy of their sick and vacation leave after the close of the fiscal year to ensure all vacation and sick leave balances are accurate.\u00a0<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">This year\u2019s Leave Certification will run from Aug. 1 \u2013 31, 2026<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Only employees who\u00a0accrue\u00a0regular vacation and sick leave need to\u00a0certify. Student employees, temporary\u00a0employees\u00a0and contracted lecturers who only receive Sick Leave under the Healthy Families and Workplaces Act (HFWA) do not need to certify their State Sick Leave.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How it works\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Employees\u00a0certify their leave\u00a0in\u00a0the employee portal.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,4],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%2.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Directions will be sent to all eligible employees. Directions can also be found on the Leave Certification webpage. Once employees certify their leave, they will no longer be sent email reminders.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Supervisors review and approve each employee\u2019s leave.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%2.\" data-font=\"\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:1440,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,4],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%2.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After employees have certified their leave, supervisors must review and approve. Directions can be found here:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.com.cu.edu%2F%3Fqs%3DABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NTB9AAcAAAAABIIeXs7raORGGjsiDuYupvh82xiMabQBCCPSsrnB18ZR8XEeAZouUorevxap7GJvxNbq9EDmONFBQLqvU8Luk_THiYcTUe3YxF-wlcM&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.clark%40ucdenver.edu%7C0beb2eec87d84a46a4ac08deedb441d0%7C563337caa517421aaae01aa5b414fd7f%7C0%7C0%7C639209555614407715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yA2DSRKcbVCmOH8qqAT5kT%2BbI90DOuJqffbaxq5w%2BPw%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Leave Certification webpage<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Suggestions\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you are having trouble, here are some tips:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cu.edu\/blog\/hcm-community\/resolve-hcm-loading-errors-clearing-browser-cache\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clear your cache<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is recommended to use\u00a0one of three preferred browsers: Chrome,\u00a0Firefox\u00a0or Microsoft Edge\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"-\" data-font=\"Aptos\" data-listid=\"2\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Aptos&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;-&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Please follow\u00a0<\/span><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cu.edu\/docs\/sbs-annual-leave-certification-employees-and-supervisors\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0instructions<\/span><\/b><\/a><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0very\u00a0carefully<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. You will need to review a certain month and a column in\u00a0MyLeave\u00a0and do a little math to arrive at the correct numbers for comparison. The reason is because there is a delay between\u00a0MyLeave\u00a0and the payroll system\u2019s accrual process.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more information, please visit the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fclick.com.cu.edu%2F%3Fqs%3DABB7InYiOjEsImQiOjQ5NTB9AAcAAAAABIIeXs7raORGGjsiDuYupvh82xiMabQBCCPSsrnB18ZR8XEeAZouUorevxap7GJvxNbq9EDmONFBQLqvU8Luk_THiYcTUe3YxF-wlcM&amp;data=05%7C02%7Cmichaela.clark%40ucdenver.edu%7C0beb2eec87d84a46a4ac08deedb441d0%7C563337caa517421aaae01aa5b414fd7f%7C0%7C0%7C639209555614407715%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=yA2DSRKcbVCmOH8qqAT5kT%2BbI90DOuJqffbaxq5w%2BPw%3D&amp;reserved=0\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Leave Certification webpage<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you need\u00a0additional\u00a0support, please contact\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:sehdhr@ucdenver.edu\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">sehdhr@ucdenver.edu<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Guided by the Board of Regents Policy, the University of Colorado requires all leave-eligible employees who use My Leave and other time tracking systems to verify the accuracy of their sick and vacation leave after the close of the fiscal year to ensure all vacation and sick leave balances are accurate.\u00a0This year\u2019s Leave Certification will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":113,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21152","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/113"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21152"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21152\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21153,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21152\/revisions\/21153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21152"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21152"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sehd.ucdenver.edu\/impact\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}