Leave

At the University's discretion and with the supervisor's approval, employees may take a leave of absence as follows:

Sick Leave with Pay

All regular full-time employees will accrue eight (8) hours of sick leave for each calendar month. Regular employees working half-time or more will accrue sick leave at a rate equivalent to their percentage of full-time employment. Sick leave is cumulative during employment. Terminating employees will not accumulate leave or receive sick pay after their last day worked.      Sick leave may be approved for: (1) employee's illness or injury; (2) medical/dental treatment; (3) quarantine due to contagious illness in the employee's household; or (4) illness, injury or death in the immediate family requiring the employee's presence. For purposes of this policy, immediate family includes parents, spouses, siblings, children, grandparents and in-laws.      Employees who claim sick leave for more than five continuous working days must provide a physician's statement to claim further sick leave benefits. At their discretion, supervisors may require a physician's statement for shorter periods of sick leave.

Sick Leave for Faculty

For the purposes of sick leave, faculty will be regarded as working a five-day week with a workday being defined as eight (8) hours      Faculty members who work less than twelve months a year will report sick leave in four (4) or eight (8) hour increments. If the employee misses a day on which at least one (1) major duty was assigned by their dept. chair, they are required to report eight (8) hours of leave. If the faculty member misses one or more assigned duties on a day, but meet one or more assigned duties for the day will report four (4) hours.      Faculty members who work less than twelve months a year who take sick leave on two (2) separate days containing assigned duties shall also be charged sick leave for any intervening period on which they have no assigned responsibilities.      All faculty members shall report used sick leave on the Employee Absence Report.

Vacation/Annual Leave

For information on vacation/annual leave, please refer to the vacation/annual leave policy listed on the Policy and Procedures web page.

Disability Leave

Disability due to pregnancy is considered the same as any other disability and falls under sick leave policy provisions. Family Medical Leave can also be applied to situations involving disability should the employee meet all qualifying criteria for Family Medical Leave.

Sick Leave Without Pay

If an employee is unable to return to work after using all accumulated sick and vacation leave, they may be granted sick leave without pay (see Family Leave Policy) for up to one (1) year. This allows employees to continue group insurance benefits. Employees should contact the Human Resources Dept. for further information.

Educational Leave Without Pay

In order to support professional development, the University President may give authorize regular, full-time employees to take up to one (1) year of unpaid educational leave. Continuation of employee benefits is allowed during this period.

Military Leave

Employees who are members of the Unites States Armed Forces are eligible for military leave when ordered to military duty.      Employees may take military leave with pay up to eighteen (18) days in any calendar year or one continuous period. If members of the National Guard are ordered to State active duty, paid leave will be extended to 30 days in any calendar year or one continuous period. Once the maximum time period has been reached, employees must take military leave without pay.      Subject to the conditions and limitations of the plan, health insurance benefits will be provided for the full term of the military leave of absence.      Upon return, every reasonable effort will be made to return the employee to their previous position or a comparable one. For purposes of determining benefits based on length of service, employees will be treated as though they were continuously employed.

Court Duty

Regular employees will receive leave with pay if called to be a witness or serve on a jury. Employees must submit official court orders to their supervisor to have the leave approved.

Voting

The University encourages all employees to exercise their constitutional right to vote. When normal working hours coincide with voting hours, employees will be granted paid time off to vote. Employee's supervisors must approve this absence.

Personal Leave

The President may approve personal leave without pay for up to one year. Requests for personal leave must be submitted to the employee's supervisor. Continuation of employee benefits is allowed if personal leave is approved.

Observance of Religious Holidays

Under the University's Vacation/Annual Leave Policy, an employee may request time off to observe religious holidays. The employee's supervisor must approve, in advance, any request for observance of religious holidays.

Selective Service and Military Physical Examinations

Regular employees required by Federal law to take a Selective Service or military physical examination will be given the necessary time off with pay.

Inclement Weather or Emergency

In the event of inclement weather or any emergency, the President may declare leave with or without pay.