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Requests
All benefits-eligible employees are to submit time off through our web-based time and attendance portal.
• Non-exempt, hourly employees may schedule time off in as little as one-hour increments.
• Manager discretion will be used to determine approval for all requests, including those for two weeks or 10
consecutive days or more.
If a benefits-eligible employee remains absent for seven (7) consecutive days due to his or her own illness or injury,
the employee must apply for short-term disability benefits through the state-provided plan or, if applicable, a
Company-provided plan, by contacting Human Resources to initiate a disability claim.

Absences covered by short-term disability, including pregnancy-related disabilities, are not eligible for compensation
under this policy. However, Footprint may bridge the otherwise unpaid short-term disability waiting period with PTO.

For information or questions concerning this policy and the use of Flexible PTO during otherwise unpaid leaves of
absence, short-term disability, or FMLA Leave, please contact Human Resources for assistance. Employees are not
permitted to have a “negative” PTO balance.

An employee may use Flexible PTO for illness, only if they have exhausted their annual accrued Sick Time off as
indicated in Footprint’s Sick Leave Policy.

Compensation for Flexible PTO
Employees on approved time off will receive compensation as follows:
• Full Time Exempt Employees (Salaried)
Receive a full day of pay based on their annual salary for any day in which they take time off.

• Full Time Non-Exempt Employees (Hourly)
Receive pay for each hour of PTO taken at their regular hourly rate.

Calendar Year-End Unused PTO Accrual Balances
Full-time, non-exempt employees who have an accrued PTO balance, may carry forward accrued and unused PTO
at the end of each calendar year to the following year.

Maximum Maximum PTO
Years of Service Carry Forward Hours Balance
Per Year (before accrual stops)

Year 1 80 80

2 through 4 120 160
5 through 7 160 200

8 through 10 200 240

Over 10 240 280

Accrual stops when the employee reaches the maximum annual accrual, as set forth above. For example, if a fourth-
year employee carries forward 40 hours of PTO, their accrual will stop when they reach 160 hours.

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