Maternity Leave provides you with time off after you give birth. Eligible State Of Michigan employees may be provided with six weeks off work for a natural delivery and eight weeks off work for a cesarean (C-section) delivery.
Maternity leave may also allow you time off prior to delivery if you have a pregnancy related medical condition. See "What should I do if I develop a medical condition and must start my leave before my anticipated delivery date?".
Your Maternity Leave will run concurrent with any FMLA entitlement.
If you are a non-represented employee (NERE), you will need to have completed 1,040 hours of satisfactory service to be eligible for a Maternity Leave.
If you are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, you will need to have completed the number of satisfactory service hours shown below:
| UAW | 1,040 hours |
| AFSCME | 2,080 hours |
| MSEA | 2,080 hours |
| MPE/SEIU HSS | 2,080 hours |
| MPE/SEIU S&E | 1,040 hours |
| MPE/SEIU Tech | 2,080 hours |
To apply for a Maternity Leave, you will need to:
Complete and submit the Application for Leave of Absence form to the Disability Management Office (DMO).
Your health care provider must complete and submit the Certification of Employee's Serious Health Condition form to the DMO. This form medically substantiates your pregnancy and provides the medical details of your time off.
Completed forms may be faxed or mailed to the DMO:
Fax: 517-241-9926
Mail: Disability Management, PO BOX 30002, Lansing, MI 48909
Email: MCSC-DMO@michigan.gov
Notify your supervisor of your time off and follow your department’s normal timekeeping procedures until the DMO has approved your leave.
DMO will:
If you need to start your leave earlier than anticipated, you should contact the DMO as soon as possible at 877-443-6362, option 2.
Untimely notice or incomplete forms may delay processing of your leave of absence.
The state allows up to six weeks off work for a normal delivery and up to eight weeks off work for a cesarean (C-section) delivery.
For additional time off after your Maternity Leave, you may apply for a Parental Leave.
To apply for a Parental Leave, you will need to submit a medical release from your physician stating that you are released to return to work without restriction. This will close your Maternity Leave.
At the same time, you will need to submit a new leave application (CS-1838) Application for Leave of Absence to the Disability Management Office (DMO) requesting Parental Leave.
To apply for a Parental Leave after your Maternity Leave ends, you will need to submit a medical release from your physician stating that you are released to return to work without restriction. This will close your Maternity Leave.
At the same time, you must submit a new Application for Leave of Absence form to the Disability Management Office (DMO) requesting your Parental Leave.
You have 31 days from the date of birth to add your child to your state sponsored health, dental, and vision insurances. You must contact the MI HR Service Center at 877-766-6447, option 1.
The MI HR Service Center will add your child to your benefits immediately. You must provide a copy of your child’s official birth certificate within 31 days of the child’s birth.
Birth certificates must be submitted to the MI HR Service Center by Mail: PO BOX 30002, Lansing, MI 48909 or Fax: 517-241-5892.
Your spouse may be eligible to take time off work after the birth of your child for the following reasons:
After the birth of your child, you may be entitled up to six weeks off work with a natural delivery and up to eight weeks off work with a cesarean delivery.
Depending on your bargaining union, time off for a Maternity Leave may count against your medical contractual agreement.
The following units do not count Maternity Leave against the 6-month guarantee:
The following units do count Maternity Leave against the 6-month guarantee:
If you have questions on your specific entitlement, you may contact the Disability Management Office (DMO) at 877-443-6362, option 2.
If you are eligible for FMLA, your Maternity Leave will count against your FMLA entitlement.
FMLA begins the date that your physician certifies that you can no longer work or the date you deliver your child.
If you have a medical condition during your pregnancy that takes you off work before your delivery date, you must contact the Disability Management Office (DMO) to update your leave start date. You will need to submit to DMO the medical documentation from your health care provider substantiating that condition and the leave start date.
Yes, but the time off is not taken as a Maternity Leave. If you are eligible, you may take a Parental Leave for an adoption or a foster care placement to bond with your child.
Before returning to work, you must submit to the Disability Management Office (DMO) a physician’s release statement on official letterhead or a prescription notepad stating you are able to return to work.
If your return to work includes restrictions, your physician will need to identify what those restrictions are and their end date. All restrictions must be approved by the DMO before your return to work.
