How to Access Benefits for Faculty

  • All leave benefits are administered by Sedgwick.
  • To initiate your leave, you must complete the Faculty Request for Non-Academic Leave of Absence Form and submit it to the chair of your department. Your chair is responsible for forwarding the form to the dean’s office.
  • When you receive the response from the chair of your department you should contact Sedgwick online via the mySedgwick portal or by phone to initiate the leave process:
  • Contact Sedgwick immediately upon an unplanned leave, or up to 60 days before a planned leave
  • Sedgwick will work with you and/or your doctor to verify your claim eligibility and administer your leave and return to work.
  • Leave benefits are paid through BU payroll according to your direct deposit election on file.
  • For non-Massachusetts residents only: If you do not work in the state of Massachusetts, your work state may offer a Paid Family and Leave Benefit. Please check with your work state for the availability of such benefits.
    • If your state of residence offers a Paid Family and Medical leave benefit, you must apply for benefits through both Sedgwick as well as your state of residence.  Sedgwick will assume you are receiving the benefit through your state of residence and offset the benefit available through Boston University unless you demonstrate a denial of benefits from your state of residence in writing.
  • Employees are expected to notify their supervisor as early as possible, but at least one hour before the start of the employee’s workday, except in cases of extreme emergency.

If you have questions, contact the HR Service Center at HR@bu.edu or 617-353-2380.