If you need time away from work to recover from an injury or illness, you may be eligible to take a medical leave of absence. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for your own serious health condition. If you are eligible for FMLA, FMLA will run concurrently with Boeing’s medical leaves. If eligible, your Boeing disability benefits can replace part of your income while you’re unable to work. These benefits include:

• Short-Term Disability (STD) can replace a portion of your salary after a waiting period while you’re considered disabled. (You can use PTO or sick leave/vacation during the waiting period and supplement STD benefit to 100% of your regular pay.) STD benefits last up to 26 weeks or per your collective bargaining agreement.
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) provides income after you’ve been disabled for 26 weeks and are determined to be disabled under the applicable LTD plan. You may be able to purchase Supplemental LTD coverage that increases the amount of pay you’d receive while out on long-term disability.

Boeing’s pregnancy leave of absence generally starts the day you deliver your child and lasts up to six weeks for a vaginal delivery or eight weeks if you had a C-section. Time away from work while on pregnancy leave does not count toward any leave provided under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

This is not a paid leave, but you may be eligible for Short-Term Disability benefits during this time.

You may also qualify for Paid Parental Leave. (See “Bond with a New Child” section below to learn more.)

Boeing’s Paid Parental Leave (PPL) is a best-in-class benefit, offering up to 12 weeks of fully paid time off during the first year with your child. It’s available to eligible parents on their first day with the company, and it provides time to bond with your newborn or newly adopted or placed foster child.

When approved for Boeing-paid parental leave and if eligible for federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), FMLA Leave will run concurrently with the PPL. In addition, where regulations allow, any city, state or federal leave for bonding for which you are eligible will run concurrently with Boeing’s PPL.

Your Boeing leave benefits can offer peace of mind when you need to be away from work to care for a loved one. The options include:

• FMLA Leave: The federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a child, spouse, parent or covered service member with a serious health condition.
• Domestic Partner Leave: The FMLA provides caregiver leave only for spouses, not domestic partners. Boeing’s Domestic Partner Leave provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for your domestic partner and/or their dependents with a serious health condition. To be eligible, you must have been employed at Boeing for 12 months and worked 1,250 hours during the 12 months preceding the leave.
• Military Caregiver Leave: The FMLA also permits eligible employees to take up to 26 weeks of leave to care for a covered service member with a serious illness or injury incurred in the line of duty.
• Boeing’s Employee Family Care Leave: If you aren’t eligible for leave under FMLA or city or state leave regulations, you may be able to take up to 90 consecutive calendar days of unpaid time away from work.

Find full details in the LOA Handbook.

You must be logged into the Boeing network.

If you’re a member of the U.S. uniformed services, or are applying to join the services, you are eligible for Military Leave.

• Annual training: You’ll receive full pay for up to 80 hours per fiscal year, based on the start date of the original set of orders.
• Temporary special duty: You’ll be eligible to receive up to two years of differential pay based on orders.
• Extended duty orders supporting Executive Order 13223: You’ll be eligible to receive up to 60 months of differential pay based on orders.

Find more details in the LOA Handbook.

You must be logged into the Boeing network