You can change your legal name at any time. Any legal name changes will affect your employee record in the following areas: W4, All Benefit Vendors, Paycheck, etc. You will be required to submit government approved documentation to verify the name change.
Change my Legal Name
In Workday, click on the My Lesley Dashboard from your Apps.
From the My Lesley Dashboard, click the Change My Legal Name action. If you do not see the action, click the More(#) to drop down the menu for more actions you can perform.
You will be prompted to fill in the details of your legal name change. When completing the task, be sure to fill out.
- The effective date you want this change take into effect.
- First Name
- Last Name
Once you have your name change updated, click Submit.
When you submit the change, you will receive a task to provide government approved documentation to verify the name change. You will email this documentation to Human Resources at HR@lesley.edu.
Quick Tips
Other ways to access Legal Name:
Use the Search Box to search for: Change My Legal name. You will follow the same steps as explained above to update your legal name.
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