The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Employee Relations

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Grants up to 12 weeks leave in a 12-month period. Employees who are caring for a covered service member are entitled to take a combined total of 26 workweeks of leave during a 12-month period to care for the covered service member and for any other FMLA-qualifying reason.
Leave Granted for one or more of the following reasons:
- Birth of son/daughter and care after such birth
- Placement of son/daughter for adoption or foster care
- Serious health condition of spouse, child or parent of employee
- Serious health condition of employee (unable to perform job)
- Qualifying exigency of covered active duty or call to covered active military duty of employee’s spouse, son, daughter, or parent; or
- Serious illness or injury of covered servicemember who is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin.

Eligibility

Employed by State of Texas at least 12 months (this does not need to be consecutive).
Worked at least 1,250 hours during the 12-month period preceding the leave.

Sick and Vacation Leave

Employees must exhaust all sick leave and vacation, accrued compensatory time and accrued administrative leave, if applicable, when taking FMLA.
Paid leave counts against the 12-week FMLA entitlement.

Medical Insurance

University continues to contribute its share of premium sharing for medical/dental insurance.

Notice/Certification

30 days or as soon as practical.
Verbal notice is sufficient .
Department may require certification from the health care provider.
For qualifying exigency caused by covered military duty, copy of active duty orders required.

Supervisor's Responsibility: Placing an Employee on FMLA

Employee Responsibility: Requesting FMLA

Family Medical Leave (FMLA) forms

HOOP Policy (Family Medical Leave 2.40C Policy)

Commonly Asked FMLA Questions

Annual Security Report: UTHSC-H's Annual Security Report is available electronically at
http://www.mdanderson.org/pdf/crime-awareness-brochure-2006-2007-update.pdf

The report contains information on campus crime statistics and security measures. Paper copies are provided by request. Contact The University of Texas Police Department at 713.792.2890 to obtain a paper copy of this report.