Notice and Application for Leave An eligible employee should make application for paid birth recovery leave at least 60 days prior to the birth, unless not practicable. Following proper notice to the supervisor, an eligible employee who plans to use paid birth recovery leave should complete a Request for Paid Birth Recovery Leave form (*form in development) . The request will be routed to Human Resources who will, in turn, provide instructions for next steps to include Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) request forms to be completed by a medical provider. Required Documentation Eligible employees who make application for paid birth recovery leave will be required to provide the following documentation: • Completed Request for Paid Birth Recovery Leave form (*form in development) ; • Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) certification completed by medical provider – employee must contact HR to begin this certification process; • Birth certificate that lists the eligible employee as birth parent (must be provided to Human Resources within three (3) business days of receipt).
Approved by the Board of Trustees, 09/08/2023
PAID PARENTAL LEAVE PROGRAM POLICY Recognizing the need for work-life balance as it relates to bonding with a new child, the University provides eligible employees with paid parental leave. Paid Parental Leave Four weeks of paid parental leave per year will be provided to eligible employees who experience a qualifying event* as defined below. Leave usage requirements are as follows: • Must be taken within 12 months of the qualifying event*; • Can be taken intermittently or consecutively, but must be taken in one-week increments; • Limited to one paid parental leave allotment per rolling calendar year; and • Paid at 100 percent of straight-time, regular, base pay or salary (excludes summer pay). Eligibility Eligible employee must meet the following requirements: • Must be a full-time, regular faculty or staff member; • Must have completed two full calendar years of employment in an active status (inclusive of nine- and ten-month appointments); • Must be the legal parent of a newborn or newly adopted/placed child. The name of the employee must be listed on the child’s birth certificate or certified legal document that establishes adoption/placement. •
Must be eligible for Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) – o Requirement of 12 previous months of service, and o Service of at least 1,250 hours in the previous 12 months.
*Qualifying Event
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