December 3, 2025

Tips for Lump Sum Separation Pay

Action Required: Share the following information with all human resources (HR) office employees.

Description: To help ensure that your lump sum separation Personnel Action Request (PAR) packages are accurately processed and meet the mandated requirements, use the tools in the Lump Sum Separation Toolkit  Lump Sum Separation Toolkit and follow these tips.

• Updated Coversheet for a Lump Sum Separation PAR Package
  • Please use the updated Coversheet for a Lump Sum Separation PAR Package (dated 11/25/25).
  • Using the updated Coversheet will prevent an error when merging documents into one Lump Sum Separation PAR Package PDF document.
  • Always access Lump Sum Separation documents from the Lump Sum Separation Toolkit, as they are updated regularly.
• Include the entire Turnaround PAR in the Lump Sum Separation PAR Package
  • Be sure that the whole Turnaround PAR is included when submitting the lump sum separation PAR package; this includes PAR Line 12 Employee History.
  • If a Turnaround PAR is not available in Mobius View for a specific employee, please call the Statewide Customer Contact Center at (916) 372-7200 and select #2 for Civil Service, and then #2 for Civil Service Audits.

Population Affected: All HR Offices