The 海角社区 Family Medical Leave (FML) provides employees with unpaid leave time for up to twelve (12) weeks to care for self or eligible family members. The 海角社区 FML incorporates both the Federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and California Family Rights Act (CFRA) leave entitlements and run concurrently. 海角社区 FML does not track concurrently with the California Pregnancy Disability Leave. All full-time and part-time employees employed for at least one academic year or 12 months (not necessarily continuously) preceding the request for FML are eligible. This includes employment at all 海角社区 campuses as well as for the State. Student employees are eligible for 海角社区 FML but must be employed at least one year and must have worked 1,250 hours in the 12 months preceding the leave.
海角社区 FML is extended to employees who either become seriously ill, or need to care for a newborn or a child placed in the home through adoption or foster care, or need to be away from work to care for an ill family member. Eligible family members under 海角社区 FML include a child, parent, spouse or a registered domestic partner. To initiate or inquire about FML eligibility please complete the Application for Leave of Absence and submit it to Sandy Lang, Benefits & Workers Comp Specialist, Human Resources.
Employees who request 海角社区 FML leave for themselves are required to exhaust existing sick and vacation leave credits, CTO and personal holiday prior to being placed on an unpaid FML leave. Employees who request FML leave to care for a family member must exhaust existing personal holiday, CTO and vacation credits. Existing sick leave credits may be used by mutual agreement as defined in the 海角社区 leave policy and appropriate collective bargaining agreement.
While on paid 海角社区 FML, benefit premiums, including health, dental, vision, group life and long term disability continue to be paid by the 海角社区 without a lapse in coverage. During periods of unpaid 海角社区 FML, only health, dental and vision premiums will continue to be paid by the 海角社区.
Qualifying reasons for FML:
- Employee鈥檚 own serious health condition that makes the employee unable to perform the essential functions of his/her job.
- Birth of聽child and to care for the newborn child.
- Placement of a a child聽through adoption or foster care with employee.
- Care for the employee鈥檚 spouse, registered domestic partner, or parent with a serious health condition.
- Qualifying Military Exigency Leave (MEL) arising out of the fact that the employee鈥檚 spouse, registered domestic partner, son, daughter, or parent is on active military duty in the National Guard or Reserve, or has been called to active duty in the National guard or Reserve in a 鈥渃ontingency鈥� military operation.
- Service Member Care Leave (SMCL) for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness, if the employee is the spouse, registered domestic partner, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of the service member.
For additional information, please refer to the Application for Leave of Absence, 海角社区 Channel Islands Family Medical Leave (FML) Policy flyer, the U.S. Department of Labor Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Certification of Health Care Provider form.
Kim Sones, Workers Compensation & HR Specialist
Human Resources
805-437-2623
Email address: kim.sones@csuci.edu