Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3339 - Miami University › Chapter 3339-4 - Leave of Absence for Unclassified Administrative Staff › Section 3339-4-06 - Parental leave

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
As part of its efforts to foster a workplace in which
				professional success can be achieved while maintaining a quality personal and
				family life, the university supports employees and their families with leave
				opportunities for new parents. All requests for leave under this policy should
				be made as far in advance as possible, but generally not less than thirty days
				before the leave commences and must be in writing and submitted to the
				appropriate personnel office (academic personnel or human resources). The
				following sections outline the leave program; however, employees and their
				supervisors should contact the appropriate personnel office for guidance and
				assistance with the process. The university will make appropriate arrangements
				to cover the duties of the employee while the employee is on parental
				leave.
Tenure-track faculty members who have or share primary
				care-taking responsibilities associated with the birth or adoption of a child
				under age five may request an extension of their probationary period, i.e., the
				tenure clock. (See paragraph (C) of rule
				3339-7-06 of the Administrative
				Code for information on extending the tenure clock.)
There are a number of other university-provided benefits
				designed to support employees and their families, e.g., flexible spending
				account, health insurance, and dental insurance. Employees should contact
				benefit services for information regarding these benefits. Payroll deductions
				for tax purposes should also be considered, and payroll services will assist
				the employee with any changes.
(A)
			 Parental leave
The university provides all benefit-eligible employees with
				twelve weeks of parental leave to be used following the birth or adoption of a
				child. The purpose of parental leave is to provide a period of recovery from
				childbirth for the birth parent; and a period of time for parents (birth
				, non-birth and
									 parents) to care for and bond with the
				newborn or newly-adopted child.
(1)
			 Paid parental leave
(a) Birth
			 parent-the university will provide up to six weeks of
			 paid parental leave (one hundred per cent of regular salary or pay) to each
			 birth parent to recover from childbirth and to care for and
			 bond with the newborn.
(b)
										
										Non-birth and adoptive parents-the university
			 will provide up to six weeks of paid parental leave (one hundred per cent
			 of regular salary or pay) to each non-birth, and adoptive
			 parent to be used following the birth or adoption of a child to care for and
			 bond with the child.
(c) Paid
			 parental leave must commence immediately following the birth or adoption of a
			 child, except:
(i) With the approval of the
			 appropriate personnel office, paid parental leave may be taken prior to the
			 event when deemed medically necessary or when required to fulfill the
			 requirements for an adoption; or
(ii) In the event both parents are employed
			 by Miami university, the parents may elect to take their paid parental leaves
			 concurrently or consecutively.