The following summarizes the various leave programs available to benefits eligible employees. Please review the Leave of Absence (LOA) Guidelines for guidance on the process and procedures for leaves.
Please complete the Leave Request Form when applying for a Leave
Up to four hours per calendar year for all employees.
The employee is granted paid leave for required jury duty before a court, no accruals need to be charged.
When Eligible: Eligibility begins with the first day of employment.
Who Pays: The university pays for the employee’s salary while on approved jury duty leave
Employees receive full pay for either 22 business days or 30 calendar days, which ever gives the employee a better benefit.
When Eligible: Eligibility begins with the first day of employment.
Currently only available for UUP, MC06 and MC13 employees
SUNY Paid Family Leave for Unclassified Employees
New York State Civil Service Paid Family Leave (ny.gov)
Compliance Documents
Statement of Rights for Paid Family Leave - PFL 271S - SUNY
Paid Family Leave Notice to Employees - PFL-120 - SUNY
5 Facts
Employees are granted up to 12 work weeks of leave in a 12 month period for certain family and medical reasons. The employee is required to use all accrued paid leave toward the FMLA entitlement before being authorized leave without pay. Family members are limited to the employee, spouse, children and the employee’s parents.
When Eligible: Eligibility starts after 12 months of employment with the NYS and the employee has worked at least 1250 hours in the 12 months immediately preceding the date FMLA leave begins.
Forms: Please contact the HR Office for the appropriate form.
Voluntary Reduction in Work Schedule (VRWS) is a program that allows employees to voluntarily trade income for time off. For more information on the program and an application please see the following:
There are no separate leave categories for bereavement leave and family sick leave. However, employees may use up to the following number of days of accumulated sick leave credits per year for the death and/or illness of a family member.
- APSU - 15 days
- CSEA - 25 days
- NYSCOBA - 30 days
- Management Confidential - 30 days
- PEF - 25 days
- UUP - 30 days
Up to four hours per calendar year for all employees.