Leave of Absence
Employees who need to take a Leave of Absence (LOA) due to their own serious health condition, caring for a family member with a serious health condition, the birth, adoption or foster placement of a child, military service or exigencies arising from having a family member who is active duty in the military may be eligible for job-protected leave under Federal and State law.
Leaves of absence can be on a continuous, intermittent and reduced schedule.
Please contact the liveWell Benefits Team at liveWell@loanDepot.com. Additional information is below on the different types of leaves available.
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Families adding by birth, adoption or foster care may be eligible for time off up to 12 weeks – even more for pregnant moms in some states. Leaves are unpaid by loanDepot, but some states have disability and paid family programs. There is also the option of Short-Term Disability, which would generally cover between 6 and 8 weeks for recovery from childbirth. Please visit the Disability page for more information. Lincoln Financial Group is our leave management partner, and will be able to walk you through the details of what you are eligible for, but generally speaking:
Provided you have been employed by loanDepot (or a subsidiary thereof) for at least 12 months, and have worked at least 1,250 hours in the 12 months prior to requesting leave, you would be eligible for up to 12 weeks of FMLA leave
If you are married to another employee of loanDepot (or a subsidiary), you would share the 12 weeks of available leave time with your spouse
Please refer to the Leave of Absence Policy for more information about all leaves of absence.
Paid Parental Leave:
The Company will provide up to four (4) weeks of paid parental leave to employees following the birth of an employee’s child or the placement of a child with an employee in connection with adoption or foster care, on or after January 1, 2025. The purpose of paid parental leave is to enable the employee to care for and bond with a newborn or a newly adopted or newly placed child.
Eligible employees must meet the criteria referenced in the Paid Parental Leave Policy:
Adding your Child:
If you wish to add your child to your Benefits elections, you will need to contact liveWell@loandepot.com within 31 days of the child's birth, adoption or foster placement date. A birth certificate or birth letter will be required to be provided.
Process:
To request a leave of absence, you will contact our leave absence partner, Lincoln Financial Group (LFG). Please click How to Report a New Leave. Please refer to the Leave of Absence Checklist for additional information on the leave process.
If you need more information regarding what you are eligible for, you can contact Benefits at liveWell@loandepot.com, or Lincoln Financial Group at 866.821.9007.
If your Healthcare Provider informs you that you are or will be unable to work due to your own medical condition, you may be eligible for leave under Federal or State law.
Lincoln Financial Group is our leave management partner, and can help you to understand what you are eligible for. Leaves are unpaid by loanDepot, but all loanDepot employees are enrolled in a basic Short Term Disability benefit that covers time away due to being medically unable to work. If you enrolled in the Short Term Buy-Up plan, or live in a state offering Disability, you will want to apply for those benefits during your leave. STD is managed by Lincoln Financial Group. State Disability in applicable states is paid through the State program.
Process:
To request a leave of absence, you will contact our leave absence partner, Lincoln Financial Group (LFG). Please click How to Report a New Leave. Please refer to the Leave of Absence Checklist for additional information on the leave process.
If you need more information regarding what you are eligible for, you can contact Benefits at liveWell@loandepot.com, or Lincoln Financial Group at 866.821.9007.
Family is important. We know that you need and/or want to be there for your family when they are not well. Whether they are ill or injured, you may be eligible to take leave up to 12 weeks off work. Should your family member have been injured in the field of battle as a member of the United States armed forces, additional time off may be available to you.
Lincoln Financial Group manages our leave of absence process, and will be able to go over your request and let you know what you are eligible for under State or Federal law. Leaves of absence are unpaid by loanDepot, but several states now offer Paid Family Leave programs. Lincoln Financial Group will be able to assist you with this information, and can be reached at 866.821.9007. You can also contact the loanDepot Benefits department with questions by emailing liveWell@loandepot.com.
Process:
To request a leave of absence, you will contact our leave absence partner, Lincoln Financial Group (LFG). Please click How to Report a New Leave. Please refer to the Leave of Absence Checklist for additional information on the leave process.
If you need more information regarding what you are eligible for, you can contact Benefits at liveWell@loandepot.com, or Lincoln Financial Group at 866.821.9007.
loanDepot is a proud and committed supporter of the men and women serving in the United States Armed Services. If you are called to duty serving in any branch of the military, you will be granted leave of absence in accordance with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (“USERRA”) as amended, and applicable state and local laws.
Please contact the benefits department at liveWell@loandepot.com and provide a copy of your orders. loanDepot will pay for travel time to and from training, and will make your pay whole during any period of training or deployment. This means if you receive less than your regular wages while serving duty, loanDepot will make up the difference. We will need the orders you submit to have information on pay listed so that we are sure to pay the appropriate amount.
Process:
To request a military leave of absence, you will contact our leave absence partner, Lincoln Financial Group (LFG). Please click How to Report a New Leave and click to refer to the Leave of Absence Checklist for additional information on the leave process. Contact the benefits department at liveWell@loandepot.com and provide a copy of your orders.
If you need more information regarding what you are eligible for, you can contact Benefits at liveWell@loandepot.com, or Lincoln Financial Group at 866.821.9007.
When you plan to return to work, please notify loanDepot benefits at least 48 hours prior to your intended return date so that your systems and security access can be reinstated and ready for you upon your return to work. Return to work timeframes should be in accordance with your orders and USERRA regulations.
We understand that life happens – not always at convenient times. Employees wishing to take time off for non-medical, non-disability, and/or non-military service reasons, in addition to paid time off, may request an unpaid and non-job protected personal leave of absence for up to a maximum of 30 calendar days in any 12-month period. Employees whose request to take a personal leave of absence is approved, must exhaust all available paid time off (PTO) concurrently with LOA.
To be eligible for consideration to take an unpaid, personal leave of absence, you must be:
• A full-time employee; and
• Employed by the Company for at least six consecutive months.
A personal leave needs to be approved by the manager, VP of the department, and Human Resources Representative prior to taking the leave. Approval of a personal leave of absence is not guaranteed, and the Company reserves the right to grant or deny any requests for a personal leave at its sole discretion. Please refer to the Leave of Absence Policy for more information about personal leaves of absence. Employees who fail to return to work promptly at the expiration of the approved leave period will be assumed to have resigned and will be separated from employment as a voluntary resignation.
Process:
To request a personal leave of absence, you will contact our leave absence partner, Lincoln Financial Group (LFG). Please click on the link for How to Report a New leave.