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For information on navigating FML, Birth Recovery Leave, Parental Leave, and Short-Term Disability, before, during, and after leave, refer to the information below.

Flowchart: Process for Family Leave

JHU offers six weeks of fully paid leave following childbirth for eligible full- and part-time faculty, visiting faculty, staff, and bargaining unit employees. Birth recovery leave applies only to the parent who gives birth, and must be taken immediately upon the birth of a child. Most parents who are eligible for birth recovery leave are also eligible for paid parental leave.

JHU offers up to four weeks of fully paid leave for full- and part-time JHU faculty, visiting faculty, staff, and bargaining unit employees following the birth of a child or adoption of a child under the age of 12. Parental leave can be taken by mothers or fathers—or both, if both work at JHU—as long as they have been employed by JHU in an eligible status for at least a year at the time of birth or adoption placement. Parental leave can be taken all at once or intermittently throughout the year after the child’s birth or adoption.

Lincoln Financial Group is the Leave administrator

Lincoln Financial Group (LFG) administers disability claims, family leave (Birth Recovery/Parental Leave), and Family Medical Leave. Contact LFG at 888-246-4483 or visit MyLincolnPortal (registration code JHUEE).

The JHU Leave Team provides assistance with E210 and payroll statuses. Reach out to JHULeaveQuestions@jh.edu if you have any questions.

Employees who need to request leave should do the following:

  1. Contact their supervisor or HR Business Partner to notify them of their need for leave.
  2. Contact Lincoln Financial Group to start the leave claim by calling 888-246-4483 or visiting MyLincolnPortal (registration code JHUEE).
  3. If the leave is for their own medical need, they will either download a copy of the authorization form or be directed where to obtain to give to the treating physician. This will enable the physician to communicate with LFG.
  4. A claims manager from LFG will reach out to confirm employee eligibility and leave. After review of all required documentation, the claims manager will provide a determination of the claim.
  5. Employees can check the status of their claim at any time at MyLincolnPortal.
  6. The JHU Leave Team will notify the Department HR/Administrator when a leave claim is pending, approved, denied or changed.

Related Leave Information

Learn more about Short-Term Disability or Family and Medical Leave.