Annual Leave (Vacation)
Annual leave is accrued by eligible employees in pay status and is credited on the last day of the pay period. The accrual rate is prorated when on leave without pay and for part-time employees. Annual leave accrual rate is 6.769 hours per pay period for Faculty (12-month).
Administrative Leave
Administrative Leave may be granted to faculty to cover absences from work for specific events such as: death of a family member, legal matters, military situations, natural disaster, emergency closing, and any other closing as authorized by the University President. With absences for these specific purposes, an employee is not required to use any type of accrued or earned leave to cover the absence.
Sick Leave
Sick leave is accrued by eligible employees in pay status and is credited on the last day of the pay period. The accrual rate is prorated when on leave without pay and for part-time employees. Sick leave accrual rates for both 12-month and 9-month Faculty employees is 4 hours per pay period.
Sick Leave Pool
Employees who join the Sick Leave Pool may request and receive up to 480 hours in a 12-month period for their serious illness or severe injury after using all earned sick, annual (vacation), personal holiday and compensatory leave. Members may be granted a lifetime maximum of 960 hours during their employment with FSU. The use of hours from the Sick Leave Pool is for a member-employee's serious or catastrophic health condition. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements to be accepted.
Paid Parental Leave
The University offers up to six months of unpaid leave for the birth or adoption of a child. The parental leave runs concurrently with Family Medical Leave entitlements.
University Holidays
FSU provides paid holidays to all eligible salaried employees.
Family Medical Leave Act
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is available to all employees provided they have physically worked at least 1,250 in the 12 month period before the FMLA leave request and have worked for FSU a total of 12 months within the past 7 years. FMLA is an unpaid leave benefit for certain qualifying reasons that may provide up to 480 hours within a rolling year. Leave eligible employees may use accrued leave benefits to remain in pay status.
