The university provides time off to eligible university employees consistent with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq. (FMLA), Tennessee Parental Leave Act, Tennessee Code Annotated § 4-21-408 (TPLA) and the University of Tennessee’s Paid Parental Leave (PPL) policy for the following reasons:
- Serious health condition of the employee
- Serious health condition of the employee’s family member
- To provide care for a family member injured while on active military duty
- Qualifying exigent circumstances arising from a family member’s military service
- Childbirth
- Adoption
- Foster care placement
To learn more about the family medical leave or paid parental leave process, contact Human Resources at 865-974-6642 or FamilyMedicalLeave@utk.edu.