You Take an Authorized Unpaid Leave of Absence

You Take an Authorized Unpaid Leave of Absence If you don't qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or King County Family and Medical Leave (KCFML), you may take an approved leave of absence without pay. When you do, your benefit coverage for medical, dental and vision: will continue uninterrupted if your unpaid leave is 30 days or less; or may be continued under COBRA if your unpaid leave is 31 days or more. In this case, your county coverage will end on the last day of the month in which you work before the leave begins. (For more information, see "Continuing Coverage Under COBRA" in Health Care.) If your unpaid leave is 31 days or more, you'll need to pay for basic and supplemental life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) and long-term disability (LTD) insurance if you want to continue coverage while you're on leave. You may take a leave of absence without pay from 31 days up to one year with the approval of the county's Human Resources Director. To request leave without pay, you'll need to submit a Leave of Absence Without Pay Request form to your supervisor, and your supervisor will need to notify Benefits and Retirement Operations of your leave start date. When you return from your leave, you and your supervisor or other leave-granting authority will need to notify Benefits and Retirement Operations of your return date so your benefit coverage can be reinstated. FORMS Forms are available at www.metrokc.gov/employees/benefits or from Benefits and Retirement Operations. (See Contact Information.)
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Updated: August 1, 2007