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TABLE 2—

Staff Leave Policies at Top Schools of Public Health in the United States: July 2018

	Birth Mother			Nonbirth Parent
University	Paid Childbearing	Paid Medical	Unpaid Maternity^a (Beyond FMLA^b)	Paid Parental	Unpaid Parental^a (Beyond FMLA^b)
Boston University					8 wk
Columbia University—officers of administration		Max 6 mo^c			6 mo
Columbia University—support staff		Accrue 1 d per month^c^,^d	6 mo		6 mo
Drexel University
Emory University	3 wk			3 wk
George Washington University	6 wk			6 wk
Harvard University	4 wk	8 wk	1 wk, then 1 y	4 wk	1 y
Johns Hopkins University	10 wk			4 wk
Ohio State University	6 wk		6 wk	3 wk
St Louis University	3 wk^e			3 wk^e
Tulane University	4 wk		6–8 wk^f	4 wk
University of Alabama - Birmingham	4 wk			4 wk
University of California - Berkeley			Max 4 mo^c
University of California - Los Angeles			Max 4 mo^c
University of Illinois - Chicago	2 wk			2 wk
University of Iowa			6 wk	1 wk^g
University of Maryland - College Park			6 mo		6 mo
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor		6–8 wk^c^,^h	1 y		1 y
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities	6 wk			6 wk
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill			12 wk		12 wk
University of Pittsburgh	4 wk		1 y	4 wk	1 y
University of South Carolina					6 wk^g
University of South Florida			6 mo		6 mo
University of Texas Houston Health Sciences
University of Washington			22 wk		4 mo
Yale University			26 wk		26 wk

Note. FMLA = Family Medical Leave Act (Pub L No. 103-3 [1993]).

^{^a}

Accrued personal time can be used to receive pay.

^{^b}

FMLA requires employers to provide 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for qualified family and medical reasons to employees.

^{^c}

Length is at the discretion of the mother’s physician.

^{^d}

Plus 12 days of medical leave after 1 year of employment. Max of 60 days of medical leave accrued per year.

^{^e}

Depends on time at the university; after 2 years, eligible for 6 weeks of paid leave.

^{^f}

This is a Louisiana law in place in case the employee is not eligible for FMLA.

^{^g}

Only for new adoptive parents.

^{^h}

Uses Extended Sick Time, which is only available after working at the University for 2 years. Otherwise, the leave is unpaid.