The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal regulation that entitles eligible faculty/staff members (employees) up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave and benefits continuation for qualifying events including:
- The employee’s own serious health condition
- A family member’s serious health condition (spouse, parent, child under the age of 18 or 18 years of age or older and incapable of self-care because of a mental or physical disability)
- The birth or care of a newborn child
- The adoption or foster care of a child
- Qualifying military exigencies
- Military caregiver leave (up to 26 weeks)
See UAB's Family and Medical Leave of Absence Policy.
For more information contact the HR Records Administration Office.