Questions?? Review FAQs
Meet with a leave advisor
- Faculty & Appointed Staff
- Angelica Doan 928-523-1307 angelica.doan@nau.edu
Classified Staff
- Iris Price
- 928-523-7143
- Iris.Price@nau.edu
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Parental Leave Benefits
NAU offers both paid and unpaid Parental Leave to support you with approved time away from work for birth, adoption or placement of a child (foster care or legal guardianship).
Regular benefit eligible employees will be able to request up to 12 weeks approved time away from work for Birth and Bonding which includes adoption and placement of a child. Time off is also provided for stillbirth and miscarriage.
Paid
Regular benefit eligible employees with at least one year of service and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the previous twelve months can request up to 12 weeks of approved paid time off.
Unpaid
Regular employees with less than one year of service and/or who has worked less than 1,250 hours in the previous 12 months can request up to 12 weeks of approved unpaid time off.
Rules to remember
- Family Medical Leave will run concurrently with paid parental leave
- If both parents work for NAU, both parents are eligible for 12-weeks of parental leave each.
- Employees will be limited to one occurrence in a 12-month period as of the date of birth or event.
- Parental Leave should be taken continuously or if approved by the department as a reduced schedule or intermittently.
How to request Parental Leave
You request Parental Leave by completing the online Leave of Absence Request form.
When leave begins
Parental Leave is normally approved to begin on the date of birth or the date of the adoption or placement of your child. If needed, you can request to start your Parental Leave up to two weeks before the anticipated eligible event.
Reporting time away from work
All time away from work should be reported on your timesheet in Employee Self-Service through LOUIE – HR .
- Paid: You will use the ‘Paid Parental Leave’ time reporting code on your time sheet. You must use paid parental leave before any other forms of paid time off such as sick or vacation.
- Unpaid: You should use any accrued paid time off such as sick, vacation or compensatory time. If you do not have enough paid time off to cover your standard hours for any pay period, you should report leave without pay.
Returning to work
In most circumstances you will be returned to your former or essentially equal position.
Still have questions??
Contact the Benefits Team at nauhrbenefits@nau.edu or call (928) 523-2223.