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Faculty time off and leaves<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

This web page applies to University faculty and provides a general overview of leaves and time offs.<\/p><\/div>

Faculty paid sick, medical or family leave<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

Per the Faculty Sick Leave Policy, faculty may be eligible for up to 90 calendar days of paid sick leave.<\/p><\/div>

Faculty paid parental leave policy<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

Paid Parental Leave is separate from temporary disability leave due to pregnancy, childbirth, and recovery therefrom that is available only to birth parents.<\/p><\/div>

Leave without pay<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

The information on this page applies to leave without pay that is discretionary and not an entitlement such as a leave associated with FMLA. <\/p><\/div>

Time off for domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or hate crime<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

You may take reasonable time off as a single block of time, on an intermittent basis, or on a reduced schedule to seek help if you or your family member is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or hate crime.<\/p><\/div>

Military duty leave and military family leave<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

University employees who are in the uniformed services, and their spouses, are entitled to employment protections under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).<\/p><\/div>

Summer hiatus<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

Summer Hiatus is a leave of absence in Workday used for faculty and AFT extension lecturers with a 9-month service period who aren\u2019t teaching over summer quarter and are scheduled to return in the fall. <\/p><\/div>

User Guide: Leave of absence \u2013 sick\/injured or becoming a parent<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

The Workday Leave of Absence business process enables a worker, or others acting on the worker\u2019s behalf, to initiate a leave of absence request in Workday.<\/p><\/div>

User Guide: Leave without pay for academic personnel<\/i><\/a><\/h4>

This Workday User Guide describes the steps to request personal non-medical leaves of absence for Academic Personnel.<\/p><\/div>

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