Leave for Your Own Serious Health Condition
Eligibility
To be eligible for Medical Leave (non-work related) under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for a qualifying event, employees must meet the following minimum time-worked requirements:
- Have worked for the University for at least 12 months;
- Have at least 1,250 hours of service for the University during the 12-month period immediately preceding the leave. Only “worked” hours are included; time spent on vacation, sick days or other paid or unpaid leave are excluded.
- An employee returning from fulfilling a USERRA-covered military service obligation is credited with the hours of service that would have been performed but for the period of military service. The employee’s pre-service work schedule can generally be used for calculations to determine hours that would have been worked during the period of military service.
Leave can be taken all at once, intermittently, or as a reduced schedule.
| Employee Classification | Fordham Paid (Income Replacement) | Statutory (Income Replacement) | Leave Benefits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty and Full-Time SEIU Faculty | Salary Continuation pursuant to the University Statutes. | Eligible for NY Disability Benefits (50% of an employee's average weekly wages to a maximum of $170 per week.) | Up to twelve (12) weeks of leave within a consecutive 52-week period. The 12-month period is a rolling 12-month period, measured backward from the date an employee uses any leave under this policy. |
| Administrators | Salary Continuation of one (1) month per year of service up to a maximum of six (6) months. | ||
| Clerical | Must use accrued sick time. May use vacation time. | ||
| Maintenance | |||
| Part-time SEIU | Must use accrued sick time. | ||
| Graduate Student Workers (CWA) | |||
| Other Part-Time Employees | |||
| Resident Assistants | Must use accrued sick time and must receive approval from the Dean or designee before a leave. |