Extended Leave of Absence |
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 General Guidelines
Guidelines for all types of extended leaves and a chart displaying approval levels, procedures, renewals, and re-employment rights.
|  Disability
Information & guidelines for taking a disability leave of absence.
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 Educational
Leaves of absence may be granted to employees who wish to continue formal education in fields related to their work at the Institution.
|  Family & Medical
Family and medical leaves are employee leaves of absence for child care, personal medical care and family medical care.
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 Maternity & Paternity
Information about how much time off an employee can take off for the birth or adoption of a child.
|  Military
Information for employees required to participate in active duty, active duty training, or inactive duty training as a member of a reserve or National Guard organization of the U.S. Armed Forces.
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 Personal
When personal reasons necessitate an employee's being absent, and the needs of the Institution will not be adversely affected, an unpaid leave of absence may be considered.
|  Pre-retirement
Employees may request to use their accrued vacation in conjunction with an impending retirement.
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 Temporary Assignments Elsewhere
Leaves of absence may be granted to scientific and technical staff members to accept temporary assignments elsewhere that are of a nature as to be in the Institution's best interest, and provided that the employee plans to return on a full-time basis after completion of the assignment.
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