Can employees use sick time if their wife just had a baby?
If eligible, employees may take a Family Leave of Absence to care for their wife for the six to eight weeks that she is “incapacitated” after the birth of a child. Employees may use sick time for this six to eight week period (six weeks if normal delivery/eight weeks if C-Section) and thereafter may use vacation time or floating holidays to remain in pay status for a maximum of 90 days in any 12 month period including all other leaves of absence. If both parents are employees at the University of Miami, the 90 days leave of absence period will be divided between the two of them. Please refer to the appropriate Leave of Absence Policy for more information.
