This policy is intended to assist departments and administrative units in understanding and implementing the federal law governing family leave. This leave does not eliminate any other leave eligibility and will be coordinated with existing procedures. The Department of Personnel Services will provide assistance to departments and ensure consistency in policy interpretation and implementation. Immediate family member is defined as spouse, parent, or child. Twelve month period is defined as the 365 consecutive calendar days immediately preceding the date the leave is to begin.
Intermittent leave is defined as a leave taken at different times as opposed to all at once.
Reduced schedule leave is defined as a leave that, for a specified period of time, reduces regularly scheduled hours. Eligibility To be eligible for Family Leave, an individual must be employed by the University for a minimum of twelve months and be a regular staff member currently receiving benefits, or have worked a minimum of 1250 hours during the previous twelve month period. General Provisions Employees must provide thirty days notice of request for Family Leave to their supervisor when the leave is foreseeable. Family Leave for the birth of a child, the adoption of a child or the acceptance of a child for foster care must be requested and taken within twelve months of the birth or placement date. Employees must be granted intermittent leave or reduced schedule leave for their own illness or the illness of an immediate family member when medically necessary.