Private employers. There is no Utah law requiring private employers to provide family leave for their employees. If it is promised, however, employers may have a legal obligation to grant it.
Public employers. In compliance with the FMLA, the Utah State Employees Family and Medical Leave Rules provide up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave each year for the birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child, for a serious health condition of the employee, or to care for a spouse, dependent child, or parent with a serious medical condition. Employees may use paid sick leave for maternity or paternity and adoption care for absences caused by injury or temporary disability of a spouse or dependents living in the employee's home. To be eligible for this leave, an employee must be employed by the state for at least 12 months (UT Admin. Code Sec. 477-8-7(4), Sec. 477-8-7(10), and Sec. 477-8-9et seq.).
An employee of the state who is ineligible for FMLA, workers' ...