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Caregiver leave, which is available upon hiring, provides two weeks of paid time off within a rolling 12-month period to care for a family member with a serious health condition. Employees may take caregiver leave for more than one qualifying event within a rolling 12-month period. 

Get more detailed information in the HR-422 Caregiver Leave Pay Policy. 

The University observes a systemwide winter break period for eligible employees. 

Winter break leave is paid time off for regular administrative, service and support staff and certain non-regular academic employees during the University's systemwide winter reduced operations period. The reduced operations period occurs between the Christmas Day holiday and the day before the New Year's Day holiday.

91Ï㽶¶ÌÊÓƵ employees who are members of the U.S. uniformed services are entitled to job-protected leave for military service in compliance with Missouri State Statute 105.270, USERRA and other applicable state and federal laws. 

This policy applies to all 91Ï㽶¶ÌÊÓƵ employees, including benefit-eligible academic, benefit-eligible administrative, service and support, variable hour, probationary and student employees. Employees called into active military duty and granted a military leave of absence from the University should be aware of benefit considerations. 

For more information about Military Leave, refer to the HR-405 Military Leave Policy.  

Staff and academic faculty who have completed at least one year of continuous, fully benefit-eligible employment immediately before the leave are eligible to receive a leave of absence with pay for solid organ and bone marrow donation and recovery. Employees are only eligible for leave if the employee is the person serving as the donor. 

Get more detailed information in the HR-416 Organ and Bone Marrow Donor Leave Policy.

Employees can use accrued hours in their paid time off (PTO) bank to take time off as they choose, whether for personal/family illness, travel, vacation or other reasons not covered by other types of specialized type of leave. 

Parental leave provides four weeks of paid time off within a rolling 12-month period for employees who are welcoming a new child into their home.

Qualifying events include the birth of a child or the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or foster care. Employees may take parental leave for more than one qualifying event within a rolling 12-month period but may not exceed the maximum four weeks. Employees also may use their annual PTO allocation if they would like to take additional time off to welcome a child. 

Get more detailed information in the HR-423 Parental Leave Pay Policy.

Short-term disability provides benefit-eligible administrative, service and support employees, as well as certain non-regular academic employees as approved by the chancellor and president, a percentage of income replacement for up to 20 weeks within a rolling 12-month period if they are unable to work due to a serious health condition. It is not available to faculty and retirees. 

Get more detailed information in the HR-309 Short-Term Disability Plan Policy. 

The Victims Economic Safety and Security Act (VESSA) is a Missouri law that requires employers to provide a specified amount of unpaid leave to employees that qualify as victims of domestic or sexual violence. It also requires that employees be afforded reasonable safety measures. The 91Ï㽶¶ÌÊÓƵ adopted HR-417 after the VESSA legislation was enacted. 

The University will provide up to two workweeks of unpaid leave during a 12-month period. VESSA leave may be taken intermittently or on a reduced work schedule. VESSA leave will not be provided if an employee has used all available FMLA leave in the same preceding 12-month period, regardless of the qualifying FMLA reason. 

Any employee who is eligible to vote in an election held within the state of Missouri may receive three successive hours' time off with pay for the purpose of voting. If an employee's working hours are such that they permit three successive hours between the opening and closing of the polls when not on duty, they are not eligible for any paid time off for the purpose of voting.  

Absence due to voting must be requested before Election Day. It is within a supervisor's right to specify the time an employee may be absent to vote.  

Get more detailed information about the HR-411 Voting Policy. 

The University complies with state requirements to provide compensation and payment of medical expenses to eligible individuals who are either injured in a work-related accident or incur an occupational disease. 

Get more detailed information about the HR-409 Workers' Compensation Benefits Policy.