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LEAVES OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY | No. 3-29 | Rev. 11-9-89 |
| Date 8-17-77 | |||
OLD VERSION
POLICY
A. Leave Without Pay
1. Leave without pay (LWOP) may be granted a full-time salaried
employee upon the recommendation of his/her department head, the
dean, and the approval of the appropriate vice president.
2. Requests for such leave should be submitted in writing to the
appropriate vice president, stating the purpose and expected period
of absence.
3. The Payroll Department shall be notified immediately upon the award
of a leave without pay, particularly if such leave is to begin
early in a fiscal year so the payment of salary in advance of
service rendered can be eliminated.
B. Conditions for Leave Without Pay
1. The employee commits himself/herself to return to work at the end
of the approved leave period.
2. The vacated position will be held open for a reasonable period of
time, the duration of which depends on the workload and the nature
of the specific job.
3. If a position must be filled, a position of comparable pay and
status will be offered to the employee as soon as possible
following his/her leave. Returning employees receive priority in
hiring. If no position is available, the employee will be placed
on a "lay off" status for the purposes of unemployment
compensation.
4. Such leaves normally shall not be for periods of more than one
year.
5. Accrued vacation and sick leave will not be lost during such
leave. However, vacation and sick leave credits will not accrue
during periods of leave without pay.
6. If the position held has been abolished during the leave, the
employee shall be given the same considerations as would have been
granted had the employee been on pay status when the position was
abolished.
C. Recording Leaves
1. A Payroll Action Request (PAR) form shall be submitted on all
employees granted a leave without pay, specifying applicable dates
and justification.
2. All LWOP's shall be recorded on the record of hours-worked card.
D. Benefits
With the exception of salary indemnity benefits, insurance protection may continue uninterrupted through the payment of insurance premiums
directly to the insurance company by the employee.
E. Request for leave without pay may include, but not be limited to:
1. Maternity
2. Extended sick leave
3. Extended vacation
4. Educational leave
5. Political leave