Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 52.02
Liaison Christine Bruckner
Submission Date Jan. 24, 2025

STARS v3.0

Illinois State University
PA-12: Employee Rights

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.25 / 3.00 Christine Bruckner
Assistant Director
Office of Sustainability
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12.1 Number of weeks of paid maternity leave 

Number of weeks of paid maternity leave:
12

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the maternity leave options available to employees:

Eligible employees taking time off following the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption or foster care may take up to 8 weeks (40 business days) of Parental Leave. Employees will be required to use available benefit time (e.g. sick, vacation, compensatory) during Parental Leave to remain in a paid status. During the time that the employee remains in a paid status, the employee will continue to accrue sick and, if applicable, vacation time as well as have normal payroll deductions for insurance and other benefits. 

Additionally, eligible employees who use leave on a defined schedule (continuous or reduced schedule) are permitted to access the 4 week Extended Sick Leave benefit according to the eligibility requirements outlined in policy 3.2.7 Sick Leave. Employees must have been in a payable status during the current fiscal year to be eligible to use the current fiscal year's extended sick leave benefit. Employees must apply for extended benefits usage in accordance with FMLA/Medical Leave process or the Parental Leave process.

Eligible Employment Classifications

  • Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty
  • NTT faculty
  • Faculty associates, continuous and non-continuous
  • Administrative professionals, continuous and non-continuous
  • Civil service employees (does not include temporary, student, or extra help appointments)

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator PA 12.1:
0.50

12.2 Percentage of employees eligible for paid all-gender family/medical leave 

Percentage of employees eligible for paid all-gender family/medical leave:
100

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s eligibility criteria for paid family/medical leave:

Parental Leave covers time away from work following the birth of a child within the first year of a child’s life or within the first year following the placement of a child for adoption or foster care with the employee or the employee’s spouse, civil union partner or registered domestic partner.

Illinois State University offers Parental Leave to all eligible employees regardless of duration of employment.

  • Tenure Track Faculty
  • Non-Tenure Track Faculty
  • Faculty Associates, continuous and non-continuous
  • Civil Service employees (does not include temporary, student, or extra help appointments)
  • Academic Professionals, continuous and non-continuous

https://policy.illinoisstate.edu/employee/faculty-staff/3-2-20/


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator PA 12.2:
1

12.3 Published measures to protect employee rights

Does the institution publish information on anti-harassment in a format that is accessible to all employees?:
Yes

Does the institution publish information on grievance resolution in a format that is accessible to all employees?:
Yes

Does the institution publish information on whistleblower protections in a format that is accessible to all employees?:
Yes

Does the institution publish information on freedom of association in a format that is accessible to all employees?:
No

Narrative and/or website URL providing an overview of the institution’s published measures to protect employee rights:

Anti-Harrassment Policy: https://policy.illinoisstate.edu/conduct/1-2-1/

Grievance Procedures:
Administrative/Professional Staff: https://policy.illinoisstate.edu/employee/ap/3-4-10/
Civil Service Staff: https://policy.illinoisstate.edu/employee/civil-service/3-6-21/
Faculty: https://policy.illinoisstate.edu/employee/faculty/3-3-8/

Whistleblower Protections: https://policy.illinoisstate.edu/conduct/1-15/

 

 

 


The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator PA 12.3:
0.75

Optional documentation

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