Attendance & Leave

Family Medical Leave Act

What is FMLA?

The intent of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is to allow employees up to 12 weeks or 480 hours of job-protected leave to meet medical and family care needs while still maintaining job and economic security.


If you need to request FMLA leave or you are a supervisor looking for more information, refer to the . Employees can follow this . For further assistance, view the links below or contact the appropriate Human Resources office at:

ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏHealth, Tampa & St. Petersburg Campuses:

FMLA@usf.edu   
Call (813) 974-2970 
Fax (813) 974-5227

Sarasota-Manatee Campus: 

(941) 359-4224 

Employee Eligibility

At the university, Administration, Faculty, Staff, and Temporary employees are eligible as long as they meet the following requirements: 

    1. Have at least 12 months of employment (need not be consecutive) with USF; and

    2. Have worked at least 1,250 hours for ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏduring the 12 months prior to the start of the FMLA leave; and

    3. Have not exhausted your current FMLA entitlement.

Two employees who are married and work for the university are entitled to a total of 12 weeks of FMLA leave to care for a child following birth or placement for adoption or foster care, and bonding.

What Qualifies for FMLA?

  • Employee has a serious health condition
  • Employee needs to care for a family member (parent, spouse, or child) with a serious health condition
  • Employee is unable to work for reasons related to pregnancy, prenatal medical care, or childbirth
  • Employee is a new parent (this includes mothers, fathers, same-sex spouses) and you are taking leave to bond with your newborn, newly adopted child, or newly placed foster child
  • Employee needs to care for an armed services member who has become seriously injured in the line of duty; or for an emergency due to a family member’s active duty; or call to active duty in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces

How will Pay and Benefits be impacted?

During an approved medical leave of absence employees must use all leave