Blood Donation Leave

RF EMPLOYEES

Campus Location Blood Donation

With supervisory approval, eligible employees may take time without charge to accruals for blood donation that occurs at or in connection with the campus location within a reasonable amount of time

Off-Premises Blood Donation*

With supervisory approval, the RF provides unpaid leave of up to three (3) hours to eligible employees once per calendar year for the purpose of off-premises blood donation. Eligible employees may elect to use any applicable accruals.

*Off-premises blood donation means blood donation that is not made in connection with a blood drive at the campus location where the employee works or in connection with some other convenient time and place set by the campus or RF.

ELIGIBILITY:

Employees working twenty (20) or more hours per week are eligible at the time of hire. Eligible employees must provide reasonable notice of at least three working days or as soon as practicable to their supervisor of their intended use of leave time.

NEXT STEPS:

A copy of a letter from the medical provider's office on letterhead confirming the employee has donated blood on a certain day can be faxed or emailed to hrs_benefits@stonybrook.edu.

STATE EMPLOYEES

Blood Donation

With supervisory approval, employees are entitled to take up to four (4) hours of paid leave per calendar year without charge to leave credits. Employees can use this leave intermittently (up to 4 times) for a total of four (4) hours per calendar year.

ELIGIBILITY:

Eligible at the time of hire.

NEXT STEPS:

A copy of a letter from the medical provider’s office on letterhead confirming the employee has donated blood on a certain day can be faxed or emailed to hrs_timeatt@stonybrook.edu.