- Parental Leave is used for the birth of a child and the
adoption of a
child.
For adoption, the child must be under age 6 and/or not a full-time
student.
Parental Leave is not available for foster care.
- Parental Leave can be applied before or after the
birth. For
adoption,
Parental Leave can be used only after an adoption date has been set.
- Parental Leave applies to both men and women who are
academic employees
of MSUE. If both spouses are academic employees of MSUE, a
maximum
of six weeks of parental leave is shared.
- Parental Leave can be taken as a block of time (six
consecutive weeks)
or intermittently.
- Parental Leave must be taken no later than one year after a
birth and/or
adoption.
- For childbirth, the short-term disability policy (up to 6
months at full
pay as stipulated by a health care professional) applies.
Parental
Leave is in addition to the short-term disability leave.
- Following the event of a birth and/or adoption, MSUE’s
policy for an academic
employee automatically allows a one month personal leave/no pay for
child
care purposes if requested. The employee’s position will be held
for the one month leave. The personal leave/no pay for child care
can be extended. Return to the vacated position beyond one
month
is the prerogative of the supervisor and is clearly stated to the
employee
in writing prior to action relative to the continuation of the personal
leave/no pay.
- Both Parental Leave and short-term disability leave are
subject to FMLA.
- As with short-term disability leave, the academic staff
member requesting
parental leave should do so in writing. The request should
specify
the plan for using Parental Leave and, to the extent possible, the
dates
of parental leave.
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