The employee may use sick leave, vacation leave, or leave without pay. The employee must exhaust available sick leave and may choose to exhaust available vacation leave, or any portion, before going on leave without pay. This includes leave taken under the voluntary shared leave program. Reduced Work Schedule or Intermittent Leave. A reduced work schedule describes the situation when the employee's regular work schedule is reduced by some number of hours per week.
Intermittent leave is the use of leave hours on a recurring basis.
When an employee is on a reduced work schedule or intermittent leave, only the time not worked is counted against the total 12 workweeks' allowable family medical leave. When the basis for any approved leave falls within the scope of this policy and the absence extends beyond 10 work days, the university must notify the employee that the leave taken will count toward the allowable 12 workweeks of family medical leave. He suffers complications and requests additional time under this policy. The university may require that a request for leave for an adoption or foster care must be supported by a proof of adoption or foster care. The university may require that a request for leave for serious illness of the employee or family member be supported by a medical certification from the physician.