What is Grad Medical/Family Leave?

Grad Medical/Family Leave is a new leave bank as of 10/1/2020 for grad students with an approved medical or family leave case.

How do I request Grad Medical/Family Leave?

Grad Medical/Family Leave will be added to your bank when you have a qualifying event and an approved leave case. See the Grad Assistants FML page for more information about leave.

You will see the bank on your Leave tab in EmpCenter once the balance has been added (if you do not have a balance you will not see the bank listed):

leave tab on timesheet showing grad medical/family leave bank

Please note, the balance is added manually to your bank in EmpCenter once you have an approved leave case, so you will also see an exception on the timesheet noting that someone other than the employee saved the timesheet.

How do I use Grad Medical/Family Leave?

You enter Grad Medical/Family Leave just like any other leave on your timesheet:

grad medical/family leave pay code on timesheet

Or via the time off request process:

grad medical/family leave leave pay code on time off request page

For more information on entering time on your timesheet, see the FAQ.

For more information on entering a time off request, see the FAQ.

If you have a protected leave case, be sure to associate the Grad Medical/Family Leave taken with the leave case.  See the Protected Leave guide for more information.