The University provides two weeks of paid off within a rolling 12-month period to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition, including the employee’s spouse, child, parent, sponsored adult dependent, or the child of a sponsored adult dependent with a serious health condition, as certified by a healthcare provider.

Caregiver leave is available for benefit-eligible Administrative Service, and Support (Staff) employees.

To apply for caregiver leave, submit a request via the "Leave Request eForm" tile in myHR. A member of the UM System Leave Administration Team will be in touch to help collect any necessary paperwork and, for qualifying leaves, initiate the qualifying process with the University's leave plan administrator.

For more information, visit HR-422 Caregiver Leave Pay | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu)

A Leave of Absence from work for an extended period of time for prolonged illness or injury or personal reasons may be available upon approval.

• Medical leave - Time away from work due to a serious health condition that extends beyond FMLA coverage or provides time away from work for employees not eligible for FMLA. All employees, except student employees, are eligible for medical leaves.
• Personal leave - Time away from work for personal, non-medical, related reasons. Benefit-eligible academic and staff employees are eligible for personal leaves.

To request a medical or personal leave, employees should contact their supervisor and consult with Human Resources Partner.

For more information, visit HR-408 Leaves of Absence, Other | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu) .

A Leave of Absence from work due to military service is available for employees who are or become a member of the United States uniformed services.

All employees may be eligible for military leave.

To request a military leave, employees should contact their supervisor and consult with Human Resources Partner.

For more information, visit HR-405 Military Leave | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu)

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that provides employees the right to take a leave of absence for family, medical reasons, and leave for military families while maintaining job protection.

All employees may be eligible for FMLA leave.

To apply for FMLA leave, submit a request via the "Leave Request eForm" tile in myHR. A member of the UM System Leave Administration Team will be in touch to help collect any necessary paperwork and, for qualifying leaves, initiate the qualifying process with the University's leave plan administrator. 

For more information, visit:

About the Family and Medical Leave Act | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu)

Employee Unable to Return from FMLA Leave

Employee has not exhausted 12 weeks of FMLA leave

• Leave may need to be extended.
  • The employee must provide an updated Health Care Certification form. The employer must allow at least 15 calendar days for the employee to provide the recertification.

Employee needs time beyond 12 weeks of FMLA leave

• Additional leave may be available under other University Leave policies such as HR-408 Leave of Absence-Other (medical leave or personal leave), HR-422 Caregiver Leave, HR-423 Parental Leave, or HR-309 Short-Term Disability. Please review the related policy for requirements, approvals, and other provisions.
• Employee may elect to resign their position due to an inability to perform the responsibilities of the position.
  • Employee will lose their benefit coverage.
• Employee may consider retirement or long-term disability options.
  • Employee should contact the Office of Human Resources to discuss these options.
• As a final option, termination of an employee due to job abandonment.
  • Result of an employee’s failure or inability to show up for work for three consecutive days after the expected return date with no prior communication.
  • Every attempt should be made by the supervisor to contact the employee by phone or letter prior to considering this action.

The University provides paid time off to eligible employees who are organ or bone marrow donors.

• Solid Organ Donation Leave – Up to thirty (30) consecutive calendar days of paid leave may be approved for organ donation.
• Bone Marrow Donation Leave – Up to seven (7) consecutive calendar days of paid leave may be approved for bone marrow donation.
• Leave is available for a continuous absence associated with donation and recovery.

To request Organ or Bone Marrow leave, employees should contact their supervisor and consult with Human Resources Partner.

For more information, visit HR-416 Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Leave | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu).

The University provides four weeks of paid leave for the purpose of bonding time due to the birth of the employee’s child(ren) or the placement of a child(ren) with the employee for adoption or foster care.

Parental leave is available for benefit-eligible Administrative Service, and Support employees.

To apply for parental leave, submit a request via the "Leave Request eForm" tile in myHR. A member of the UM System Leave Administration Team will be in touch to help collect any necessary paperwork and, for qualifying leaves, initiate the qualifying process with the University's leave plan administrator. 

For more information, visit HR-423 Parental Leave Pay | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu).

A Leave of Absence for time away due to Seasonal Leaves or Short-Work Breaks may occur, depending on the needs of the institution.

• Seasonal Leaves - Time away from work due to scheduled customary breaks in operations for a specific period, not in excess of three months. Visit Employees on Seasonal Leave of Absence and HR-408 for more resources.
• Short-Work Breaks - Time away from work due to temporary reductions in staffing for a specific period in which a non-benefit eligible employee will be absent for less than 52 weeks.

For more information, visit HR-408 Leaves of Absence, Other | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu).

The University provides employer-paid short-term disability benefits for a serious health condition that makes the eligible University employee unable to perform the essential functions of the employee's job as certified by a healthcare provider. Additional employee-paid short-term disability benefits are also available to supplement the University provided short-term disability benefits.

Short-Term Disability Leave is available for benefit-eligible Administrative Service, and Support employees.

To apply for short-term disability, submit a request via the "Leave Request eForm" tile in myHR. A member of the UM System Leave Administration Team will be in touch to help collect any necessary paperwork and, for qualifying leaves, initiate the qualifying process with the University's leave plan administrator. 

For more information, visit HR-309 Short-Term Disability Plan | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu).

The University provides time away from work due to a work-incurred injury or illness and payment of applicable medical expenses and compensation, consistent with state requirements.

All employees may be eligible for workers compensation.

To request workers compensation benefits, employees should contact their supervisor and consult with Human Resources Partner.

For more information, visit HR-409 Worker's Compensation Benefits | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu).

The University provides time away from work to address specified needs resulting from domestic or sexual violence.

All employees may be eligible for VESSA leave.

To request VESSA leave, employees should contact their supervisor and consult with Human Resources Partner.

For more information, visit HR-417 Victims Economic Safety and Security Act Leave (VESSA) | University of Missouri System (umsystem.edu).

If an employee requests a paid leave of absence, their pay is reduced proportionally to the full-time equivalency (FTE) amount they continue to work. For exempt employees, this reduction in FTE can render them temporarily ineligible for exempt status, making them eligible for overtime pay if working in excess of 40 hours per week.

In this scenario, HR Partners should work with employees to complete the Paid Leave of Absence Salary Reduction Acknowledgement (PDF) and a copy should be retained with the leave processing paperwork in the employee’s record.