WSU Office of the Provost added COVID-19 caregiver responsibilities to its list of circumstances that allow faculty members to request modified duties from their work.
When faculty members are granted modifications, they are still fully employed and paid, as usual, Senior Vice Provost Laura Hill said during a COVID-19 Town Hall Wednesday morning.
Modifications for faculty members in charge of dependents because of the pandemic can request up to two academic terms off, she said. Other modifications include implementing co-teaching so faculty members can be partially relieved from teaching duties.
A guide of possible leave options for faculty and staff is available on WSU Human Resource Services’ website, said Kendra Wilkins-Fontenot, labor relations director for HRS. Leave is available for those who are having COVID-19 related difficulties.