Other Leaves of Absence
Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
As more fully explained in the Saint Joseph's College Family Medical Leave policy, available in the Office of Human Resources, in accordance with the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, eligible employees are entitled to 12 weeks of FMLA leave of absence over a designated 12-month period. The leave, if granted, will count against the total entitlement of FMLA leave. A FMLA leave may be requested for any of the following reasons:
- Parenting Leave - to care for a new son or daughter, including by birth or by adoption or foster care placement.
- Family Medical Leave - to care for your spouse, child, or parent with a serious health condition.
- Employee Medical Leave - for your own serious health condition that prevents you from performing the functions of your job.
Please contact the Director of Human Resources for information about the Saint Joseph's College FMLA Policy and how to request a FMLA leave.
Funeral Leave
When a death occurs in the immediate family, employees may take a maximum of three (3) consecutive work days as paid funeral leave. Such leave is to allow employees the time needed to attend services without suffering a loss of wages. If fewer than three days are needed or requested, the College will not automatically pay the employee for three days. Additional time off, if necessary, must be arranged with your supervisor. This would include scheduling vacation time or requesting an unpaid leave of absence. Family Medical Leave may not be granted as an extension of funeral leave. Immediate family members include spouse, parents, children, sisters, brothers, grandparents, and grandchildren of the employee or their spouse. Step relationships are considered to be the same as non-step relationships.
Further Education or Training
You may request leave without pay to enroll in a trade, technical, secretarial school or college. In order to be approved, you must show evidence that the educational program is expected to improve your work performance and/or be of long-range value to the College. Occasionally, the College itself may initiate a leave with pay by offering an employee a special assignment that is peculiarly advantageous to that employee and the College.
Whether an employee granted leave with pay or without pay, the specific conditions concerning the employee's obligation to the College upon return will be subject to pre-arrangement between the supervisor, department head, cognizant vice president, Vice President for Business Affairs, and the employee.
If an employee leaves the College for further education/training without obtaining an official leave of absence, the employee will be considered as having voluntarily terminated his/her employment with the College.
Personal Leave
At the discretion of the College, a leave of absence without pay may be granted for situations where no eligible benefits with pay exist. During such a leave, the employee is responsible for paying group health insurance premiums that he or she would normally pay while working. Leaves without pay are intended for extraordinary circumstances only and are granted only after very careful consideration and recommendation of the supervisor, department head, cognizant vice president and the Vice President for Business Affairs.
Military Leave
The College recognizes authorized military leave according to the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). USERRA applies to persons who perform duty in the "uniformed services" as well as in the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. Uniformed service includes active duty, active duty for training, inactive duty for training (such as drills), and initial active duty training as well as the period for which a person is absent form a position of employment for the purpose of an examination to determine fitness to perform any such duty. To request a leave of absence for military duty, you must furnish the College with written proof of service requirements two (2) weeks in advance of service dates or as soon as otherwise possible. Any questions regarding military leave should be directed to the Office of Human Resources.
Jury Duty Leave
The College recognizes that employees may have to fulfill civic responsibilities as a juror. If you are required to serve, present the subpoena showing when you will be away from work to your supervisor. In order to receive your regular pay, you must submit the pay received from the court (excluding mileage) to the College.
Last updated: Nov 27, 2012
