other benefits

An important part of our philosophy for the programs we offer is to make your life easier. The following programs are available to help you continue your education, care for your family, and plan your holidays.

This program reimburses you up to $5,000 (increasing to $10,000 in 2025!) for eligible expenses for the adoption of each child. Surrogacy services are eligible for this assistance as well. For more information, please contact HR4You at 855-444-5678 or see the policy posted on HR4You.

Note: Our partnership with Care.com will expire on December 31, 2024. Please refer to the Coming January 1, 2025: Family Care Resources Through Wellthy below for information on our ongoing family care resources.

Our Company’s day care services program can save the day when you need help taking care of a child or adult family member without having to miss work. We have partnered with Care.com to offer you a variety of day care benefits through the Care. for Business program.

Day care in connection with work-related issues is available for children of any age from newborns to teens, or dependent adult children who need companion care, as well as your spouse/domestic partner, parents, in-laws, and grandparents.

To register or learn more: Benefits4Me.care.com | 1-855-781-1303

Backup Day Care

Backup day care can help you cover day care in the event of a school closure, sick day(s), when your regular day care is closed, if you have after-school care gaps, if a regular nanny or caregiver is sick, or whenever you need an extra hand, including to care for parents or grandparents. It also comes in handy when a spouse/domestic partner needs care while recovering from surgery, or a parent needs a ride to doctor appointments.

It isn’t just for emergencies. You can also use backup day care when your regular caregiver is taking a scheduled vacation, or your children are home from school during a regular holiday or break.

You can receive up to 10 days of backup care per year. You pay just a small copay.

Care can be provided in your home, the home of a family member needing care (even if they live in another city), or at one of the child care centers in Care.com’s nationwide network (during center hours Monday through Friday). Care providers are professionally qualified and thoroughly vetted by Care.com.

For more information, refer to this Overview.

Note: Any backup care days you use will be subject to imputed income, meaning you will be taxed on the fair market value of the services.

Daycare Tuition Discounts

As a Care.com member, you can save 10% on full-time and part-time tuition for children ages six weeks to 12 years at Knowledge Beginnings, participating CCLC centers, and Champions before/after school sites nationwide.

Other Membership Benefits

At no cost to you, you can also use your Care.com membership to help you find, select, and hire nannies, sitters, caregivers, summer camps, house cleaners, tutors, and much more.

To learn more about the Care. for Business program, go to Benefits4Me.care.com or call 1-855-781-1303.

As the largest and most comprehensive family care solution, Wellthy is designed to solve your care challenges. As a part of our dedication to giving you the support you need in and out of work, the Company provides this service at no cost to help you care for yourself and your loved ones.

Wellthy provides comprehensive and personalized concierge support to help you tackle the logistical and administrative tasks of caregiving. Let them help you find resources to care for yourself, your children, parents or in-laws, grandparents, and even a close neighbor.

Nearly everyone will be a caregiver at some point in their lives, yet the vast majority of people enter a care situation completely unprepared – risking their well-being, finances, and careers to focus on care.

Rather than waiting until a crisis emerges, Wellthy’s Care Planning tool empowers you to plan ahead, stay organized, and feel prepared to give the quality of care your loved ones deserve. You can access:

  • Care Plans, which will answer your biggest questions through comprehensive Paths, action items and educational resources.
  • Care Paths intuitively group action items to help you focus on related to-dos.
  • Action items surface important information and enable you to take notes, upload documents, and access expert-curated content.

When you contact Wellthy, you’re paired with a care coordinator who can help you gather information, understand your options, and make critical decisions. They will help you find the right resources, figure out payment options, arrange in-home support, and more. Their expertise includes:

  • Aging, for families with aging members dealing with all kinds of life changes.
  • Health conditions, for those managing a tough diagnosis or chronic condition.
  • Mental health, for those struggling with depression, anxiety, and other mental and behavioral health concerns.
  • Veteran support, for our heroes and their families to get the care they deserve.
  • Financial support, for assistance with bills, insurance, benefits, and other programs.
  • Neurodiversity and disabilities, for special families with unique and intersectional needs.
  • Childcare and teen support, for parents and caregivers who are raising children and teenagers.

With Wellthy Community, you can grow your support system and get advice from others who have or are currently experiencing similar challenges. You get peer-to-peer discussions, helpful tips and information from Wellthy resources, and expert moderation to guide conversations.

You can invite others to join your Care Project.

Life can be unpredictable, and when regular care plans fall through, it’s stressful for the whole family. Backup care is often a scramble, but Wellthy’s Backup Care is here to help. Wellthy makes it easy to find care when there are disruptions to your family’s coverage. You can rely on their experts to handle the search for backup care options and use our tool to create a backup plan when you need it.

To help support these stressful situations, the Company will reimburse you for up to 10 days of backup care per year. If you use Wellthy network providers, you can be reimbursed up to $175 per day. If you use providers from your personal network, you can be reimbursed up to $125 per day.

Note: Backup Care with Wellthy will require you to pay the cost of care and submit a claim for reimbursement. This process is different than it has been in the past when the Company provided backup care through Care.com. Please take that into account as you use Wellthy.

Wellthy’s care experts can help ease the burden of the administrative and logistical tasks that come with taking a leave. They’ll help you:

  • Understand your leave options including how your claim impacts other programs (such as Social Security Disability), and the process
  • Apply for a leave including state-specific leaves
  • Identify financial assistance resources to help bridge any income gap
  • Gather your medical records and get a second opinion when needed
  • Prepare for rehabilitation
  • Care for yourself, including emotional support

We love to see our employees continue to grow professionally and develop skills to support their current work assignments or next-identified job within the Company. To help you achieve your goals, we’ll reimburse you for tuition and books for approved, qualified courses up to $10,000 annually.

