For information on how FML, Birth Recovery Leave, Parental Leave and Short-Term Disability work together refer to the tabs for Birth Parents and Non-Birth Parents below.
To learn more about the process for paid parental leave, view the flowchart.
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Family Leave (Birth Parent)
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.
For information on how FML, Birth Recovery Leave, Parental Leave and Short-Term Disability work together refer to the detailed process flows below. Each flow will show the steps necessary prior to, during and at the end of leave.
- Birth Recovery Leave and Parental Leave for Employee with STD and FML
- Birth Recovery Leave and Parental Leave for Employees with FML and Without STD
- Birth Recovery Leave and Parental Leave for Employee with STD, but Ineligible for FML
- Eligible for STD, Not Qualified for Birth Recovery, Parental Leave, or FML
Family Leave (Non-Birth Parent)
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.
For information on how FML, Birth Recovery Leave, Parental Leave and Short-Term Disability work together refer to the detailed process flow below. The flow will show the steps necessary prior to, during and at the end of leave.