PLA-DFM

Updated on Jan 14, 2026

Place faculty on Difference in Pay leave for 12 months or less.

Field Characteristic

Description

Action:

PLA

Reason:

DFM

Descr:

Difference in Pay - 12 Mo/Less

Descrshort:

DIP 12Mo/L

General Information:

Used to place an eligible Unit 3 employee on a difference in pay (DIP) leave for a period not to exceed twelve months. The employee will receive a salary equal to the difference between full pay and that of a designated benchmark class.
For information on DIP leaves, refer to the Payroll Processing Guidelines on the Systemwide Human Resources website.
The employee must occupy an eligible 10-month or 12-month class.
When processing a campus authorized DIP leave extension, enter a new PLA/DFM, enter the new Expected Return Date, and enter Article 28.2/MOU in Employment History Remarks.
An employee must be reinstated before being placed on any other type of leave.

PIMS Mapping:

CSU PIMS Code	CSU Element Type	CSU Extra Data	CSU Empl Roll
S65

LEGEND:
REQUIRED = Must be populated for the PPT, either by manual entry ('E') or derived from elsewhere ('D')
CONDITIONAL = May or may not be needed for PPT depending on the specific transaction
X = Indicator for Required or Conditional data.
E = Data in this field is manually entered (if known).
D = Data in this field is derived from elsewhere (if known).

Page/Tab	Field	Required	Conditional	Note
Work Location	Effective Date	X
	Effective Sequence		X
	Action	X		PLA
	Reason	X		DFS
	Position Number		X
	Expected Return Date	X
Compensation	Compensation Rate	X
CSU Faculty Job	Sabbatical Eligibility Month/Year		X
	DIP Eligibility Month/Year		X

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