Caring for Family

Family members with responsibilities for the care of children and/or adults can explore offerings that assist with: finding day care or elder care, financial assistance for adoption and financial related programs.  Additional offerings may coordinate with these resources. See Flexibility in Workplace. 

Your Family Resources

Leaves of Absence

Understand how a leave of absence and paid sick time may aid you. Review the Leaves of Absence Guidelines which provides details on availability, eligibility and duration.  The guidelines also detail the coordination between applicable policies.

Family and Medical Leave Act

Eligible employees may be entitled to up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave under the FMLA for specified family and medical reasons, including: the employee's serious health condition, the serious health condition of an immediate family member (child, spouse, or parent), the birth and care of a child, or the placement of a child with an employee for adoption or foster care.  See the Human Resources FMLA policy at the university’s policy and procedure Web site.

Sick Pay, Short and Long Term Disability

Certain employee protections exist against loss of income due to personal illness or disability. This policy coordinates with the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act.  See the Human Resources Sick Pay, Short and Long Term Disability policy at the university’s policy and procedure Web site.

Resources and Referral

Find a number of family work/life resources at the Perspectives Online Web site.  Use the search function to locate resources near you for child care, elder care, camps, pet care and volunteer opportunities. 

• Family and Care Giving: parenting, child and elder care, adoption and resources to search for a care giver/provider
• Emotional Well-Being topics: personal growth, grief and loss, mental health, depression and addiction
• Health and Wellness topics: infant/toddler, children’s and adult’s health, living healthy and health challenges
• Working Smarter topics: supervisory, career development and transitions, workplace productivity, stress management and workplace safety
• Daily Living topics: home improvement, moving, safety, pets, and travel

Find tools, resources and information at the Perspectives Online Web site.  To access the site enter User Name: DEP500 and Password: perspectives.

Adoption Assistance

DePaul’s program is designed to assist full time faculty and staff members by reimbursing a portion of certain costs that may be incurred during the adoption process. Eligible expenses may include legal fees, court fees, agency/placement fees and medical expenses of the child prior to the adoption and temporary foster care fees.  See the summary plan description for the Adoption Assistance Program and the Reimbursement Form.

Dependent Care 

Dependent care expenses can be reimbursed through pre-tax salary deductions by enrolling in the Dependent Care Flexible Savings Account.  Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, day-care centers, after school expenses, and nursery school expenses. See the summary plan description for the Flexible Spending Program.

Dependent Life Insurance

Dependent life insurance provides eligible faculty and staff with a benefit for the loss of a spouse or dependent. Details are found in the Optional Insurance Plan summary plan description.