Maternity/Parental Leave. A) Maternity leave is the authorized absence of a female bargaining unit member to receive treatment for pre-delivery medical issues, recover from childbirth and to care for and bond with the newborn. The University shall provide up to six (6) weeks of paid maternity leave to each birth mother. Maternity leave may be taken at any time during the pregnancy for the care and treatment of pre-delivery medical issues, during childbirth, and immediately afterwards. Application shall be made in writing to the department head and to the Chief Human Resources Officer at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date for such leave, or as soon as practicable if medically necessary, and such request shall state the anticipated duration of the leave. At the end of maternity leave, the mother may take paid or unpaid parental leave or unpaid maternity leave permitted by law. Mothers must take paid maternity, unpaid maternity and parental leaves consecutively and concurrently with available FMLA leave or other maternity leave required by law.
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