Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FML), eligible UC employees may be able to take up to twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave for:
FML is provided for:
- Your own serious health condition;
- To care for a family member (spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or designated person) who has a serious health condition;
- To bond with your newborn, adopted child or foster child, or to take care of responsibilities related to the birth, adoption or placement of your new child (FML taken as Parental Bonding Leave);
- To address “qualifying exigencies” such as legal, financial or other matters that result from the active duty (or the call to active duty) of your spouse, domestic partner, child, parent or parent-in-law who is a military member (FML taken as Qualifying Exigency Leave);
- To care for a family member—spouse, domestic partner, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin—who is a covered service member with a serious injury or illness incurred or aggravated in the line of active duty (FML taken as Military Caregiver Leave).
An employee may elect or be required to use accrued sick leave, vacation, compensatory time off to cover the time off in accordance with policy and/or collective bargaining agreements.
To find out whether you’re eligible for FML or what leave options may be available to you, please contact your Leave of Absence Coordinator for consultation and guidance.