UPDATE to Graduate Assistant Illness, Injury, and Pregnancy Leave Policy

April 2025: There has been an update to the Graduate Assistant Illness, Injury, and Pregnancy Leave Policy. This update entitles Graduate Assistants to paid family sick leave in accordance with the new Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) passed on February 21, 2025. The amended version of ESTA covers part-time employees, including student employees and Graduate Assistants.

In accordance with ESTA, we have made updates to the “Graduate Assistant Illness, Injury, and Pregnancy Leave Policy” in the Academic Programs Catalog and will be communicating with GEU. To learn more about the new policy, please visit our FAQ resource.

If you have any questions about the revisions to this policy, please contact the Office for Faculty and Academic Staff Affairs at FASAffairs@msu.edu.