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for certain types of leave—such as the birth or employees on administrative leave is rare, to
adoption of a child, caring for a sick spouse, or best manage employees and prioritize potential
dealing with your own serious health condition. safety and logistical concerns, UF reserves the
There is even more of a leave entitlement under right to place any employee on administrative
the FMLA for military families under certain leave at any time. Administrative leave can be
circumstances. There are too many details to paid or unpaid. However, in most situations, the
cover here, but you can learn more about the employee will be on paid administrative leave,
FMLA online. which means the employee will still be paid, but
he or she does not come to work and must be
Parental Leave and Lactation Rooms
available during his or her usual work day should
UF is an amazing place, but even more amazing the university need to speak with him or her.
is its policy on parental leave. UF guarantees six Other Types of Administrative Leave
months of parental leave for eligible employees
upon the birth or adoption of a child. Yup, UF provides many other types of administrative
whether you’re a mother or a father, you are leave, including bereavement leave, leave for
eligible to use the six months with paid leave jury duty/court appearances, military leave and
(using your accrued sick time or vacation time), domestic violence leave, to name a few. Visit
unpaid leave, or a combination of both. You can the UFHR Benefits webpage dedicated to Other
also work a reduced work schedule during that Types of Leave for the most current and detailed
time, but remember, the parental leave cannot information.
exceed six months from the first day of absence
and must be used prior to the child’s first A Brief Introduction to
birthday. Health Care/Insurance
Nursing mothers can find lactation rooms Benefits
throughout campus. Learn more about UF’s
support of nursing mothers and its policy on Having good health insurance is important to
UF’s Lactation Policy webpage. most people, and we’re sure it is to you as well.
UF offers a wide variety of plans from which to
Administrative Leave choose. There are options for dental and vision
plans in addition to other types of supplemental
Sometimes the university prevents employees insurance benefits.
from coming to work. This may happen for a
variety of reasons—a list may be found on the The various plans offered by the state could
UF Administrative Leave webpage. The most change from year-to-year, so we won’t go into
common reason includes when UF shuts down tremendous detail here. The My UF Benefits
due to severe weather issues (you know, like website is the best place to start for reviewing
those pesky hurricanes that come our way). current options and new benefits as well as
Another example would be when an employee plans made available every fall during Open
is accused of misconduct and the university Enrollment. Open Enrollment dates vary from
determines it is in the best interest of the year to year, but are typically mid-October
workplace for the employee to be away from through the first week of November.
the office until a full review and/or investigation
can be completed. If sufficiently serious, the UF is a complex institution with many types, or
allegations may lead to the employee being classifications, of employees. Benefits eligibility
placed on administrative leave. Although placing is determined by your employee classification
and prior UF or state employment. You can find
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