Update History

DateSection(s)Description of Update

2021

5.9

Clarified text to indicate that during Winter Break, days that are not observed as Holidays are treated as Special Holiday Closings.

4.1.2, 4.2.1, 4.7.2

Conforming changes to EPM Sec. 2.1.2 to eliminate the designation of "temporary" MIT employees.

2.1.2

Updated types of non-academic appointments in order to clarify that employees can be "term" (on appointments with specific end dates); "temporary" refers to non-MIT employees.

4.1.1

Added Juneteenth as an Institute holiday.

5.8.7

Conforming changes in response to updates to 3.1.

3.2

Conforming changes in response to updates to 3.1. 

3.1
Updates to 3.1 regarding flexible work arrangements.
4.8.1.2, 4.8.1.3

4.8.1.2:  Conforming change: Signatures no longer required on leave request form

4.8.1.3:  Conforming change: Removed reference to policy on 22 days of LWOP over the course of a year (policy change part of the PFMLA revision)

4.3

Added additional details on maternity leave to 4.3.5.

2.10, 5.4, 5.8.6, 5.9.2

Minor conforming changes in response to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA).

4.0

Updates to MIT's leave policies in response to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA).