Income Protection for Regular Employees

Below you will find information about Income Protection for Regular Employees.

Reporting an Absence or Disability
Sick Leave
Short-Term Disability
Disability Accommodation Request
Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and International Travel Accident Insurance
Long Term Disability
Family Leave Benefits
Workers Compensation
Other Leaves

Reporting an Absence or Disability

Brochure

Sick Leave

NEW Fiscal Year End Sick Leave Reminders

Sick Leave Summary

Employee User Guide: Exempt Absence Reporting in Oracle

Employee User Guide: Nonexempt Sick Cash-Out Election

Short-Term Disability

Disability Accommodation Request

This policy applies to employees and applicants for employment. The Human Resources Department works with individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment to arrange changes in the work environment or procedures that enable individuals with disabilities to experience equal employment opportunities.

Request form

To request accommodations in the workplace due to a disability, employees should speak to their supervisor or Lori Sykes, Compliance and Ethics Manager. Employees will be asked to submit a completed Medical or Disability Accommodation Request and documentation of the disability. Access the Medical or Disability Accommodation Request on the Human Resources Policies & Procedures page.

RIT does not provide the following services:

Mobility assistance or training
Personal care services
Personal adaptive equipment such as hearing aids, eye glasses and wheelchairs

For the RIT policy on Service Animals, Assistance Animals, and pets on campus please visit https://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/policiesmanual/c130.

Documentation

Documentation verifying the disability should be a recent letter on letterhead stationery from a qualified professional such as a physician, psychiatrist, neurologist, or psychologist who has made the diagnosis of impairment or condition and/or you are currently seeing for treatment of said condition. The documentation should include the following information: