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CSUF grants paid bereavement leave to employees for significantly close relatives as defined by university policy and the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. The use of Sick Leave accrual may be granted by the appropriate administrator if further time off is needed. Catastrophic Leave Donation Program Under current agreements, it is possible for employees who accrue vacation or sick leave credits to donate a maximum of 40 hours of either of those credits per fiscal year to any other CSU employee on the campus if the recipient employee has exhausted all accrued leave CSUF observes 13 holidays and 1 personal holiday each calendar year and pays its eligible employees for each of these days even though the employee is not scheduled to work. Holidays falling on a Saturday are observed on the preceding Friday; holidays falling on a Sunday are observed on the following Monday. Jury duty is a civic responsibility that the university supports. Employees will receive full salary while absent to perform jury duty if they reimburse the university the amount received for serving as a juror. The employee may keep reimbursement for mileage only. Maternity/Paternity/Parental/Adoption Leave It is the policy of The California State University to grant parental leave. Employees are eligible for paid maternity /paternity leave and are eligible to use a limited amount of sick leave accrual for the period of time covering date of childbirth and immediate physical recovery there from. Non-Industrial Disability Leave (NDI) or sick leave covers periods of disability associated with child bearing. Additional time for parental leave may be requested in accordance with Formal Leave of Absence Policy and the appropriate Collective Bargaining Agreement. Military leave is provided in accordance with the law. Sick leave is accrued at the rate of eight hours per qualifying pay period for full-time employees and on a pro-rata basis for less than full-time employees. Sick leave is provided so employees will be protected from loss of income when unable to work. There is no limit to the amount of sick leave employees may accumulate. Sick leave may be converted into service credit at the time of retirement. Hourly intermittent employees earn sick leave credits on the basis of 8 hours for every 160 hours worked. Employees must report absences to their supervisor or manager. Employees subpoenaed as a witness by the court or by the California State University will be paid their regular salary for the period of absence providing all court fees are remitted to the university. The employee may keep reimbursement for mileage only. Vacation time is accrued for each qualifying pay period (11 working days in pay status in one month). Vacation accruals may be used after one month of service has been completed. Full-time bargaining unit employees earn vacation as indicated in the following schedule. Part-time employees earn vacation on a pro-rata basis. Hourly intermittent employees earn 6-2/3 hours of vacation credits for each 160 hours worked. Employees who have been designated HEERA managers, supervisors or confidential for collective bargaining purposes earn vacation at the rate of 16 hours per qualifying pay period. Vacation Hours
Effect of a Leave of Absence Without Pay on Benefits and Pay Warrants Not all leaves of absence will affect benefits. For example, a partial leave during which the employee continues to work half-time or more will not affect benefits except for a proportionate reduction in sick leave accrual, vacation accrual, seniority points, and service credit with the Public Employees’ Retirement System. If, for one or more full pay periods, you take a full or partial leave of absence without pay which results in your working less than half-time, you must take action if you wish to continue your health insurance coverage during the leave period. Contact Human Resources at (714) 278-2425 concerning the effect a full or partial unpaid leave will have on your benefits. After one year of employment, an employee is entitled to Family and Medical Leave (FMLA) in A full or partial leave of absence without pay may be granted to eligible employees. An employee may request a formal leave of absence without pay. The employee must make the request in writing to the appropriate administrator and it may be granted for satisfactory reasons. Forms for this purpose may be obtained via the Human Resource Services forms web site. Leaves of absence provide two primary protections for employees:
Informal Leave of Absence (15 days or less) Informal leaves of absence without pay for up to 15 days may be granted by the appropriate administrator for satisfactory reasons. A formal leave request is not required.
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credits due to a catastrophic illness or injury. Donated leave credits may be used to supplement Industrial Disability Leave, Non-Industrial Disability Leave, or Temporary Disability payments from the State Compensation Insurance fund for three calendar months. An additional three-month period may be approved in exceptional cases. The Employee Relations Designee(s) will determine eligibility. Additional information is available on the 
accordance with State and Federal Laws and the respective