Family Medical Leave of Absence (FMLA). To be eligible for FMLA, you must have worked for the district for a total of 12 months and have worked 1,250 hours in the last 12 months. Eligible employees can take up to 12 weeks of FMLA for themselves or a family member.

Intermittent Leave under FMLA. If eligible for FMLA, employees can apply for up to 12 weeks of an Intermittent Leave. This leave allows employees to work while also able to take time for frequent doctor appointments, flare-ups,
or to care for a family member.

General Medical Leave (Gen Med). General Medical Leave is available for employees to take time for their own medical condition. Employees can take up to 180 days of Gen Med. There is no length of employment requirement
for this leave.

Hardship Leave. A Hardship Leave may be granted only if the employee is not eligible for or has exhausted any other leave entitlement. The employee can apply
for the first 20 days through the Leaves Administrators and 20 additional days through the Benefits Review Committee, if needed.

LeaveOfAbsenceFAQ.pdf

Bereavement Leave: Bereavement leave of up to three days may be granted for the death of a family member. The days will not be deducted from the employee’s time off. Additional days of absence may result in a deduction of accumulated time off. The Bereavement days do not have to be taken consecutively.
The three bereavement days do not count towards the limit of five consecutive days before needing to initiate a leave of absence. The employee can miss three days for bereavement, followed by five days of absence, before a leave must be initiated.

Jury Duty: Employees will receive leave with pay and without loss of accumulated leave for jury duty. Employees must present documentation of the service and may keep any compensation they receive.

Emergency Leave: Emergency leave includes, but is not limited to, unforeseen natural disasters or destruction of a home by flood, fire, or storm involving the employee or a member of the employee’s family. The Benefits Review Committee may grant employees three paid local days of emergency leave. Additional days of absence will result in a deduction of accumulated time off, excluding non-duty days; exceptions may be made by the Committee.

Professional Leave. Professional leave may be granted if the activity is in the best interest of the District. Requests must be submitted to the Benefits Review Committee (BRC). The leave may be granted for up to one school year. Employees may choose a paid status if Paid Time Off (PTO) is available.

Employees are eligible for up to 12 weeks under the Family Medical Leave Act, or 6-8 weeks under General Medical Leave. Your Leave will be paid if you have sufficient PTO days (local and state days) to cover your time away.
Contact the Benefits Leave Team so that a case manager can get started with your request. You can contact the Leaves Team up to 30 days before your due date. Please call 972-925-4000, Option 2, to initiate a leave of absence. The case manager will provide your paperwork, start your leave, and guide you through the whole process.