If the DMO does not receive your restrictions several days in advance of your return, it may delay your return to work.
Yes. Sick leave must be exhausted before going on an unpaid Maternity Leave.
A paid leave is when you use any or all of your accumulated sick leave, annual leave, banked leave time (BLT), or comp time while off on leave.
An unpaid leave is when you’ve exhausted your sick leave and elect not to use or do not have other leave to use while off on leave.
During an unpaid leave, you do not accrue continuous service hours or leave accruals.
If you have enrolled in Long Term Disability (LTD), you must contact Sedgwick at 800-324-9901 to apply for LTD during your Maternity Leave. LTD may cover a portion of your pay during your Maternity Leave.
The Long Term Disability plan is administered by Sedgwick.
If enrolled in Long Term Disability (LTD), you must submit a claim to Sedgwick. If your claim is approved, your LTD coverage will begin 14 calendar days from your date of disability or the date when all of your sick leave has been exhausted, whichever comes later.
To ensure that you are paid timely, you should contact Sedgwick approximately two weeks before exhausting your sick leave credits.
Sedgwick can be contacted at 800-324-9901.
No. You do not have to exhaust your annual leave before starting an unpaid Maternity Leave.
It is important to remember that before your leave you must designate on your leave application if you want to freeze any or all of your annual leave. Once the designation of leave credits has been made on your application, your leave designations cannot be modified.
To be eligible for FMLA, you must have 12 months of total employment with the State of Michigan and you must have physically worked 1,250 hours within the previous 12 months.
To determine eligibility for FMLA entitlement, contact the Disability Management Office (DMO) at 877-443-6362 (Option #2).
Your health, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance premiums will continue to be deducted from your paycheck while you use leave credits and remain on payroll.
Once you are no longer receiving a paycheck, the Employee Benefits Division (EBD) will mail you a (CS-1820) Application to Continue Insurances that includes the plans (health, dental, vision, and life) that are eligible for continuation. You must select the insurance plans you wish to continue and return the application to EBD.
HEALTH/ LONG TERM DISABILITY (LTD)
FMLA
LIFE
If you have questions on the Application to Continue Insurances form (CS-1820), contact EBD at 1-800-505-5011.
Your health, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance premiums will continue to be deducted from your paycheck while you use leave credits and remain on payroll.
Once you are no longer receiving a paycheck, the Employee Benefits Division (EBD) will mail you a (CS-1820) Application to Continue Insurances that includes the plans (health, dental, vision, and life) that you are eligible to continue. You must select the insurance plans you wish to continue and return the application to EBD.
HEALTH/DENTAL/VISION/LIFE
If you have questions on the Application to Continue Insurances form (CS-1820), contact EBD at 1-800-505-5011.
Your health, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance premiums will continue to be deducted from your paycheck while you use leave credits and remain on payroll.
Once you are no longer receiving a paycheck, the Employee Benefits Division (EBD) will mail you a (CS-1820) Application to Continue Insurances that includes the plans (health, dental, vision, and life) that are eligible for continuation. You must select the insurance plans you wish to continue and return the application to EBD.
FMLA
LIFE
If you have questions on the Application to Continue Insurances form (CS-1820), contact EBD at 1-800-505-5011.
Your health, dental, vision, and dependent life insurance premiums will continue to be deducted from your paycheck while you use leave credits and remain on payroll.
Once you are no longer receiving a paycheck, the Employee Benefits Division (EBD) will mail you a (CS-1820) Application to Continue Insurances that includes the plans (health, dental, vision, and life) that are eligible for continuation. You must select the insurance plans you wish to continue and return the application to EBD.
LONG TERM DISABILITY (LTD)
DENTAL/VISION
LIFE
If you have questions on the Application to Continue Insurances form (CS-1820), contact EBD at 1-800-505-5011.
It is your responsibility to inform your supervisor of your initial request to take time off for a leave and any subsequent extensions. This allows your department time to appropriately schedule staff and workloads.
The DMO will notify you and your supervisor when a determination has been made on your leave request. Until then, you should keep your supervisor informed of your status.
Disability Management Office is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. Contact them by phone at 877-443-6362 (Option #2). You may also fax documentation to 517-241-9926.
