Military Leave

Campus:

Edwards

Lawrence

Juniper Gardens

Parsons

Topeka

Yoder

Policy Statement:

The University of Kansas recognizes and supports our country’s service members and their families in peace, crisis and war. The University enforces the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which provide enhanced leave rights and job protections for employees and defined family members absent for military duty or military related activities.

Military leave requests with accompanying military orders should be forwarded through the University department to Human Resources for review and approval. For the full process on requesting military leave, please visit the Human Resource Website.

Contact:

Human Resources
103 Carruth-O’Leary Hall
1246 W. Campus Road
Lawrence, KS 66045
785-864-4946
hrdept@ku.edu

Approved by:

Director, Human Resources

Approved on:

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Effective on:

Tuesday, August 1, 2006

Review Cycle:

Annual (As Needed)

Related statutes, regulations, and/or policies:

FMLA Policy

Related Procedures:

Military Leave Process

Related Other:

Federal Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act (eLaws USERRA Advisor) - resource from the Department of Labor

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Personnel Bulletins - specifically Bulletin 04-02: Provisions for Employees Reporting for Active Military Duty and 06-01: Military Leave Clarifications

Kansas Administrative Regulations - specifically Article 5 (1-5-11, 1-5-30) and Article 9 (1-9-7a, 1-9-7b, 1-9-7c).

Handbook for Faculty & Other Unclassified Staff

Keywords:

Active duty, call to duty, military service, military duty, armed service, Military duty, USERRA, FMLA

Change History:

09/20/2024: Updated Human Resource Management (HRM) to Human Resources (HR).

06/29/2017: Removed broken link.

09/21/2016:

Updated statement to say Human Resource Management
added link to direct to more information on requesting military leave.

04/28/2016: Updated Review Date

09/03/2015: Updated Review Date

08/13/2015:

Updated Human Resources/HR to Human Resource Management/HRM
Added Purpose
Added “Applies to” to reflect regular positions and campuses
Added policy statement
Moved “Related Policies” to “Related Other”
Added FMLA Policy to “Related Policies”

01/22/2015: Policy formatting cleanup (e.g., bolding, spacing).

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