Leave and Time Off Assistance
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Visit the Leave Administration page for an overview of the leave options that may be available to you.
Reach out for help
If you have general Leave questions, you can ask the University’s HR help center, Ask-URHR. Submit your question with this web form, or use the contact details below.
Email: ask-urhr@rochester.edu
Phone: (585) ASK-URHR (275-8747)
Hours: Weekdays 8:00 a.m–5:00 p.m.
Contact Leave Administration
To contact Leave Administration with specific questions, you can email HRLeaveAdministration@UR.rochester.edu.
Leave Administration is asking anyone submitting leave forms and documents to email HRLeaveAdministration@UR.rochester.edu rather than fax. If the leave is work-related, doctor’s notes can be emailed to hrwcadmin@hr.rochester.edu.
Find contacts for specific topic areas below.
Short-Term Disability
Dawn Roides
Phone: (585) 276-5134
Email: droides@ur.rochester.edu
Donna Biondi
Phone: (585) 273-5238
Email: dbiondi@ur.rochester.edu
Vanessa Caswell
Phone: (585) 275-6315
Email: vcaswell@ur.rochester.edu
Fax: (585) 276-1361
Long-Term Disability
Briiana White
Phone: (585) 275-3525
Email: briiana.white@rochester.edu
Fax: (585) 276-1361
Family Medical Leave
Lori Paradiso
Phone: (585) 275-5250
Email: lori.paradiso@rochester.edu
Fax: (585) 276-1361
Paid Family Leave
Jeanne Dawson
Phone: (585) 276-5132
Email: jeanne.dawson@rochester.edu
Fax: (585) 276-1361
Workers’ Compensation
Deborah Borden
Phone: (585) 273-1759
Email: deborah.borden@rochester.edu
Marion Gerken
Phone: (585) 276-5133
Email: marion.gerken@rochester.edu
Shannon Kryger
Phone: (585) 276-5131
Email: skryger@hr.rochester.edu
Tracy Maguire
Phone: (585) 275-5978
Email: tmaguir2@ur.rochester.edu
Fax: (585) 235-6703
Return to Work
Krista Cordwell
Phone: (585) 276-5135
Email: kcordwel@ur.rochester.edu
Fax: (585) 235-6703
Mary Ann Rall
Phone: (585) 276-5136
Email: Maryann.rall@rochester.edu
Other Leaves
Laura Kenney
Phone: (585) 276-6836
Email: lkenney2@ur.rochester.edu
Fax: (585) 276-1361
Leave Administration Manager
Laura Kenney
Phone: (585) 276-6836
Email: lkenney2@ur.rochester.edu