Leave of Absence (LOA)
Employees may request and be granted LOA without pay. While on an unpaid LOA, employees may have the opportunity to continue or make changes to their benefits. The premiums they pay for benefits could be affected depending on the length of their leave.
Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
FMLA enables eligible employees to balance work and family responsibilities by taking job-protected unpaid leave for specified family and/or medical reasons. Employees can choose to be paid during an approved FMLA leave by using sick leave or other accrued paid leave.
- UW–Madison Family-Related Leave policy
- Family and Medical Leave Information Guide
- Notice of Employee Rights and Responsibilities
- FMLA Forms
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Campus Divisional Disability Representatives
To make a request or to learn more about FMLA/LOA, please contact your Divisional Disability Representative (DDR).
Additional Family and Medical Leave Resources
Catastrophic Leave
Catastrophic leave allows an eligible employee who has a catastrophic need, and has exhausted all of their paid leave, to receive leave donations from other employees. Employees may donate paid leave (except for sick leave or compensatory time) to eligible recipients at UW System institutions.
Military Leave
Eligible employees who are a member of the reserves (National Guard, State Defense Force, or any other military reserve), may qualify to take up to 30 working days of Military Leave per year. Eligible employees who are in the Wisconsin National Guard or a member of the reserve component of the U.S. armed forces and are called to active duty from a reserve status may be eligible to take up to four years of Military Leave.