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Employees may be entitled to additional benefits as outlined by the Family and Medical Leave Act and the University Board of Trustee policy on FMLA.

• FMLA/PFML Request Form
• More Information About FMLA
• FMLA Fact Sheet
• Faculty Parental Leave Form
• Health Certification Form for Employees
• Health Certification Form to Care for a Family Member
• Return to Work Form

PFML stands for Paid Family Medical Leave. It is a state-offered benefit for anyone who works in Massachusetts and offers up to 26 weeks of paid leave for medical or family reasons. PFML is funded through a Massachusetts tax, and is separate from both the federally mandated benefits offered by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and from leave benefits that may be offered by your employer. PFML is effective January 1, 2021 or July 1, 2021, depending on the type of leave.

More information is available from the University of Massachusetts President's office. Complete the FMLA/PFML Request Form to apply for leave and complete an application via the Department of Paid Family Medical Leave to apply for PFML benefits.

Eligible employees may take bereavement leave depending on the relationship to the deceased. A memo from the department head must be submitted with the time and attendance report stating the relationship to the employee and dates they are taking as Bereavement Leave.

4 Consecutive Working Days 

• Spouse
• Domestic Partner
• Child
• Parent
• Brother
• Sister
• Grandparent
• Grandchild
• Person living in the immediate household
• Parent of a spouse or domestic partner

Additional for Classified Staff Union only:

• Stepchild
• Stepparent
• Stepbrother
• Stepsister
• Former legal guardian

2 Consecutive Working Days (Faculty & Librarian 1 day only)

• Son-in-Law
• Daughter-in-Law
• Spouse or Domestic Partner's:
  
  
  • Brother
  • Sister
    
    
• Grandparent
• Grandchild

Eligible employees may receive regular salary when called to serve for jury duty or act as a witness on behalf of a governmental body. The appropriate court document and/or jury duty notice must be submitted to the Human Resources Office. If you receive payment from the court for attending jury duty for three or more days, you must endorse the check to the university and submit the check to the Human Resources Office.

Paid military leave is granted to eligible employees called to duty in the armed forces of the commonwealth in the event of natural disaster or civil disturbance. Unpaid leave is also available for extended periods of active duty.

Reserve Leave: Eligible employees may receive up to 17 paid working days per year for temporary reserve active duty for training in the Armed Forces.

Employees may utilize accrued paid leave concurrent with an approved leave of absence, in accordance with the provisions of the collective bargaining agreements and the non-unit policy, with the exception of leave under the Paid Family Medical Leave Act. If an employee exhausts all but 10 days of accrued vacation leave, they may be eligible for a withdrawal from the sick bank.

• Classified Staff Union Sick Leave Bank Application
• Professional Staff Union Sick Leave Bank Application
• Non-Unit Staff Sick Leave Bank Application

Contact the Benefits Team to request a withdrawal from the Faculty Staff Union sick bank