POLICY 4.16.1.2 - Paid Parental Leave
In recognition of Shenandoah University’s commitment to family, the university has adopted the following Paid Parental Leave (PPL) Policy to coincide with the existing Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
This policy applies to all benefited faculty and staff members who have completed at least one year of service and who assume parentage, through birth or adoption process, of a child five years or younger.
Paid parental leave may be used at one time prior to or during the first 15 weeks following the birth or adoption/placement event.
Faculty and staff members who are considered a legal parent are eligible for all or part of the following benefit to be taken continuously beginning with the day of the birth or adoption/placement and not to exceed twelve weeks:
- eight weeks of leave at full pay
- an additional four weeks of leave without pay (faculty and staff may use vacation or sick leave or disability if eligible)
If both parents are benefited SU faculty or staff members, the second parent will be eligible for two weeks of leave at full pay following the birth/adoption.
Revision Dates: (Approved by Faculty Senate, November 2005; Administrative Council, December 2005; President’s Executive Council December 2005; Updated by University Cabinet September 2023)
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