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Leave Glossary

 

  • Bereavement Leave— paid absences (without leave deductions) up to three days per occurrence due to death of certain family members per HR Policy.

Approved list of relatives:

Spouse (husband, wife)
Children (son, daughter, step-son, step-daughter)
Grandchildren, great-grandchildren
Parents (mother, father, step-mother, step-father)
Spouse's Parents (mother, father, step-mother, step-father)
Parent's Siblings (aunts, uncles)
Siblings (brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister)
Spouse's Siblings (brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister)
Grandparents

  • Catastrophic Leave — paid leave used (if accrued) in the event of a personal qualifying illness or injury.  Requires submission of HR Form 103 and approval by AVC of HR.
  • Comp Time — compensatory time off given in lieu of overtime pay for non-exempt employees only. Comp time must be pre-approved by the immediate supervisor.
  • FMLA Leave — in order to designate a leave as FMLA (provisions under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993), HR must verify eligibility. FMLA leave is unpaid job protection.  
  • Voluntary Uncompensated Leave — approved absences (without payment of salary) taken for reasons other than those provided for by other types of leave or because other leave accounts have been exhausted.
  • Personal Business Leave — a subset of Personal Leave, up to twenty-four hours per year, to be used for attending to personal business that cannot be conducted outside of regular work hours.
  • Personal Sick Leave — paid time off earned by eligible employees to be used for personal illness or illness of immediate family members.
  • Sabbatical Leave — time off granted to eligible employees to continue formal education, do research, work on dissertations or manuscripts, gain work experience in a related field, travel to accomplish these goals, or pursue other professional development. Applications are accepted each year for a limited number of sabbatical leaves.
  • Unconditional Medical Release — a document, signed by the attending health care provider, that verifies that an employee can safely perform all aspects of his/her job without restrictions. A release is required for absences of more than 5 working days.
  • Vacation — paid time off earned by eligible employees based on service date and number of years of continuous full-time service.