Guidance – Family Medical Leave Policy for Trainees

• Grants up to 12 weeks leave in a 12-month period
• Leave Granted for one or more of the following reasons
• Birth of a child and care after such birth for either parent
• Placement of child for adoption or foster care for either parent
• Serious health condition of spouse, child or parent of employee
• Serious health condition of employee (unable to perform job)

To be eligible, you must have worked at least 12 months prior to the leave and have worked for the State of Texas for at least 12 months. You can request FMLA leave by submitting an Employee Request for Family and Medical Leave at least 30 to 45 days prior to your desired leave start date.

Policy

• UTHealth Handbook of Operating Procedures FMLA Policy
• Family Leave Forms

Sick and Vacation Leave

• Employees must exhaust all sick leave and vacation leave, if applicable, when taking FMLA
• Paid leave counts against the 12-week FMLA entitlement

Medical Insurance