Vacation & Leaves

Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)

The Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, is a federal law that allows you up to 12 weeks of job protected leave per fiscal year. With the proper medical documentation and supervisor approval, FMLA can be used for:

1. Your own serious health condition

2. The serious health condition of an immediate family member

3. Caring for a newborn or newly-placed adopted child or foster child

4. The urgent need of an immediate family member who is on active duty in the military services

University FMLA Policy

Employees will have three options to submit their leave request: 

• Self-service using the My Time tab in MyU

• Emailing the Leave Administration team at leaveadmin@umn.edu

• Calling the Leave Administration team at 612-624-8647

An OHR leave specialist will then contact the employee to walk them through the process and support them until their return to work. The specialist will also coordinate with the employee’s supervisor and unit HR staff throughout the leave.

When necessary, supervisors, family members, or HR staff can submit a leave request on behalf of an employee by contacting the Leave Administration team. 

For information on FMLA and other leaves available to employees, review the OHR website.

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 leave from OHR

For questions, contact  Alicia Vegell, HR Liaison or Rochelle Hammer, department administrator (epsy-hr@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  Alicia Vegell, HR Liaison or Rochelle Hammer, department administrator (epsy-hr@umn.edu)