{"id":16976,"date":"2020-01-16T10:03:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=16976"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:52:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:52:39","slug":"paid-family-leave-pfl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/leave-disability\/paid-family-leave-pfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Paid Family Leave (PFL)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"large-4 columns\">\n<p>Paid Family Leave (PFL) lets eligible New York State employees take paid time off for qualifying reasons, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bond with a child during the first 12 months following the birth, adopted, or foster placement of the child<\/li>\n<li>Care for a family member with a serious health condition (spouse\/domestic partner, child, parent (in-laws and step), grandparent, siblings, and grandchild and in loco parentis relationships<\/li>\n<li>Assist a family member called to active military service (spouse\/domestic partner, child, parent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Explore the policy<\/h2>\n<p>For full details, reference the Paid Family Leave policy on the University&#8217;s policies website.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"u-link-external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/policies\/policy\/paid-family-leave\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">View full policy<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How to apply for Paid Family Leave<\/h2>\n<p>糖心传媒 employees looking to open a PFL claim must call Hartford, our PFL insurance carrier, at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:8665483101\"><strong>(866) 548-3101<\/strong><\/a>. Hartford will then explain the process and provide an acknowledgment letter, along with any applicable certification forms.<\/p>\n<p>An employee is responsible for notifying the University that they intend to apply for PFL benefits. The Employer portion of the Request for Paid Family Leave Form PFL-1 does not need to be completed. Leave Administration will provide the AWW and ADW via a weekly system file feed directly to the Hartford. For any type of foreseeable PFL, an employee must provide no sooner than 30 days\u2019 notice. Otherwise, the employee must give notice as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h2>Supplemental Pay Leave Request<\/h2>\n<p>Effective December 15, 2024, in myURHR UKG employees leave for Short-term Disability (STD), Workers Compensation (WC), or Paid Family Leave (PFL) per New York State requirements will need to request in writing to use any accrued time to supplement their leave where full pay is not offered.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, a new automated accruals payments process will determine the order in which accruals for time will be paid. Timekeepers should not manually add supplementation codes to leaves. Supplementation is already built into the leave code if the employee opts in by completing the required form<\/p>\n<p>Accruals for paid time to supplement PFL will be paid in the following order when requested via an opt-in form by employees:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Vacation<\/li>\n<li>Paid Time Off or Sick<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a class=\"button button--blue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/leave-disability\/supplemental-pay-leave-request-for-employees\/\">Request supplemental pay for leave<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paid Family Leave (PFL) lets eligible New York State employees take paid time off for qualifying reasons, including: Bond with a child during the first 12 months following the birth,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":8896,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"class_list":["post-16976","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"lead_in":"","display_title":"","subtitle":"","call_to_action":"","hero_image_placement":"no_image","hero_media":"images","hero_pattern_option":"","hero_video":"","hero_image_landing":"","hero_image_landing_two":"","hero_image_landing_three":"","content_modules":[{"acf_fc_layout":"interstitial","anchor_id":"","classes":"","layout":"layout_inline","lead-in":"Return to work","title":"Report a return to work from Paid Family Leave\u2013Continuous Leave","content":"A continuous PFL leave is any leave lasting 10 or more consecutive days. Upon returning to work, employees should:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Notify their department of their return date to ensure accurate timekeeping.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Confirm with Hartford that their leave has ended to avoid unnecessary deductions or coding errors.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Ensure their manager or timekeeper completes the Return to Work from Leaves Form to document their return.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","call_to_action":{"title":"Return to Work from Leaves Form","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/leave-disability\/return-from-disability-workers-compensation-report\/","target":""},"bg_color":"#ffc70a"},{"acf_fc_layout":"interstitial","anchor_id":"","classes":"hide-content","layout":"layout_inline","lead-in":"Use of Accrued Time","title":"Supplemental Pay Leave Request","content":"Effective December 15, 2024, in myURHR UKG employees leave for Short-term Disability (STD), Workers Compensation (WC), or Paid Family Leave (PFL) per New York State requirements will need to request in writing to use any accrued time to supplement their leave where full pay is not offered.\r\n\r\nAdditionally, a new automated accruals payments process will determine the order in which accruals for time will be paid.\r\n\r\nAccruals for paid time to supplement PFL will be paid in the following order when requested via an opt-in form by employees:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Vacation<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Paid Time Off or Sick<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","call_to_action":{"title":"Request supplemental pay for leave","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/leave-disability\/supplemental-pay-leave-request-for-employees\/","target":""},"bg_color":"#ffc70a"},{"acf_fc_layout":"text","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"<h2>Helpful resources<\/h2>","content":"In addition to information in the official policy, these documents and guides might be helpful to you.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/contacts\/frequently-asked-questions\/leave-disability-answers\/paid-family-leave-pfl-answers\/\">Frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"u-link-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PFL_FMLA_Comparison.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PFL-FMLA comparison<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"u-link-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PFL_At_A_Glance.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PFL Plan-at-a-glance<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"u-link-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PFL_Summary_Student_Employment.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">PFL for student employees<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"u-link-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PFL_Summary_Grad_Student.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\">PFL for graduate student employees<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"u-link-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/PFL_Statement_of_Rights.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PFL statement of rights<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/benefits\/leave-disability\/short-term-disability\/parental-and-maternity-leave\/\">Maternity leave guide website<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a class=\"u-link-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/STD_MaternityQuickReference.pdf\">Maternity quick reference PDF<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","background_color":"#ffffff","width":"width-medium"},{"acf_fc_layout":"card_grid","anchor":"","css_class":"","title":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Get additional support<\/h2>","description":"","background_color":"#f4f4f4","width":"width-large","columns":"2","cards":[{"card_title":"<h5>Frequently asked questions (FAQs)<\/h5>","card_text":"Get in-depth information about how Paid Family Leave works, including how you\u2019ll get paid.\r\n<p class=\"card_cta\">See FAQs<\/p>","card_background_color":"#FFFFFF","card_hover_color":"#283faf","card_link":{"title":"","url":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/human-resources\/contacts\/frequently-asked-questions\/leave-disability-answers\/paid-family-leave-pfl-answers\/","target":""},"card_hover_arrow":"","card_image":"","card_image_size":"","card_image_placement":"","card_image_hover_state":"hover_fade","card_image_link":""},{"card_title":"<h5>Contact Leave Administration<\/h5>","card_text":"If you still have questions or need further assistance, we're here to help. 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