{"id":7246,"date":"2025-05-28T06:27:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:27:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myaci-benefits.com\/?page_id=7246"},"modified":"2025-05-28T06:27:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T13:27:17","slug":"requesting-a-leave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drophills.com\/testmyaci\/time-off\/loa-landing\/requesting-a-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Requesting a Leave of Absence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container gradient-container-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-color:#055f8c;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" 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fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-margin-right:20px;--awb-margin-left:20px;\"><h3>Talk to your manager about your leave of absence as soon as you know you will be requesting a leave.<\/h3>\n<p>There are two ways to request a leave of absence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The quickest and easiest way to request a leave is to submit a request via <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/eofd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com\/fscmUI\/redwood\/helpdesk\/create-hrhd?flowName=employee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myACI &gt; My HR &gt; Leave of Absence<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>If you are unable to submit your leave request via myACI, call the Associate Experience Center at <strong>888-255-2269<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>IMPORTANT<\/strong>: You are also responsible for following normal absence reporting policies for your location.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" 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the<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drophills.com\/testmyaci\/time-off\/loa-landing\/types-of-leave\/\">\u00a0types of leave<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0available to eligible associates.<\/li>\n<li>Learn about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/drophills.com\/testmyaci\/time-off\/loa-landing\/responsibilities-leave\/\">your responsibilities<\/a><\/strong> before and during a leave of absence.<\/li>\n<li>Check out\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drophills.com\/testmyaci\/faq\/loa\/\"><strong>leave of absence FAQs<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-size: 22px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\"><span style=\"font-size: 17px; line-height: 24px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" 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