Wichita State University
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
FMLA is a law and University policy that allows unpaid leave for eligible employees with a qualifying event. Its purpose is to provide job and benefit protection for an eligible employee.
Request Procedures
As a first step in the leave request process, please complete the Leave Request Form and submit it to leaveadmin@wichita.edu. A member of the Leave Administration team will then contact you within five (5) business days with the next steps in the process.
If your leave qualifies for FMLA (unpaid), you may supplement your protected leave with any of the following paid leave benefits for which you are eligible to continue your pay while on leave:
- Earned Accrued Leave - sick leave, vacation leave, compensatory time, discretionary day, etc.
- Shared Leave - if you meet program eligibility requirements for leave for your own qualifying health condition or to care for a family member with a qualifying health condition. (See the Shared Leave website for more information.)
- Paid Parental Leave - if you are taking leave as a Primary or Secondary Caregiver following a qualifying birth or adoption of a child (up to six (6) years of age). (See the Paid Parental Leave website for more information.)
If you are taking leave related to your own medical condition, you will need to provide a work release from your health care provider prior to returning to work. You may submit this information on a doctor's office form or you may have them submit a Return to Work Authorization.
Additional Resources:
- Wichita State University Policy 3.34/Family and Medical Leave Act
- Department of Labor FMLA Employee Rights Guide
- Department of Labor Employee's Guide to FMLA
- Department of Labor FFCRA Employee Rights Guide
- Please review University Policy 4.19 / Tenure Policy for more information about a one-year delay of the tenure review that may be granted to an untenured faculty member who becomes a parent prior to May 1st of the fifth year of the probationary period.
- Please review University Policy 4.18 / Probationary Period for more information about a faculty member’s probationary period that is interrupted by a leave of absence other than a scholarly leave, such leave will not be counted toward eligibility for tenure.
