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Faculty Paid Parental Leave
Up to a total of six (6) months of paid leave is available to actively funded 9 and 12-month faculty members. Faculty members may use the entire six (6) months of leave for one qualifying event, or they may split the six (6) months and use them for two (2) qualifying events. However, instructional faculty members may only be relieved from regular teaching duties for one semester, per qualifying event, while using paid parental leave.
Paid parental leave requires 3 months' notice and may start as early as the beginning date of the semester during which the birth or adoption is scheduled to occur, but must begin within 6 months of the birth or adoption.
Return to Work Commitment
A faculty member must return to the University following paid parental leave for at least 1 academic year. Upon separation from the University, repayment of paid parental leave will be deducted from the faculty member’s balance, applying sick leave first.
Staff Paid Parental Leave
Available to A&P, USPS, and Executive Service employees who have a minimum of 1 year of University service and physically worked 1250 hours in the preceding year (prorated for part-time). Paid parental leave is available once during employment, and leave must be split if both parents are University employees for the same birth or adoption.
Paid parental leave requests must be submitted 3 months in advance and provides up to 6 weeks of paid leave. The leave may begin up to 2 weeks prior to birth or placement and as late as 8 weeks.
Return to Work Commitment
Staff employees must return to the University following the conclusion of the leave for 6 months and physically work a minimum of 600 hours (prorated for part-time). An employee will be responsible for repayment if the commitment is not fulfilled. The repayment will first be deducted from the employee's personal leave.
Unpaid Leave Options
FMLA and Unpaid Parental run concurrently with Faculty and Staff Paid Parental Leave. More information regarding FMLA and Unpaid Parental can be found here.
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – Provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave that can be taken within a year of birth/adoption.
- Unpaid Parental – Provides up to 6 months of unpaid leave for the immediate period following the birth/adoption. Will not begin more than two weeks before birth/adoption.
Questions? Contact Michelle Savage (staff) at mas22bd@fsu.edu or Christine Conley (faculty) at caconley@fsu.edu
