Military-related Leaves

BU Paid Family and Medical Leave also provides benefits if you need to manage family affairs when a family member has been called to active duty in the armed forces, including the National Guard or reserves.

  • Effective January 1st, 2025, 100% of pay is provided through Paid Family and Medical Leave.

Military exigency leave provides up to 12 weeks of leave if you need time away immediately after a family member is deployed or notified of being deployed in a foreign country.

If your family member received or aggravated a serious health condition while deployed in a foreign country, and if that family member is either undergoing treatment for or disabled by that condition, you can take up to 26 weeks of family leave per year.

Paid Family and Medical Leave provides 100% of base pay for both types of military leave.

Examples of Use

Benefit

Duration
Military Exigency
 Care for family matters if your
spouse, child or parent is
deployed overseas		 100% of base pay Up to 12 weeks
within 12 months
Care for Military
Family Member
 Care for a family member
undergoing treatment for, or
disabled from, a condition that
occurred or was aggravated
when deployed overseas		 100% of base pay Up to 26 weeks
within 12 months