Page 4 - The Piper Associate Handbook - August 2015

The Piper
Associate Handbook
PTO POLICY (Hourly associates)................................................................................................................34-38
Emergency or Sudden Illness conditions....................................................................................................39 Denial of Paid time off...............................................................................................................................39 Other Paid Leave.......................................................................................................................................... 38
Bereavement .....................................................................................................................................................................38 Jury Duty ....................................................................................................................................................................... 39 Changing no. of hours regularly worked..............................................................................................................39
Unpaid Leave.............................................................................................................................................39
Military Leave............................................................................................................................................................... 40 Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) ...............................................................40 Military Reserve Training................................................................................................................................................42 Hourly Associates..............................................................................................................................................................42
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE........................................................................................................................ 42
General Medical Leave...........................................................................................................................44
Leave of Absence ............................................................................................................................................ 45 No Fault Attendance Policy ............................................................................................................................. 45 HOLIDAYS .....................................................................................................................................................47 ASSOCIATE BENEFITS...................................................................................................................................... 47
Medical, Dental, Life and Short Term Disability Insurance ....................................................................... 47 COBRA Health Insurance Continuance..................................................................................................... 47 Qualifying Events................................................................................................................................ 47 Notification Requirements ........................................................................................................................ 48 Election Period .......................................................................................................................................... 48 Length of coverage ................................................................................................................................... 49 Eligibility, Premiums, conversion ........................................................................................................ 49 Termination of Continuation of Coverage ........................................................................................... 49 Address Changes....................................................................................................................................50 Questions ...............................................................................................................................................50 Unemployment Compensation ............................................................................................................... 50 Social Security.........................................................................................................................................50
OTHER BENEFITS ............................................................................................................................................. 51
Education/Training .............................................................................................................................. 51
ASSOCIATE RESPONSIBILITY .......................................................................................................................... 51
Professional conduct & Commitment......................................................................................................51
Reporting Reasonable Suspicion of a Crime/Elder Injustice...................................................................51
WORK WEEK, PAY CYCLE, PAYDAY ................................................................................................................. 52
Time Recording.......................................................................................................................................52 Daily Time Clock Use..............................................................................................................................52 Payroll Submission.................................................................................................................................51 Vacation Scheduling...............................................................................................................................53 Gratuities ................................................................................................................................................ 53 Compensation for services .....................................................................................................................53 Smoking .................................................................................................................................................. 53 Open Door Policy ...................................................................................................................................53 Severe Weather/Emergency Conditions..................................................................................................54 Suggestion Program ...............................................................................................................................54
OUR POSITION ON LABOR UNIONS............................................................................................................55 RECEIPT OF HANDBOOK ................................................................................................................................ 56
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