Finally, faculty members on modified duty will normally be expected to fulfill their other professional responsibilities. Resolved, that the administration seek to publicize leave and modified duty provisions to deans, department chairs, and faculty members. Further, a person within each dean's office should be designated to work with faculty and department chairs on creating leave and modified duty plans for individual faculty members. Rationale As mandated by state and federal law, the University's sick leave and family leave policies provide faculty with leave to assist with pregnancy, childbirth and care for newborns. However, delegating or reassigning teaching responsibilities immediately before, during, or after a leave period that runs less than a full semester may be disruptive to university operations, unnecessarily burdensome to the affected faculty member, and hence, contrary to the best interests of the University.
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