Note: You must be employed for at least one month prior to the date your course starts, for courses that begin after your date of hire. Other terms apply.

For more information, please visit hr4you.edassist.com or visit the HR4You Knowledge article called Education Assistance Policy – US.

Click here to learn more.

Employees are an excellent source for talent, and by referring candidates through our Employee Referral Program, everyone wins!

For more information on the program and to refer candidates, please refer to associated documents on HR4You or contact HR4You at 855-444-5678.

Here is a list of the fixed and flexible holidays we observe. Check with your management for more information, as holidays may change or flex holidays be assigned based on business need. Each year you will have 12 (and 13 beginning in 2025!) paid holidays, fixed and flexible holidays combined.

2024 Holidays

Holiday

Date**

New Year’s Day

Observed Monday, January 1, 2024

Martin Luther King Day

Monday, January 15, 2024

Memorial Day

Monday, May 27, 2024

Independence Day

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Labor Day

Monday, September 2, 2024

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 28, 2024

Day after Thanksgiving

Friday, November 29, 2024

Christmas Eve

Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Christmas Day

Wednesday, December 25, 2024

Year-End Shutdown

Thursday to Tuesday, December 26 – 31, 2024

Three (3) flexible holidays (24 hours)

You choose when, with manager approval

2025 Holidays:

Holiday

Date**

New Year’s Day

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Martin Luther King Day

Monday, January 20, 2025

Memorial Day

Monday, May 26, 2025

Independence Day

Friday, July 4, 2025

Labor Day

Monday, September 1, 2025

Thanksgiving Day

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Day after Thanksgiving

Friday, November 28, 2025

Christmas Eve

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Christmas Day

Thursday, December 25, 2025

Year-End Shutdown

Friday to Wednesday, December 26 – 31, 2025

Four (4) flexible holidays (32 hours)

You choose when, with manager approval

You accrue hours of flexible holiday time annually.

Except where state or local law requires otherwise, holiday time is prorated for part-time and new employees.

2024

  • Hired Jan. 1 – March 31: 8 hours when hired; 8 more hours on April 1; and 8 hours on July 1
  • Hired April 1 – June 30: 8 hours when hired; 8 more hours on July 1
  • Hired July 1 – Sept. 30: 8 hours when hired
  • Hired Oct. 1 or after: No flexible holiday time

2025

  • Hired Jan. 1 – March 31: 16 hours when hired; 8 more hours on April 1; and 8 hours on July 1
  • Hired April 1 – June 30: 8 hours when hired; 8 more hours on July 1
  • Hired July 1 – Sept. 30: 8 hours when hired
  • Hired Oct. 1 or after: No flexible holiday time

Any unused flexible holidays will be forfeited at the end of each calendar year.

Co-ops, temporary part-time, and seasonal employees are not eligible for any holidays.

For complete details, refer to the policies posted on HR4You.

*If you transfer to a different legal entity or work location, you will be subject to the scheduled holidays at that site. The holiday entitlement is based on a 40-hour work week. The amount of total holidays and flexible holiday hours may vary for employees who work less than 40 hours per week. Union employees should refer to their collective bargaining agreement.

**The United States Country Council reviews the holiday calendar each year and the mix of fixed and flexible holidays may change. Please note: Depending on your location and shift, you may be granted a holiday on the actual holiday instead of the observed day. Most sites are closed on Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

All full-time employees are provided a bank of 64 hours for the purpose of absences due to illness, doctor’s appointments, or caring for a child or immediate family member.

Note:

  • If you exhaust the hours in your sick time off bank or CA Paid Sick Leave bank, you may substitute vacation or flexible holiday time, with your manager’s approval.
  • Exempt employees must charge time from this bank in increments of one day.

California-based employees: See the California Paid Sick Leave Policy on HR4You.

Except where state or local law requires otherwise:

  • Sick time is prorated for part-time and new employees.
  • Any unused sick time hours will be forfeited at the end of each calendar year.
  • Co-ops, temporary part-time, and seasonal employees are not eligible for Sick Time/CA Paid Sick Leave.

The amount of vacation time you have available each year is based on your years of service:

Years of Service as of January 1

Annual Vacation Hours

Semi-Monthly Accrual

(1st and 15th of each month)

Up to 5 years

120 hours

5.00 hours

5 – 10 years

160 hours

6.67 hours

10+ years

200 hours

8.34 hours

You accrue vacation on the 1st and 15th of every month, and you must be employed on the date the accrual is posted. You accrue at the higher rate on the next applicable semi-monthly accrual date after your anniversary. Upon termination, any pay for vacation time taken before it is accrued will be deducted from your final paycheck, except where legally prohibited.

Except where state or local law requires otherwise:

Co-ops, temporary part-time, and seasonal employees are not eligible for vacation time.

Vacation time is prorated for part-time and new employees.

Any unused vacation time will be forfeited at the end of each calendar year.

As part of your Basic Life insurance coverage, Sun Life Financial provides the following through ComPsych:

  • Online Will Preparation. Following step-by-step guidance on a secure website, you and your spouse can create and download a legal will in about 20 minutes.
  • Claimant Support Services, offering up to five no-cost phone counseling sessions to help you or a family member deal with a covered person’s death or disability.

Refer to the Brochure and ID Card for details.

For additional information, contact ComPsych Claimant Support Services at 1-888-475-3827 or visit estateguidance.com (enter promo code: SLF4VAS).

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