Family Medical Leave

In accordance with federal requirements, after one year of Mines service, an employee working 1250 hours over the prior 12 months may be eligible for up to 520 hours of unpaid Family Medical Leave, taken either continuously or intermittently, for the following purposes:

1. 1.  the birth and care of a child within one year of the birth;
   2. the placement and care of an adopted child within one year of the placement;
   3. treatment for and recovery from a serious health condition;
   4. providing care for the serious health condition for their child, parent, or spouse;
   5. when a child, parent, or spouse experiences a qualifying exigency directly related to being called to or on active duty for a contingency operation during a declared war or;
   6.  when an employee is a military caregiver for a child, parent, spouse, or next of kin who suffers a serious injury or illness in the line of duty while on active duty in support of a contingency operation.

Family Medical Leave is prorated for part-time work. Benefits eligibility does not affect leave eligibility. The employee will be required to utilize all of their accumulated paid leave—in accordance with the applicable rules governing such usage set forth in other Mines leave policies—before they will be placed on unpaid family medical leave, but the use of paid leave will not extend the total period of time to which the employee is entitled to under this paragraph.

Paid Family Medical Leave

Paid family medical leave (PFML) provides permanent full-time employees up to one hundred sixty (160) hours of paid leave (prorated for permanent part-time employees) per rolling twelve (12) month period when employees are eligible and qualify for unpaid, job protected FML. PFML supplements and runs concurrently with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the short-term disability waiting period, and the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program. PFML is used before accrued paid leave except when an employee elects to use PFML to bond with their newborn child or for a newly placed adopted or foster child within twelve (12) months after the birth or placement as allowed under the FMLA. Employees who work for the State including the same department or division as his or her spouse, partners in a civil union or domestic partnership are each entitled to PFML when they are eligible and qualify for FML. PFML may be used when an employee or an employee’s family member is a victim of domestic abuse, stalking, sexual assault, or any other crime related to domestic violence and needs to seek medical attention, mental healthcare or other counseling, or victim services including legal services or relocation. The use of PFML for domestic violence related reasons does not automatically qualify an employee for FML. An employee must meet the eligibility requirements for FML to qualify for PFML for domestic violence related reasons.

Please email benefits@mines.edu for information on eligibility, use, and how to apply.