FMLA & UTMB Approved Leave

Family and Medical Leave

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) offers eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a rolling 12-month period for a personal health condition; the serious health condition of a spouse, child or parent; and/or the birth, adoption or foster care placement of a child.

FMLA ensures you will be reinstated into the same job or one with substantially similar pay, duties and working conditions at the conclusion of your leave. Click here for details about UTMB’s FMLA Policy. You may also refer to the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division for additional FMLA information.

Contact:       hr.leavemgmt@utmb.edu       (409) 747-4645

Military Family Leave

You may be eligible for Military Family Leave under FMLA if you have a spouse, child or parent who is on active duty or has been called to active duty status. You also may be entitled to up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave in a single 12-month period if you are the primary care giver of a covered servicemember who has been injured while on active duty.

Contact:       hr.leavemgmt@utmb.edu       (409) 747-4645

Reduced Paid Leave

Reduced Paid Leave (RPL) provides expanded income protection to employees who have exhausted their available accruals and need more time away from work for a personal illness/injury, the catastrophic illness/injury of an immediate family member or parental leave.

Contact:       hr.leavemgmt@utmb.edu       (409) 747-4645

Direct EIB Donation

Employees may donate accrued EIB hours directly to another benefits-eligible employee at UTMB if the recipient of the donation meets the eligibility requirements for EIB and has exhausted their own EIB hours.

Please be advised that the dollar value of the EIB hours donated directly to another employee will be included in the donor employee's taxable income for the pay period during which the donation is made, and UTMB will withhold taxes from the donor employee’s paycheck. The donor employee’s earnings must be sufficient to cover the taxes in order for the donation to be executed. Click here for more details about making an EIB donation to another UTMB employee.