Family and Medical Leave

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons. In cases where employees are eligible for both University sick pay or leave and FMLA leave, that leave time will run concurrently.

Under FMLA, employees are entitled to leave for the following reasons:

• employee's serious health condition
• birth or adoption of a child and to care for a newborn child
• placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care
• employee is needed to care for a child, spouse,* or parent with a serious health condition

*Note: NYU also provides the equivalent of FMLA protection for care of registered domestic partners.

For further details of the University’s and the employee’s obligations under FMLA, including definitions and clarifications, consult the FMLA Guide for Supervisors/Managers and HR Officers to determine if an employee's absence or lateness could be FMLA or ADA - related.

See also Benefits During Leaves of Absence.