Vacation & Leaves

Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that ensures an employee's right to take reasonable leave for certain family and medical reasons. Although FMLA leave is unpaid, the law ensures that you can keep your health insurance while you are away and that you will have the same or equal job and pay when you return.

FMLA allows an eligible employee to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave within a year for such things as the birth or adoption of a child, a familiy member's military duty, or a serious illness or injury to you or an immediate family member. It also allows up to 26 weeks to care for a covered military service member with a serious injury or illness. Consult the University's FMLA Leave policy and the FAQ: Family and Medical - FMLA Leave for additional information.

For guidance on planning your FMLA leave or another leave available to you as an employee, review Planning a Leave of Absence.

Vacation

The amount of vacation time you earn can be affected by several factors, including your employee group, your length of service at the University, and the number of hours you work a year. You can view how much vacation leave you have and how much you are earning/accruing through MyU. To request vacation, first initiate the request with your supervisor. After approval, report time in MyU.

Information on vacation paid time off from OHR

For questions, contact Yosef Teka, HR liaison (epsy-hr@umn.edu) or Alicia Vegell, department administrator (acvegell@umn.edu).

Sick Leave

Sick leave is time away from work to use to care for your own wellbeing or for the wellbeing of your dependent children or immediate family members. You can view the balance of your sick leave, the rate of accrual, and request sick leave in MyU by clicking My Time. To request sick leave, first initiate the request with your supervisor. After approval, report time in MyU.

Information on sick leave from OHR

For questions, contact Yosef Teka, HR liaison (epsy-hr@umn.edu) or Alicia Vegell, department administrator (acvegell@umn.edu).

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