Leaves of Absence

Under New York State Law, Paid Family provides:

• Job protection.
• Continued health insurance.
• Protection from discrimination or retaliation.

Paid Family Leave provides eligible employees paid time off for:

• Bonding with a newly born, adopted or fostered child.
• Caring for a family member with a serious health condition.
• Assisting loved ones when a spouse, domestic partner, child or parent is deployed abroad on active military service.

• Provides 12 weeks of job protection during your own medical leave or to care for a family member.
• The leave may be paid or unpaid.
• Must meet the following eligibility:
  • One year of service.
  • Worked a minimum of 1250 hours during the year.
  • Have not exhausted FMLA leave within a rolling calendar year.

For additional information, please contact your HR Department Representative or the Leaves Administrator at benefits@tc.columbia.edu.

• For absence due to a non-work related injury or illness for more than seven (7) consecutive calendar days.
• Payments of approved disability are paid directly by the insurance carrier Amalgamated.
• All determinations are at the discretion of the insurance carrier.

• Covers an employee’s work-related injury or illness
• No premium cost to employee
• May cover medical care costs and wages