The Board shall establish policies for Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leaves and supplemental leaves, including, child-rearing leaves, personal illness leaves, and family illness leaves.

Parents who qualify for FMLA leave can extend their time off with an unpaid childrearing leave for up to four years. The leave is unpaid, and secures your school up to ten months.

This fact sheet explains rules for using FMLA leave that apply to certain employees of public and private elementary and secondary schools and public school boards.

Nearly all employees working in the state of Illinois are entitled to earn and use up to 40 hours of paid leave per year under the Act. This includes part-time and seasonal employees, as employees of …

May 1, 2024 · Be employed by the City for at least twelve (12) months. Have worked at least 1,250 hours during the previous 12-month period immediately preceding the start of leave.

Jan 5, 2026 · Federal FMLA is unpaid, so employers usually can’t require paid leave substitution unless their written policy already says they can. However, Illinois’s paid leave law is separate.

Dec 6, 2017 · A Board employee is entitled to a total of 12 work weeks of unpaid leave for the above- stated reasons during a "rolling" 12-month period measured backward from the date an employee …

Eligible employees can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a 12-month period for FMLA-qualifying reasons like the birth of a child or a medical condition. If an employee has enough leave accrued, …

Employees must work 900 hours or 1250 in order to qualify for FMLA Parental Leave. Part-time teachers/members are eligible for a leave under STD. Part-time members will receive their part-time …

Sep 25, 2025 · The calculation of an employee’s years of service with the Chicago Public Schools is based on full-time service only and is subject to the accounting procedures and requirements …