Maternity Leave
Maternity Leave for full-time Academic Personnel (other than faculty) in all units outside the Biological Sciences Division (See BSD policy below)
Full-time academic personnel (other than faculty) on regular three- or four-quarter appointments who give birth may take up to six weeks of a Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave as paid leave and up to six weeks of the FMLA leave as unpaid leave within 12 months of the delivery. Anyone wishing to take maternity leave under this policy should discuss her leave plans with her department chair and dean at least 3 months before the proposed leave.
For full-time academic personnel (other than faculty) whose responsibilities are limited to teaching, a leave that ends after a quarter has begun effectively precludes a resumption of duties until the start of the following quarter in residence. In those circumstances, it should be noted that the precise timing of the maternity leave under this policy needs careful consideration and planning: when duties are limited to teaching, it may not be possible (or in the interests of students) to return to work after a quarter has begun. In effect, paid leave is intended to enable a mother in this situation to take a full quarter leave and be paid one half of one quarter’s compensation while on leave. Accordingly, maternity leave under this policy may not be combined with rearrangement of teaching duties when there are no other assigned duties except teaching. Full-time academic personnel (other than faculty) whose duties do not include teaching, or include some teaching but are not limited to teaching, may request a rearrangement of their teaching schedule within a single academic year. For example, if duties are to teach three courses per year, instead of teaching one per quarter, it may be possible to teach two in one quarter and one in a second. Other non-teaching responsibilities would be continued without interruption, including participation in all departmental business as normally expected. Because this is a re-arrangement of duties with full compensation, not a suspension of duties, it is not considered a leave under this policy.
Most benefits may be maintained during maternity leave by arranging to continue the employee contribution to premiums.
Maternity leave is considered leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a federal law permitting up to 12 weeks total of unpaid leave per year, after at least 12 months of employment at the University.
Download the Faculty/OAP FMLA Request Form (PDF)
Maternity leave for full-time faculty and academic staff members in the Biological Sciences Division (BSD) on regular four-quarter appointments
Maternity leave is considered leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), a federal law permitting up to 12 weeks total of unpaid leave per year, after at least 12 months of employment at the University.
University policy additionally provides that a faculty member or member of the academic staff IN THE BSD on a regular four-quarter appointment who gives birth may take up to six weeks of the FMLA leave as paid leave and up to six weeks of the FMLA leave as unpaid leave within 12 months of the delivery. The faculty member or member of the academic staff should discuss her leave plans with her department chair and dean a minimum of 3 months before the proposed leave.
Most benefits may be maintained during maternity leave by arranging to continue the employee contribution to premiums.
Download the Faculty/OAP FMLA Request Form (PDF)