*Birth mothers who are eligible Stritch School of Medicine faculty became eligible for one semester of paid maternity leave (formerly 12 weeks) for children born on or after January 1, 2019. All maternity and paid parental leaves will be confirmed by the Provost, who also retains authority to grant exceptions or variations. Eligible Faculty birth mothers are not eligible to take paid parental leave in addition to paid maternity leave.Ī Faculty member who wishes to take a paid leave of absence is required to consult with his or her chairperson and/or dean no later than three months prior to the beginning of the planned leave to discuss the needs of both the Faculty member and the department/school. Any portion of the semester leave that is medically related will be a paid medical leave under Short-term Disability benefits and the remainder of the leave for child care will be paid by the department. In lieu of paid parental leave, maternity leave guidelines apply to *eligible Faculty: one semester of paid maternity leave may be taken during the pregnancy or immediately thereafter the birth.Įligible Faculty is defined as a birth mother whose Faculty appointment is tenured, tenure-track, or non-tenure-track as described in the Faculty Handbook in Chapter 4, Sections A and B. Lakeside faculty members or a 10-month employee who becomes disabled while on a scheduled break in the academic schedule will not be considered as disabled until the date regular work activities are scheduled to resume.įor additional information, see the General Leave of Absence and Family/Medical Leave Act Policy.In addition, any pay increases due an employee during an approved short-term disability will be delayed until the employee returns to work. During a paid leave of absence, the University’s contribution to the defined contribution retirement plan (DCRP) will continue to be made for an employee on the basis of the compensation being paid by the University.Sick and vacation time will not accrue while receiving short-term disability benefits.Please keep in mind, an employee may keep his/her benefits elections while on a paid leave of absence.Must also report the leave to Matrix Absence Management:.Currently, in case of absence due to a serious health condition for more than three consecutive workdays, an employee is required to:

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