Medical Leave

The University of North Florida (UNF) offers various kinds of leave benefits for eligible employees in the event of illness and/or catastrophic injury. Review the below FAQ for more information. Please visit the Pay & Leave webpage for general information about annual leave and sick leave.

Relevant Policies

Benefits & Leave Requirements Sick Leave Pool Leave Donation

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Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

What is it?
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides eligible employees up to a total of 12 workweeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for one or more of the following reasons:
- For incapacity due to pregnancy, prenatal medical care, or childbirth;
- Placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care, and to care for the employee's newly adopted child or a child newly placed in the foster care of the employee.
- To care for the employee's family member with a serious health condition.
- The employee's serious health condition.
Please review the FMLA Poster for more information. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at (904) 620-2903 for an appointment to meet with a member of the Benefits and Retirement Team.
Who is eligible to participate?

All employees are eligible, including OPS employees, who have worked at least 12 months (these need not have been consecutive) and who have worked at least 1250 hours in the 12 months prior to the leave. Faculty, Administrative, and Support employees may use paid leave for an FMLA event and such shall be counted toward the entitlement.

Leave Donation

What is it?

The leave donation policy at UNF was designed to assist employees who are experiencing medical conditions resulting in a leave without pay status.The employee must have exhausted all of their accrued sick and annual leave before applying for the leave donation pool.

If you are interested in donating to the pool, please complete the leave donation form and return it to the Office of Human Resources.

If you are interested in requesting leave, please complete the leave donation application and have your physician complete the certification of health care provider form. Return both to HR.
Who is eligible to participate?

An employee meeting the requirements of the leave donation policy may receive donated leave if the employee or his or her eligible family member is experiencing a serious medical condition covered under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. The employee must have exhausted all their accrued sick and annual leave before applying for the leave donation pool.