Leave

Regular and contingent II faculty, staff and lecturers are eligible for annual, holiday, personal and sick leave. Please review the leave summaries below for specific information based on employee classification. Subject to leave policies, eligible employees may be able to utilize other types of leave, including administrative leave and family and medical leave.

• Regular Exempt Staff (PDF)
• Regular Nonexempt Staff (PDF)
• Contingent II Staff (PDF)
• Regular Faculty (PDF)
• Lecturers (PDF)

COVID-19 – EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE AND EXPANDED FMLA COVERAGE

Effective April 1, 2020, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) was enacted to enable eligible employees to take up to 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave or access expanded coverage under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for reasons related to COVID-19.  Please visit the OHR's FFCRA page for more information.

Family & Medical Leave (FMLA)

Eligible employees may take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period as outlined in the FMLA policy.  

Policy, Procedures, & FOrms

• FMLA Policy (PDF)
• Request for Family and Medical Leave (PDF)
• Certification of Health Care Provider - Employee (PDF)
• Certification of Health Care Provider - Family Member (PDF)
• Certification of Health Care Provider - Current Service Member (PDF)
• Certification of Qualifying Exigency - Military Family Leave (PDF)
• Certification of Serious Injury/Illness - Military Caregiver Leave (PDF)
• Employee Protections under the FMLA (PDF)
• Calculation of Leave under the FMLA (PDF)
• Qualifying Reasons for Leave under the FMLA (PDF)

Parental Leave

Eligible employees may utilize parental leave surrounding the birth or adoption of a child. When qualified, FMLA runs concurrent with parental leave.

Policy, procedures, & Forms

• Staff Parental Leave Policy
• Faculty Parental Leave Policy

Workers' Compensation/Accident Leave

Workers' Compensation/Accident Leave may be available to employees who suffer a work-related illness or injury.

Policy, Procedures, & Forms

• Accident Leave Policy (PDF)
• Workers' Compensation Instruction Guide (PDF)
• Worker's Compensation - Employee Statement (PDF)
• Workers' Compensation - Supervisor Statement (PDF)
• Workers' Compensation - Witness Statement (PDF)
• Decision Tree - What to do if an Employee Suffers a Work-Related Injury (PDF)
• Obtaining Medical Care for a Work Related Injury (PDF)

Sick Leave

An employee who sustains a temporary recoverable illness or injury and has exhausted all other forms of accrued leave may be eligible for additional forms of sick leave as described in the sick leave policy.  All requests for additional forms of sick leave are subject to review and approval by the Office of Human Resources.

Contingent I hourly employees and certain student employees are eligible for sick leave in accordance with the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act.

Policies, Procedures, & FOrms

• Sick Leave Policy (PDF)
• Request for Advanced Sick Leave (PDF)
• Request for Extended Sick Leave (PDF)
• Leave Reserve Fund Policy (PDF)
• Leave Reserve Fund Request (PDF)
• Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (PDF)

Compensatory Leave (Comp Time)

Regular non-exempt staff may be eligible for comp time with supervisor approval and completion of the required agreement.

• Comp Time Policy (PDF)
• Compensatory Time Program Agreement (PDF)

Community Service Leave

Towson University and the USM seek to encourage employees to offer their time and talents to benefit our citizens through community service. Details are outlined below.

• Community Service Leave Procedures (PDF)
• Community Service Agreement (PDF)

Administrative Leave

If necessary, the university may authorize the use of administrative leave in the event of an emergency or inclement weather.

• Administrative Leave Policy
• Administrative Leave FAQs (PDF)
• Administrative Leave Decision Tree (PDF)