Background

As part of Dartmouth's voluntary participation in the New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan (NH PFMLP), Dartmouth offers paid leave to eligible staff for taking time away from work in support of the arrival of a new child (see Dartmouth Staff Parental Leave Policy) or to care for a family member (staff caregiver policy not yet posted). The Working Group on Family Leave needs to ensure that the paid parental and caregiver leave benefits provided to faculty are consistent with the requirements for Dartmouth's participation in NH PFMLP, and if possible, with the Dartmouth staff policies, which go above and beyond NH's requirements. In addition, the Working Group needs to ensure benefits are equitable across schools and categories of faculty, with differences appropriate to the differences in academic structures of the schools.