Leaves Processing Center
Purdue University offers its employees a valuable and varied package of leaves.
Additional information and assistance with regard to Leaves of Absence and Employee Time Off can be obtained by contacting the following areas of Human Resource Services.
Questions regarding leaves processing and eligibility, including FMLA:
West Lafayette - Contact Shared Service Center
Calumet, Fort Wayne, and North Central campuses - Contact your Human Resources Office
Questions regarding leave policy interpretation and related benefit programming (i.e., Worker's Compensation, Short Term Disability, and Long Term Disability):
West Lafayette - Contact Staff Benefits
Calumet, Fort Wayne, and North Central campuses - Contact your Human Resources Office
Employee Relations is able to assist with any employee relation issues that may arise due to a leave of absence. Please contact your employee relations consultant or call (765) 494-1679.
The OnePurdue Leaves Reference Grid also provides helpful information.
Leaves Available to All Regular Employees:
Leaves With Pay
During an approved paid leave, the employee pays his or her regular portion of group insurance premiums and the University continues its usual contribution.
Jury Duty and Court Witness Duty (Paid Leave)
The University grants unlimited leave with pay to allow employees to fulfill their civic responsibility when subpoenaed for jury duty or court witness duty.
Bereavement (Paid Leave)
The University provides the following bereavement leave:
Immediate: Employees are eligible for up to three workdays of paid bereavement leave over five consecutive calendar days for the death of the employee's spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, and corresponding in-law or step-relative.
Relative Living in Employee's Home: Employee's are eligible for up to three workdays of paid bereavement leave over five consecutive calendar days for the death of the employee's uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or first cousin if the relative lived in the employee's home.
Relative: Employee's are eligible for up to one workday of paid bereavement leave for the death of the employee's uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, or first cousin.
Fellow Employee: Employees are eligible for up to one-half workday of paid leave to attend the funeral of a fellow employee, subject to the staffing needs of the employee's department as determined by the head of the department.
Military Leave Up to 15 Calendar Days (Paid Leave)
The University grants up to 15 workdays of paid leave per year to allow employees to fulfill their responsibility when ordered to report for military duty.
(The University grants unpaid leave for military duty that extends beyond 15 workdays in a calendar year. Please refer to Unpaid Military Leave information.)
Worker's Compensation (Paid Leave)
Employees who are injured while carrying out University duties or travel are eligible for up to one year of leave per injury. Employees may supplement worker's compensation benefits with their available vacation or sick leave.
Leaves Without Pay
The following leaves are without pay:
Military Leave Beyond 15 Calendar Days (Unpaid Leave)
The University grants unpaid leave for military duty that extends beyond 15 workdays in a calendar year. Employees should contact their Human Resource Service team for information about University benefits during a military leave of more than 15 workdays.
(The University grants up to 15 workdays of paid leave per year to allow employees to fulfill their repsonsibility when ordered to report for military duty. Please refer to Paid Military Leave information.)
Family and Medical Leave (Unpaid Leave) Act (FMLA) Leave
To be eligible for FMLA leave, an employee must have:
- Been employed by the University for at least 12 months (consecutive or non-consecutive) and have worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the date FMLA leave commences.
An employee meeting the above requirement is eligible for a maximum of 12 weeks of unpaid leave for the following reasons:
- The employee's own serious health condition
- Birth of a child
- Adoption of a child or placement of a child for foster care
- Bonding with the child during the first 12 months following birth or placement
- Serious health condition of a parent, spouse, or child
During FMLA leave, the employees pays his or her regular portion of group insurance premiums and the University continues its usual contribution.
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Parental Leave Knowledge Base
For more detailed information visit the Leave of Absence & Disability Information on the Business @ Purdue site.
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