Paid Time off
The Company provides its full-time employees with paid time off (“PTO”) each year as a way to express our appreciation and a way to renew and refresh our employees.
Personal Leave
The Company may, at its discretion, grant an employee a leave of absence without pay when sufficient personal reasons necessitate such a leave. However, employees are not eligible for a personal leave of absence until they have been continuously employed as full-time employees of the company for 12 months. The company may require an employee to provide documentation, such as a doctor’s certification of illness or disability, supporting the employee’s need for a leave of absence, and the company may periodically require the employee to provide such supporting documentation on basis during the leave of absence. Prior to or upon an employee’s return to work from a leave of absence, the company may also require the employee to provide documentation establishing the employee’s ability to return to work.
The Company reserves the right to determine the duration of the leave of absence, but no leave of absence shall exceed 12 weeks. If an employee fails to return to work immediately after his or her leave of absence expires, the employee will be considered to have voluntarily resigned his or her position with the company. Employees may continue their health insurance benefits while on a leave of absence by paying the full cost of the employee portion of their premium to remain covered each month during the leave. Employees who wish to continue their insurance coverage should so advise the office manager before beginning their leave.
Leaves of absence will be without pay except that employees may be required to use any accrued paid time off during a leave. While on a leave of absence, employees will not accrue additional paid time off. Employees may be eligible for benefits during a leave under the Company’s short-term and long-term disability plans. Because operations sometimes require that vacant positions be filled, a leave of absence does not guarantee that the job will be available when the employee returns from a leave. The Company will, however, make an effort to place you in your previous position or a comparable job which you are qualified to perform. If no such position is available, you may be eligible for rehire as a new employee if you apply for an available position for which you are qualified and if your prior work history warrants your rehire.
